Edamamé in Oxford

Exceptional food and great atmosphere. Fast service.

An Oxford hidden gem, great food and fast and helpful service. Menu rotates throughout the week, so be sure to come on the day that matches your tastes, and in addition there is a lively specials board. No reservation and it is deservedly always busy, so plan accordingly.

Excellent Japanese food. The staff was very friendly.

I loved it. I think it is a special restaurant. All I ate was so delicious. Highly recommend!

Very inventive sushi! I like the restaurant’s ability to take risks, but a lot of them didn’t pay off. Like the minced beef gunkan was actually awful. The natto handroll also had barely any natto in it and tasted like you were eating plain rice. But they did the classics very well and redeemed themselves definitely. All the nigiri in the mixed platter were to die for. Pickled vegetables were also something I’d never tried with sushi before but I highly recommend, a perfect palate cleanser.

Get the sashimi!! So fresh and great value.

It tasted exactly like a Japanese set meal restaurant. I ate the chicken cutlet, and it had a Japanese home-style taste that reminded me of a Japanese set meal restaurant. We had set dates for sushi and dinner, but lunch seemed to be available at any time. Also, it felt like everyone was seated together, so I didn't feel like I was relaxing in a private room.There may be a line up, but I was able to get in easily. I was in luck! ! I would definitely like to visit again when I come to Oxford.

Everything was awesome. But unfortunately being a vegetarian, i didnt have much option. However, the limited option was quite good.

Despite the friendliness of the staff, the charm of the place and the service, we unfortunately got food poisoning with my husband... we ordered the same Ramen and unfortunately we got very sick, vomited diarrhea and fever... it's a shame

Amazingly tasty ramen and delicious salads - please do yourself a favour and visit soon.

Tasty,feels like japaness original👍🏻❤️

Probably the best Japanese I’ve had in the UK.

A charming restaurant, with fantastic truly authentic Japanese food, at surprisingly good value as well. It's a little cramped inside and you often end up sharing a table with other parties, but if you're not after formal dining we would strongly recommend and will visit again! (Sushi is also only on Thursday currently which is a shame and something to be knowledgeable of, but don't let that put you off going other days of the week)

Very cosy and authentic Japanese cuisine. Saw high rated reviews and photo of the Japanese owner before decided the visit and it is all worth it! I had edamame, tonkutsu, miso soup, hot green tea and the premium warm sake. Recommend to try tonkutsu, hot green tea and premium warm sake!

alright, dunno. more fun visiting in theory than in practice

Love the ramen and salmon. Nice curry too

I lived in Oxford for several years as a student and this was my favourite restaurant. There is always a queue to get in, which is the only downside. But the wait is invariably worth it as the food is delicious, authentic, and very well priced.

The quality of the food is really good, and the price couldn't be better. I've visited several times and I will keep coming.

Cosy and popular place. Good value for lunch. We had to queue to get a table.

Absolutely delicious and authentic japanese food and drinks!

Delicious food. Sometimes you have to wait in line for a while, but the line moves quickly. No place to sit and dine extensively.

Delicious home-style Japanese food, cooked by Japanese staff. I tried the salmon donburi, which was generous and delicious, which comes with miso soup as a side. Came out to 14.50 pounds including a 10% service charge. Incomparable to any other Japanese food you can get in Oxford.

Authentic Japanese food and cuisine, ramen so good hard to find in west midlands, run by Japanese family, worth revisiting

Very tasty for little money in a homely atmosphere

Delicious dinner, kind service! Perfect experience

Small restaurant. We arrived shortly after it opened in the evening, and most of the tables had gone. The restaurant does have a high turnover, orders are taken quickly, the food is quickly served and there is not a long wait for the bill. All achieved without thinking you are being rushed out of the door. Some days appear to be Sushi only days. This was the case when we ate.

The best sashimi I've had outside of Japan

They just kicked me out in the rain without allowing to order any drink until my friend arrives in 10 min. Worst pretentious service I had in my life.

Easily the best Japanese food in oxford (and potentially outside London). Unique menu every day, so it’s worth visiting a few times a week. Highly recommend sushi night on Thursdays.

The food was fresh with big portions, the service staff were friendly. Came here for dinner with a friend and both of us ordered the Chicken Katsu with rice. The atmosphere is cosy which is what makes this restaurant unique, although some may not prefer such a cosy space where they will request that you share a table with others. It’s all part of maximising the number of seat-in customers given the long queue during mealtimes.

Japanese home flavour! Visited two and will go just for their miso fish again! Excellent service. Very patient with us and it’s worth waiting in the long queue for the quality of food. Just that if there’s an option of pork slices for noodle in soup it would make another just eat on the menu!

Excellent. Turn up early for sushi night (Thursday)! Really fresh and tasty.

A local favourite. Great food. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff.

One of the best Japanese places in Oxford. Definitely the best price to quality ratio. Karaage chicken is unbeatable

Very different from the stereotypical Japanese restaurant. No sushi or sashimi, very restricted menu but all the food is high quality, fresh ingredients and reasonable priced

Yum yum:) had a very satisfied lunch here. Not many seats in the restaurant so better be there when it just opens:) very popular Japanese restaurant in Oxford:)

Might be the worst asian I have visited so far. General feeling, like student prepared something quickly from leftovers after serious party last night - strangly mixed ingredients. Food blunt , not better than KFC. (Had chicken and rice), quite bad oily smell. Ramen looks better, but not really to my taste

Any review less than 5 stars is simply incorrect. I have been visiting Edamame for the past 4 years and have never been disappointed. Sushi nights on Thursday are amazing, eel nigiri is my personal recommendation if it is on the specials! Plenty of options for vegetarians on all days and also great accommodation for allergies (one of the best I have seen). This is my favourite restaurant in Oxford and I cannot recommend it enough.

Incredible food. Their sushi is amazing but don’t discount their other amazing dishes like their ramen or fried noodles, equally as delicious!

It is recommended to go early to wait for a table. Pay special attention to the different menus for lunch and dinner. We recommend the pinball soda!

best japanese food i’ve ever had in the UK

Edamamé is the best Japanese restaurant outside of Japan. I’ve been looking for an authentic Japanese spot since I lived in Tokyo, & this is by the far the best. The sushi is excellent & fresh, & all the other meals are so flavorful. Highly recommend. We come to eat here every week 🍣🔥

Authentic style Japanese food. Coming from a japanese person, the food is good but overpriced for the simple dishes that are available. Rice is especially overpriced. Better to go for lunch when there is a set menu.

Good Japanese food and stocked with natto, which is rarely found in the west. I loved the busy atmosphere, though it is recommended to come early to avoid the queue

Great food with yummy vegan options

Great food. Really enjoyed sushi night, best in Oxford! Would come back again.

This is an insult to Japanese food. Watery tasteless food. We ordered £48 of food. Rice cold. The Edamame was straight out of a frozen bag. The veg dish was like a Birdseye bag of frozen mixed veg stir fry with a little five spice added and watered down soy sauce gravy. Octopus pieces in takoyaki was too hard & majorly DRY. Chicken Katsu was fine (difficult to get wrong). Plum wine was nice.

Too salty. Inedible. Overrated.

We were not impressed. Very busy, inadequate seating and food was disappointing too. Veggie dishes were more like Chinese food rather then anything I was served when traveling in Japan. We had high expectations due to reviews and friend's recommendations. The most authentic dish were pickeled veggies. Service was super rushed but the lady was friendly.

Lovely place, with amazing food and reasonable price. The only thing was the server didn't understand the word 'sashimi' after we said it four times. Weird for someone working in a Japanese restaurant.

Edamame is a nice little Japanese restaurant with traditional home cooking. There is usually already a small line waiting in front of the door, so that when guests leave the restaurant, the next group is let in. Pork curry and salmon teriyaki were very tasty.

We only visited one restaurant in Oxford and it was a very good choice. The restaurant is very small, and does not have air conditioning, but has several fans throughout the room. The ramen is ok although not exceptional because there are pieces of corn in it and I find that quite strange, on the other hand, it did a lot of good given that it was very hot!! The lacquered salmon was a real delight!!

Best sushi in Oxford. We tried the nigiri combo, tuna / salmon nigiri combo, edamame, miso soup and plum wine. All were excellent. (FYI - They only serve sushi on Thursdays for dinner.) Efficient and friendly service. It’s a small place with limited seating so there’s usually a line. Clean bathroom.

I adore this little Japanese cuisine place!! Highly recommended what I ordered in the photos. I think it is charming when they keep it cozy and small. One to three customers per group have to share a table with other groups unless you come in bigger group. It is first come first served, you may have to wait in a line for awhile during their busy hours, not ideal in the cold but I can say it's worth it. The food is so fresh and also affordable. The miso soup tasted authentic. I quite enjoyed their plum wine as well. Double-check to make sure the server got your order correctly and that it didn't get mix up with other customer's on the same table like what happened to us. Anyway, I would love to come back to try different menus!

Authentic Japanese fast food – you won’t be disappointed.

So worth the visit. Order the mixed platters and sake. Authentic Japanese flavours.

Amazing food, authentic and cooked by professionals. I recommend the pork ramen. The service was quick and smooth, no problems and the atmosphere was great. Note: if you are a party of 3 or less you might be seated with another person (stranger) as is custom in Japan.

It was super delicious, seriously delicious. Tonkatsu set meal. It reminded me of my grandma's house. The store is quite small. All the staff are nice people (they speak Japanese very well, and apparently have lived in Tokyo) If you want to eat Japanese food while stopping by Oxford, you should definitely go. If you're an Oxford student, you'll definitely want to attend. (Comment from a teenager's daughter)

Very authentic according to my partner who has been to Japan many times! I absolutely loved the food, and the service was fast!

Japanese lunch solved. Gets very busy during lunchtime.

A buzzing independent Japanese restaurant which is walk-in only. Food was good though my chicken karaage was quite oily. Well priced and good value for money. Service does feel a bit rushed though and they pack people pretty tightly. Overall good but not amazing, especially compared to places in London, but perhaps it's one of the best Oxford can offer.

Thank you for allowing me to enjoy a delicious lunch some minutes after the formal closing.

Incredible food and lovely staff! <3

Amazing homemade Japanese food. Good value

One of the best Japanese restaurants in Oxford!!!

I came here because I wanted to eat sushi, but they only serve sushi on Thursday nights and I visited on a different day, so I wasn't able to eat it. It was a shame because it looked so delicious in the photo. The food is average.

We recently dined at Edamame restaurant in Oxford and had an amazing culinary experience. We started with the refreshing edamame salad, a perfect blend of crispiness and flavors. The main dishes, chicken katsu and boneless chicken with rice, impressed us with their juiciness and perfect seasoning. The service was incredibly fast, adding value to our overall experience. The staff was exceptionally friendly, creating a cozy atmosphere. In summary, Edamame restaurant offers delicious food, quick service, and a warm ambiance. We highly recommend it to anyone looking for a delightful dining experience in Oxford.

We had to wait about 15 minutes in a queue before entering but it totally worth it. Delicious meals, very big potions, friendly staff. The menu each time is limited but you’ll find interesting options for you. They make sushi only on Thursday evenings. The place isn’t that spacious and there is only one toilet.

Not bad cozy though small place) In general a great place.

Heard great things about this place and have been wanting to try for ages! unfortunately there’s always a long line outside and so I only managed to get in today after trying three separate times. I had the yakiniku beef special (£9), miso soup and rice, and my vegan friend got the tofu steak. We also got the buttered potatoes, which were really good (£4). The miso soup was amazing and the tofu was soft and well seasoned, but I thought the beef was a bit tough and lacked sweetness. we were seated quite intimately with two other pairs and the turnover rate at this restaurant is quite high, so we spent only about an hour there.

Food was good, but slightly on the pricey side. Seats are limited so sharing with other customers is an efficient and effective way to serve more people! Highly recommend the stir fried burdock!

One of my favourite restaurants, I eat there once every 2-3 weeks. The food is always tasty, and the staff are really nice and helpful. I recommend it!

Except for the Gillette pork chop, all the other main dishes for dinner were unpalatable and overcooked⋯😒

Awesome! The place is small and you will have to wait in line, but it won't be a problem at all. The food, the treatment, the product, the preparation... everything is fantastic! Mandatory visit!

A very authentic Japanese restaurant, good food and sushi, beware that sushi only supply on sushi day, check before you go if you want to have sushi. And there are very small and only few tables, usually a queue outside.

My first time in Edamame was my first time trying Japanese food. I went back yesterday for the first time in eight years, expecting it to fall short of my memory and every bite was just as delicious as it ever was! Still a bargain too.

I love Japanese food in general. Went for lunch and really did not understand the hype at all. Maybe the dinner menu is much better.

Good taste, reasonable prices and best food quality. I will come again.

Wonderful!!! No wonder there were queues!!!

Gonna be real here: the first time I went on a non-sushi night I had such high expectations since my friends recommended it so often but I was a BIT underwhelmed. Victim of my own expectations, really, cause the food (I had stir-fried squid) was good but not show-stopping. Then I went on a Thursday night, sushi night, and was STUNNED. Some of the best sushi I’ve ever had. Favs were the egg, eel (I think this was a special?), and seasoned tuna nigiri (shocking cause I’m not usually an egg fan).

Good in taste, food quality and prices.

I was excited to visit the place and have my first physical meeting with my research supervisor. We ordered food, which was decent and took a reasonable amount of time to prepare. When we were done eating the waiter took our bowls and shortly returned and asked us to leave since there was a line outside. That was rude and disappointing. I wasn't expecting to be asked to leave a restaurant after buying food from it, especially in the middle of a conversation . Moreover, if it is their policy then it is poorly thought out. I might never visit the place again, however, I recommend that they change that immediately if it is their policy. Once again, I am extremely disappointed!

Favourite restaurant in Oxford, delish food and friendly service. The salmon Teri is especially good

One of my favorite restaurants I have ate at in the UK!! Went here twice during my 2 day stay in Oxford because the home-cooked food is so comforting. Extremely high quality and greatly priced for the portion sizes. You are seated with other parties, which is pretty common in Asia. Highly recommend the salmon dishes for dinner!

Incredible sushi night, loved the food and efficient service throughout the night and was well looked after. Well worth the wait, Will defiantly pop in again! Food was 10/10 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Edamamé almost always has a wait outside when they are open, but it was well worth the wait. It is a very small restaurant and you will likely be seated with other people, but the food is incredible. Our group shared the Chicken Katsu, Pork Shoyu Ramen, Pork Curry, and their salmon dish. Everything was great! We were there for lunch, so did not try anything from the dinner menu. However, I plan to go back now for dinner soon!

Amazing food and genuine atmosphere of a Japanese restaurant. Small menu but everything is tasty and quality. Definitely be back again.

Deliciously authentic Japanese food, lovely salmon, tofu steaks, miso soup. Staff amazing and fabulous prices.

Lovely little family run restaurant, really authentic Japanese food!

Loved it! The place is very small in a beautiful area of Oxford on Hollywell Street, opposite new college, which creates a great atmosphere. Staff were really friendly and accommodating, including finding space for our push chair. But mostly the food is great. We had dishes from the Lunch menu, with the specials as well. Experience was great. Highly recommend and will be going back.

A really authentic Japanese restaurant. The food was delicious and reasonably priced

Really sweet family-owned Japanese joint. The staff were wonderful and really helpful. Loved the food and enjoyed the intimate, wholesome ambience.

I have been wanting to try Edemame for ages because of the high praises locals give it. I went for lunch the first time, and was sat down within 10 minutes, the food was great, the atmosphere felt homely and I didn't mind sitting on a table with strangers (I think more restaurants should do that tbh). The second time I went, I wanted to try the dinner menu on a Friday, so I expected to wait a while. We were sat within 40 minutes and my food was great. Will visit again and recommend it to everyone who wants to try authentic Japanese food.

Mixed feelings about this place. The sushi was nice but it was way too overpriced for what you get. 8 pieces for 13£, 6 for 9£. There are limited seats, and the space is so small and loud. You also don’t get much time there. Poor value for money.

Fantastic food, a little gem in town.

Studenty eatery with shared tables, no reservations. Menu changes through the day. Delicious Japanese food and plenty of it. Reasonably priced. Queues during term time.

cozy Japanese in the heart of Oxford. Fresh traditional recipes served quickly and packed with flavour.

amazing food and friendly statf

Great atmosphere and is easily one of the best Japanese foods I've tried

A fantastic hidden spot and a rare chance to have (pretty) authentic Japanese food in the UK.