Abeno in Camden

This is a very good Japanese restaurant in London. I went there with my friends to try Japanese for the first time. We had a reservation so we didn't have to wait. Staff was super friendly especially the lady who helped us cook the food. She told us about the origin of the dish we had. It's quite interesting when the cook the food in front of you and give you all the information about it. I had their Okonami yaki, Matcha ice cream, friend tofu, rice and sencha. Everything was flavourful. Sencha was so good that I went to Japan Center afterwards and ended up buying 2 packs of sencha.

Excellent table service, good taste

È la prima volta che provo gli okonomiyaki e devo dire che mi sono piaciuti molto. Non fa solo quelli ma se venite qua conviene provarli. Ve li preparano inoltre davanti agli occhi sulle piastre in mezzo al tavolo. Promossi

Nuestra noche ha sido fantástica! El personal ha sido excelente con nuestro niño de 12 y 8 años, lo que sugiere platos que podrían disfrutar. Nuestros lados eran deliciosos. La red también era excelente, el teatro y el espectáculo de tener la comida hecha frente a nosotros era muy divertido. Y el postre de manzana flameada fue fabuloso, así como un gran entretenimiento. 5 / 5 !

Amazing experience and impeccable service. Highly recommend!

Eaten here more than once and always had a fantastic time. Highly recommend making a reservation in advance as they are often fully booked and for good reason. The food is prepared on your table with delicious fresh ingredients and the staff are friendly and the place feels welcoming and comfortable both from the decor and atmosphere. The menu has a large selection with lots of choices for mains, sides and more and a very good drinks menu. Highly recommend visiting if you like Japanese food and drink and sure we will be back again for more.

Very kind people, absolutely delicious meal. I love how the bonito shavings look like they’re dancing from the residual heat. I know they are very busy at mealtimes but when I went at 4:00 it was easy to get a table.

Brought a large group and got the set menu - fantastic food and even better service! Thanks for a nice evening :)

Delicious cuisine and excellent service! We were looking for a spot to eat near the British Museum and Abeno was such a treat. We highly recommend stopping in! The Tokyo Okonomi-yaki and chicken kara-age were wonderfully delicious. And we finished with the matcha ice cream, yum!!

Absolutely amazing experience. After a recent trip to Japan, we were craving real authentic Japanese food and came across Abeno. We specifically wanted the Okonomiyaki which we loved whilst in Japan. The staff memebr that served us was brilliant and cooked the Okonomiyaki at the table in front of us. He explained exactly what he was doing as he prepared the dish which added to the overall experience. Genuinely good food and resonably priced. I believe that it's a family run restaurant with the owner originating from Osaka. Will definetly visit again.

Smaklös mat rakt igenom, liten smaklös omelett,tråkig lokal tråkig personal och 5 min stekande på bordet. Dyrt och prisvinnande glassen smakade ingenting.

For me this place was very unimpressive. We waited for a month… I think the best part is to see it being prepared, for those who never beed to Japan and never had Osaka style okonomiyaki. The taste was okay, not really good IMO, not really bad. But this restaurant definitely has the worst reservation system you can imagine. I don’t really recommend it to people who love really japanese cuisine. But it may be fun for people who want to experience something a bit different. There are other places in London much more user friendly, with japanese owners and servers, who serve better okonomiyaki. Less choices though, which is good, in Japan the list is not infinite of things you can put on an okonomiyaki. Anyways, not a fan.

Everything is top notch! We went there as a family of 4 with two young children, staff there made us feel very welcome, explained very well about the dishes and made lovely recommendations for us. The experience watching staff cooking the okonomiyaki was amazing, children loved it and watched with amazement. You can also feel they really care about your experience and the food was gorgeous! My husband was never keen about prawn but the prawn gyoza has turned him around and he loved every bite of it! The freshness of their ingredients really made a difference! We weren’t going to have dessert but decided to have some because we hear good reviews about them, and it did not disappoint. I particularly love the red bean sauce in my dessert. The food at Abeno is well worth a visit and we will definitely come again. Thank you Abeno. Advice for family with young children: the table has hot surface where the food is cooked, so I would only recommend for family with children who are calm and less likely to climb all over.

Food and service were excellent. Very friendly staff. We felt comfortable and can only recommend the restaurant.

Great food, staff, and atmosphere!

Homemade food made by the staff at the same table. Incredible experience, both for the quality of the food and the treatment of the staff. I highly recommend it.

Had a lovely eating experience with really attentive service.

Wonderful dining experience. Staff are super friendly and welcoming. The menu is very extensive and overwhelming if it is your first time. The ingredients are fresh and the flavours are marvellous. Worth every penny. Do book in advance - it is very popular

There were so many tasty things on the menu, I definitely need to go back 🤤

Ottimo cibo tipico giapponese, super consigliati gli Okonomiyaki che vergono preparati al tavolo. Personale molto cortese. Excelente comida tradicional japonesa. Los Okonomiyaki, preparados directamente en la mesa, son muy recomendables. El personal es muy amable.

Great Japanese experience. Okonomiyaki & teppanyaki cooked on the table in front of you. Lots of fresh ingredients and what you'd expect from classic Japanese cooking. I'll be bringing my family back for the experience and the food.

Food was good and authentic. Family from Osaka (if I understood correctly) run the cafe and everyone speaks in Japanese to each other which was a fun experience. The staff are lovely and fun to talk to. Great way to experience a bit of Japan without the long haul flight :)

Good service and Perfect Okonomiyaki I had the best experience and would go back again And have to try their matcha ice cream

Really amazing Japanese food and drink

Everything was 11/10, from the hospitality to the food. You get greeted in Japanese, there were some Japanese-speaking patrons, it felt like for a moment we were in Tokyo instead of London. It would be a 12/10 experience if you got an oshibori at the end of the meal but that's a lot of faff I guess.

Located just a few minutes away from TCR station, Abeno is one of the best Okonomiyaki places I have tried in London. The restaurant is family owned and the food is cooked on a teppenyaki (big hot iron plate) in front of you. Very delicious and affordable and I recommend this to anyone who enjoys this style of food.

Food was amazing and the service was perfect. A really great place to get some authentic okonomiyaki!

Great food and awesome service. Family run

My fav restaurant in London! They do everything right

Honestly everything is just as I remember 5 years ago , this place is wonderful and the service is amazing! The waiters are the same brothers and they always give the best service.

As close to the authentic Japanese experience I had in Kyoto but here in London. Excellent service and fantastic food. Thank you!

A beautiful culinary experience. The dishes are cooked on the griddle present in the center of each table. There are also dishes for vegetarians. Delicious okonomi-yaki and kind and friendly staff.

Great service, great food, great atmosphere!

My favourite spot in London for Okonomiyaki! I always take my friends to this place and it never disappoints. The service is wonderful and with exceptional attention to detail.

Excellent atmosphere and delicious dishes. You can really feel the love and passion in the food

My first okonomiyaki (I hope I wrote it right) I would eat a thousand more! Optimal! And the guys are very good and kind 💪🏻

quick premise: this is not a typical japanese restaurant, you won't find sushi or many other staples. this is one of those places where they specialize in doing only one thing and doing it extremely well (although they do have some other things on the menu). in this case, the one thing is okonomiyaki, a pancake/omelette made with a number of fillings and ingredients mixed with cabbage, scallion, egg and flour and cooked on a hot plate on your table right before your very eyes. the food is excellent, i had an okonomiyaki with natto and konjac, and another with a mix including konjac, lotus root, pork and beef (the latter was tender and juicy). do not underestimate the size of each okonomiyaki: a super deluxe alone is enough to fill a regular belly to the brim! they also had umeboshi onigiri which i was very happy to peruse as i absolutely love umeboshi. i tried the dried fish flakes and didn't mind them, and i generally utterly detest fish so this is a memorable occurence. service: if i could exceed the 5 star rating i would, absolutely on the top 3 of best services i ever had in a place (probably only on par with an anonymous and empty pizza restaurant in georgia, usa). joel was both our server and our chef as he cooked our okonomiyaki all the while discussing their origin (they're a typical dish from the kansai region) and making pleasant conversation. the rest of the staff has been extremely pleasant as well. also of note a great consideration for allergies and preferences, joel asked us beforehand if it was all right to use the same instrument set for all the okonomiyaki (it was fine in our case but we appreciated the gesture a lot). it's unfortunately a bit on the expensive side but all in all we still think the quality of it all was worth the price. bottom line: absolutely consider visiting, try to reserve in advance if you can as the place is a bit small and quite popular at the same time. we'll definitely return on one of our coming trips to london!

Excellent food, prepared on the hot plate right on the table. We had the okonomiyaki and also the natto and miso soup and some onigiri; both the natto and the okonomiyaki were prepared on the hot plate by our server Joel. He was very knowledgeable and kind and answered all our questions. It was overall a great experience! Thanks Joel! Be sure to book in advance and be there on time since there is a lot of demand.

The food was great and at a decent price point, but I wanted to point out the exceptional service. This is was our first time here and the 2 staff members who served us were so friendly and knowledgeable about the cuisine, couldn’t compliment them enough. Only knocked one star off the service because the seats are a little close together to other tables as it’s a small place. Would happily return here.

Pasamos a través de Abeno mientras buscábamos un lugar para un almuerzo tardío, en nuestra primera tarde en Londres. Nunca me había alegrado tanto que mi primera opción no tuviera mesas libres, ya que esta fue una experiencia increíble. No teníamos ninguna experiencia con Okonomyaki, y el personal era extremadamente servicial y orgulloso de su oferta. La comida era excelente, al igual que el vino. Recomiendo este restaurante a los miembros de la familia que viven en Londres, y si estoy de vuelta en la ciudad voy a volver a visitar!

Amazing okonomiyaki experience with tableside cooking! We had okonomiyaki with its unique cheese-salmon-pork combo. Super friendly staff and great service, delicious flavors! And the matcha ice cream is really tasty. Definitely recommend it and will come back again!

My favourite restaurant for okonomiyaki! The service is always very good and the members of staff who cook the okonomiyaki on the grill take the time to explain what ingredients are inside too. Personal recommendation would be to get the osaka pork, kimchi and prawn okonomiyaki, the niyakko tofu and the chicken om-soba.

The environment is very nice and the food is delicious! ! Highly recommended!

Incredible experience! The okonomiyakis are so good with a vast choice of tastes. Made by a lovely and expert staff. A lot of vegetarian options as well. Don’t forget to make a reservation if you want to eat here!

A truly delightful dining experience! The Okonomiyaki tasted like it came straight from Japan, and the beef teppanyaki was melt-in-your-mouth tender and flavorful. Watching the chef prepare our meal right in front of us was a treat. Reservations are essential, as this restaurant is understandably a local favorite.

Me and my partner went to Abeno for their valentine set menu for the first time and we absolutely loved the visit! The set menu definitely worth the price too. The service, store atmosphere are just on point, they even wrote our name in japanese in advance how cute! But what makes us returning to this restaurant is their food quality! Everything is perfectly cooked and seasoned which you can actually feel the texture and flavour of each ingredient. For the okonomiyaki, even though there were so many ingredients it won’t be too salty or any one of the ingredients stealing all the flavour like the batter itself, it won’t be too cakey or too floury flavour. You can first taste the vegetable, the sauce, the aonori seaweed flakes, the meat and the egg. The okonomiyaki is also well cooked which you can still taste the crunchiness of the cabbage! We loved the hot cake dessert too! Usually when eating this type of pancake we would add extra syrup or butter but this cake is perfectly sweet, buttery and flavourful, not too cakey or floury. Even the mochi itself is SO chewy and able to taste the glutinous rice flavours. Combining the matcha ice cream and red bean, it’s just amazing! If I had to be picky, I’d say the experience felt a bit rushed, with one dish arriving right after another. However, that’s probably understandable given that it was Valentine’s Day, with multiple table reservations and a large menu to manage. That said, we’ll definitely be back for the okonomiyaki next time on a less busy day!

Solía ser un cliente habitual de Abeno antes de ir a trabajar al extranjero y siempre tuve una buena experiencia gastronómica. Sin embargo, tuve una experiencia de cliente tan mala desde que regresé al Reino Unido que me sentí obligado a compartirla. Intenté hacer una reserva por teléfono y expliqué que tenía un problema de movilidad. La joven con la que hablé fue muy educada y dijo que estaban completamente reservados para la fecha que quería, pero podría reservar para otra fecha. Acordamos que volvería a llamar una vez que decidiera una fecha alternativa. Sin embargo, cuando volví a llamar, el joven con el que hablé dijo que no podía hacer una reserva y que simplemente tendría que "aparecer". Le expliqué sobre mi problema de movilidad, pero dijo que era "una pena". Luego le escribí a Abeno para expresar cortésmente mis preocupaciones. Recibí una respuesta de un Jonathan Brown que claramente no había leído mi correo electrónico correctamente, ya que envió una respuesta genérica diciendo que no aceptaban reservas de correo electrónico. Le escribí pidiéndole amablemente que volviera a leer mi correo electrónico y que abordara amablemente los problemas que había planteado. Él no respondió a este mensaje o a uno de seguimiento. Creo que esta es una manera terrible de tratar a cualquier cliente, independientemente de si solía ser un cliente regular o no. Ya es bastante difícil para las personas con discapacidad o con problemas de movilidad salir a cenar sin sufrir discriminación. Hay otros lugares en Londres que también sirven Okonomiyaki y no tratan a los clientes así. También he compartido esta reseña en japonés en las plataformas pertinentes. このレビューは日本語のサイトでも発表しました。

Incredible! Such lovely service at this restaurant, as attentive and skilled as 5 star restaurants. All the food was delicious and the table cooking really adds interest to your meal. We spent over 2 hours here for lunch slowly working our way through 5 dishes. There is no rush and the atmosphere is very welcoming to stay and enjoy your time. The iced green tea was such high quality. Dessert incredible and I don’t even love desserts. Everything in between was so meticulously crafted you could not fault anything. Will revisit soon. Great for a special occasion where you want to spend time with friends or family.

Super clean place. Friendly staff & delicious food!😜

Best experience I ever had. Arrived a bit early with my parents in law as were too tired from walking all day, and the table was already cleaned and waiting for us. The service is nothing short of impeccable, the waiter served food, explaining every single detail and demonstrating the secret ritual of making really yummy and authentic okonomi-yaki. Everyone is smiling and surrounds you with such delicate care. I’ve been there like 5 times already, but the food is so tasty, I dream of coming back again and again. I think it’s my top London restaurant and definitely deserves a Michelin star for the delicious food and incredibly service they provide.

My wife and I enjoyed a great lunch here.

Excellent Japanese home made like experience

Excelente casa japonesa hecha como tapanyake y servicios encantadores de comida lo único es que esperas tener un poco de olor a comida en tu ropa por lo demás excelente servicio

Love, love, love the Okonomiyaki! The staff are friendly, professional, and knowledgeable about the food.

Excellent food and great atmosphere! Obviously I recommend the Okonomiyaki, but the cakes are also really good! An absolute must if you want great japense food in London!

Very authentic and delicious food!! Great options for pescatarians as well.

Came in for me and my partner four year anniversary was blown away by the food, excellent service and great vibe in this fantastic restaurant. The food was excellent with them all except one being prepared in front of you. Will be returning soon as possible!

Every time I come it's a great experience. The staff are very helpful about guiding you through the options and always attentive to your needs. The ingredients are excellent and the food always excellent.

Everything amazing. Come here and enjoy.

Delicious food can’t recommend anything else

Me reuní con algunos amigos aquí y wow! Comida realmente increíble que tenía ingredientes de alta calidad. El personal era muy atento a personalizar su comida, y era muy interesante verlos cocinar. Volveremos — a menudo!

Honestly amazing food, waitor really took their time explaining the menu, provided recommendations. It was such a wonderful experience will definitely be going back

Incredible experience! Food was delicious, sercive was even better. Will definitely be back

My husband and I had a superb lunch. As a coeliac I was looked after very well with lots of gluten free options. The food was delicious and the service very friendly. Highly recommended.

*Authentic Japanese restaurant* opened by a Japanese and British couple for over 30 years. Dinning here makes you feel just like in Japan. They make the Okonomi-yaki right on your desk, the staff all speaks Japanese, Japanese art decorations and Japan quality service. They make sure you have the most authentic Japanese dinning experience in London. Best service restaurant in all of London! This is a must-visit restaurant after visiting the British Museum!!

Okonomiyaki are prepared fresh right in front of your eyes with amazing service and lovely staff. Every single okonomiyaki we ordered was delicious from the first bite to the last and the karaage was to die for. We had the London, the Osaka and the Kobe (that beef was incredible). Great experience, would definitely recommend! (Would maybe recommend reserving a table during the busiest hours but we were seated immediately)

Great and unique food. The service is fantastic.

Okonomiyaki. The waiter cooked it for us which was nice, but also took away the experience.

Japanese lady helpful. Good advice on Tokyo Sundae.

Amazing,I can't believe how kind the workers were and the food felt like it was the best Japanese in the world. It was moderately clean and we go a lot of times because of its excellent s.

Comida y servicio increíbles. Baño muy limpio también! El personal describió los ingredientes que están en el okonomiyaki. La cocina es hecha por el personal y fue muy bien hecho. Lo recomendaría ya que es tan auténtico como se obtiene en Japón o incluso mejor!

Really good okonomiyaki and super friendly staff

Authentic okonomiyaki. You need to call to reserve a table and pay a prepayment fee on their website. Very busy restaurant often fully booked. Our table was only available for 1hour.

Friendly, delicious and authentic. Feels like you're stepping into their home. Very popular restaurant so book I advance

Really lovely restaurants for authentic okonomiyaki. They have a wide variety of different flavours and toppings and the servers are really friendly and gave really great suggestions..would definitely come here again

Pequeño por dentro y algunas de las mesas son un poco estrechas, pero la comida lo compensa con creces - excelente. Siempre tenemos el especial de Abeno Okonomi - yaki y el Teppan - filete de yaki. El personal es genial - siempre es agradable charlar mientras están preparando su comida. Hace mucho calor allí, así que una gran elección de invierno. Una pieza de retroalimentación constructiva - por favor mejore y amplíe su carta de vinos. La Toscana necesitaba spritzing, y realmente nos encantaría una bonita rosa francesa o blanco espumoso.

What a fun dinning experience. The food was prepared in front of us rather quickly and it was really tasty. The rice beer was a perfect combination for the flavors of our dinner and the atmosphere of Abeno was chill and friendly. An excellent night to spend with friends

My absolute favorite place in London. Every time it’s beyond perfect.

Excellent good authentic experience with a very friendly warm service and atmosphere. I felt like I was transported to Japan it was so lovely. Highly recommend to everyone.

Had an absolutely wonderful time, the people were friendly, the food was delicious and it’s definitely a place to visit at least once if you are ever in London.

Incredible! The nicest people and delicious authentic Kansai okonomiyaki. Make sure you reserve if you can, but I walked in and got the last seat.

Extremely tasty. Would highly recommend.

What an amazing culinary experience. Food is some of the best I’ve tasted. The use of fresh produce paired with amazing staff knowledge makes for a wonderful experience. Joel and his team were super friendly and did a great job at looking after us. The okonomiyaki and the beef karaage were the standout and not to forget the wonderful homemade matcha ice cream. Would certainly recommend going and I will definitely be visiting again.

Best experience I’ve ever had in any restaurant in the world. All fresh ingredients cooked in front of you, nothing felt frozen like in other restaurants. Perfect food, service, very knowledgeable staff. 10/10 I’m coming back very soon

Very good Okonomiyaki, with very good service. I don't think you'd find better in the UK as far as authenticity 💯

I recently had a wonderful experience visiting this authentic Japanese restaurant. We were hosted by Emma and Matthew, the owners of this lovely place. The service was impecable, everything was explained to us down to the smallest detail and the dishes ( the pancakes ) were prepared in front of us. To say that everything was delicious is not enough! We enjoyed every dish we ordered, from special Genman Cha tea, natto, special pancakes okonomi-yaki and ending with lovely desert Kyoto sundae. I was very impressed and would recomend Abeno restaurant to all lovers of Japanese food.

Service was exceptional!! Food was so yummy and reasonably priced too. V hearty meal. Reservations necessary

Su hija cumplía 18 años y quería Okonomyaki. Reservado para un regalo y no decepcionó. Pequeño restaurante pero ocupado. Camarero / cocinero (no estoy seguro de cómo llamarlo) era absolutamente increíble. La comida era realmente encantador y fue una gran experiencia con las parrillas planas.

Took my dad here and we had a great time. All the staff were wonderful and the food was so warm and filling. It's a shame I can't give any more stars. I will definitely be coming back to this place.

I can't find the words to describe how good this place is... I'll keep it short - if you want to taste authentic Japanese cuisine while you're in the UK, you can't find a better place! It absolutely deserves a Michelin star! Hopefully, it will happen one day!

I've been here a few times and I don't get tired of watching the staff prepare the food on the hotplate on the table. Delicious food and a lot of options. You'll leave smelling food a little bit but it was not an issue for me. Make sure you book in advance.

Highly recommended! Very nice staff and absolutely delicious food!

Authentic Japanese Okonomiyaki ! ( & we know how Okonomiyaki taste in Japan) Top Food, top service & overall a perfect experience ❤️ Next time when we will visit London , we will definitely eat here again 🙌 Thanks for this experience 🙏

Excellent restaurant - we've had a wonderful time!

Everything was wonderful and the staff is super! Very kind and helpful if you don't know what to choose

Delicious food cooked at your table by wonderful hosts

5 stars simply for having Awamori on the drinks menu. And food is 100%

Amazing! One of many great London restaurants !

Had an excellent meal here! Really loved everything and you can tell the staff really care for the product. I ordered natto and I actually really enjoyed it. Really is 'Japanese marmite'. Coffee is excellent. Desserts also excellent. If you love coffee you have to get their coffee jelly. Can't wait to come back and try more!

Always beautiful! Always great!!!