Japanese Cuisine

Latest opening: Sachi sushi restaurant at Pantechnicon

Latest opening: Sachi at Pantechnicon

By James McAllister

Japanese/Nordic retail and dining space Pantechnicon has launched its signature sushi restaurant with former Dinings Harcourt and Roka chef Collin Hudston leading the kitchen.

Marugame Udon restaurant Liverpool Street

Latest opening: Marugame Udon

By Joe Lutrario

One of Japan’s biggest restaurant brands has made its European debut close to London’s Liverpool Street Station.

Tao Group Hospitality acquires Hakkasan Group

Tao Group Hospitality acquires Hakkasan Group

By Joe Lutrario

The US-centric Tao Group Hospitality has acquired Hakkasan Group in a deal that will create a ‘premium hospitality powerhouse’ with significant potential for future growth.

Jöro chef Luke French to launch Liverpool izakaya Nama

Jöro duo to launch Liverpool izakaya

By Joe Lutrario

Jöro's Luke French and Stacey Sherwood are to launch a new dining and drinking concept within the new G.P.O Food Hall within Liverpool’s MetQuarter development.

Demetri Tomazos Bone Daddies co-founder Japanese cuisine

How I Got Here: Demetri Tomazos

By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of ramen group Bone Daddies on growing up in the business, his love of Italian food and his dream of being a drummer in a rock band.

Golden Gai bar Soho Angelina restaurant

Latest opening: Golden Gai

By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Dalston-based Japanese-Italian restaurant Angelina has launched a playful but gastronomically ambitious bar on Soho’s D’Arblay Street.

Golden Gai Japanese-Italian bar Soho Angelina

Angelina team to launch Soho cocktail bar

By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Dalston-based Japanese-Italian restaurant ​Angelina are to launch a ‘playful’ cocktail and wine bar in Soho that will serve a concise menu of small dishes.

Flash-grilled with Taiji Maruyama Japanese restaurant Taka London Marylebone

Flash-grilled: Taiji Maruyama

By James McAllister

Taiji Maruyama is executive chef at Japanese restaurant Taka, which recently opened its second London site in Marylebone.

Flash-grilled with Koya co-founder and chef Shuko Oda

Flash-grilled: Shuko Oda

By James McAllister

Shuko Oda is co-founder and chef at udon noodle restaurant Koya, which operates two London locations in Soho and The City, and is currently celebrating its 10th birthday.

MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima's Koj has closed permanently Cheltenham Coronavirus

MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima's Koj has closed permanently

By Restaurant

MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima says he will not reopen his Cheltenham-based casual dining Japanese restaurant Koj as a direct result of the Government’s further restrictions on hospitality during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Wagamama secures £50m Government loan

The Restaurant Group secures £50m Government loan

By Restaurant

Wagamama and Frankie and Benny's owner The Restaurant Group has secured a loan of £50m through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) as it looks to increase flexibility in its banking facilities.

Flash-grilled: Angelo Sato

Flash-grilled: Angelo Sato

By James McAllister

Chef Angelo Sato, who has previously cooked at a number of restaurants in New York and Tokyo, now operates grab-and-go sushi concept Omoide in London's Bermondsey.

Flash-grilled with Zuma London executive chef Marco Calenzo

Flash-grilled: Marco Calenzo

By James McAllister

Marco Calenzo is executive chef at the high-end, modern-Japanese restaurant Zuma in London's Knightsbridge

How I Got Here with ROBATA Soho founder Sonny Huang

How I Got Here: Sonny Huang

By James McAllister

Sonny Huang is the founder of contemporary Japanese restaurant ROBATA in Soho.

Chotto Matte to open in Saudi Arabia

Chotto Matte heads to Saudi Arabia

By Joe Lutrario

Kurt Zdesar’s NZR Group has made the first of what is hoped to be a series of international franchise deals after partnering with an as-yet unnamed company to open a Chotto Matte in Saudi Arabia.

Parisian noodle house Yen to close its London restaurant after just two years

Yen to leave London after two years

By James McAllister

Parisian noodle house Yen is to close its London outpost after just two years, with the general manager saying it has been unable to offer its signature soba noodles since June.

Restaurant radar June 2019 Quique Dacosta Gordon Ramsay and Nathan Outlaw

Restaurant radar: June 2019

By James McAllister

From Quique Dacosta’s London debut to the launch of Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat, here are June’s key restaurant openings.