Ichi-Riki in City of London, Westminster

I had been here a few years ago and loved this place, but unfortunately it seems it’s permanently closed? Their website is still live (July 2024), we tried to reserve by filling in a form on their site but got no response. Went their without reservation during stated opening hours. Not only was the restaurant closed but the signage had been removed from the exterior of the building.

I love this place. So cosy , cute , you feel like Home 🏠 food is perfection !

Authentic Japanese food at reasonable prices. Highly recommended

We wanted to have a good Japanese meal. This place is not in most tourist havens, which is great! Their bento boxes are opulent and very very well-prepared. The sashimi was fresh. My salmon was cooked perfectly, juicy and tender. My husband’s teriyaki steak was grilled just right, still juicy, flavorful and tender. The pork tonkotsu was also well prepared. Our only lament was the rather Uber small green salad. They could have given a little more. (Fresh veggies are good for you) and we enjoy the crunch and flavor to contrast the other dishes. The place was clean. Our server was attentive and efficient. We will be back!

Very good sushi and a wonderful welcome! A small room with a very good atmosphere, very soothing! Miso soup is delicious! You have to go!

Quick service , and yes, amazing quality + melt in your mouth salmon!

Really enjoyed my dinner here, good quality sushi and friendly prompt service from the waitress.

You need time when you come here, don’t treat it like a takeaway place, the best experience is to enjoy it at pace. There are only like 7 tables and 4 seats at the bar. At lunch it’s busy as it’s on Strutton Ground and the market is outside on the pedestrianized street. Fish quality is great! They speak Japanese behind the bar, and they are so friendly. Because it’s underground, don’t expect good mobile service, instead just unplug and enjoy! No wheelchairs or buggys. The stairs are steep and straight down.

Great independent restaurant. Reasonable prices and lovely service.

Incredible Japanese tavern!! Cozy. The service was great and what is more important, the food was very good. We ordered quite a few dishes, nine I think I remember and it cost us £110.

Brilliant service and brilliant sushi

Delicious. Absolutely delicious in every way. The plum wine is divine, the food is amazing and its great service. You go down some stairs next to a hair salon and there's a quaint restaurant down there waiting for you. It can maybe sit 25-30 people maximum. The menu is great, lots to chose from. I highly recommend to anyone who enjoys good quality sushi. Don't be put off by the price...me and my friend have healthy appetites so our spend per person is a lot higher than normal people!!

I think it is a quiet, sweet and very friendly area. Food is definitely delicious.

Very fresh fish. Excellent flavor.

Amazing gem hidden near St James station. Phenomenal sushi and sashimi!

If you had to sushi this way better smaller more authentic restaurant food is fantastic will defo be back went for lunch it was fantastic

It looks like authentic Japanese sushi but not really. It's a little overpriced.

Staff is polite and sashimi is good but other dishes (rolls, fried dishes, dumplings etc) were mediocre/reheated packaged food. I would not recommend this place to my friends

Amazing quality and friendly service, I'll be back for sure!

The bsst sushi in London - I highly recommend

The salmon sashimi is absolutely amazing melt in your mouth delicious. Will definitely be coming back. Service is lovely

Very nice sushi place for good price - not the most exciting place (basement), friendly and fast service. Nice stop near Westminster abbey

Honestly some of the best sushi I have had in London, and for a very decent price too— a rare find in London!

What this place lacks in size, it more than makes up for with the delicious food! The sashimi just melts in your mouth 🤤

Delicious fresh sushi in a little basement restaurant served by charming girls

Amazing sushi, amazingly polite service

Situé en sous-sol juste en face de notre logement nous avons pris à emporter. Nous n'avons pas été déçus. Un bel accueil et un repas prêt en 30 min. Des plats très bons et avec beaucoup de goûts. Nous recommandons

I first went to have sushi at Ichiriki in 2019. It’s now 2023 and I have become their loyal customer since 2019. Their Sashimi is super fresh and sushi is top notch. The service is always excellent. :)

Lovely little hidden gem. You could easily miss it as you walk past as it's down a set of stairs. Definitely worth a visit. Food is delicious & service is very friendly. Family run business & lovely relaxing pace inside. Price very good too & a bottle of wine for £17. 🍷🙂

Had the unaju set. The eel and miso soup are nice.

Sushi was fresh and delicious, waiting staff kind and attentive, definitely a hidden gem in London.

Great food. Best Japanese we have had in many years. Tucked away in the basement. Worth hunting it out.

Very authentic cute restaurant with fresh and mouthwatering sushi. Highly recommended

My husband and I are traveling from Texas looking for a local sushi spot. Ichiriki by far exceeded our expectations. It’s a mom and pop restaurant run by the husband and wife, very kind, respectful and great service with food prepared fresh as ordered. We had the chicken gyoza, shrimp gyoza, Lion King roll, bagel maki (way better than Philadelphia roll in the states), and take. Every item was delicious and extremely affordable! This is definitely a gem in the westminster area, do not hesitate to try it if you’re looking for a spot. The sign may be hard to find at night but look for signage on the street.

This food was a disgrace, absolutely not worth it.

Great sushi. Miso soup and udon were also nice. Authentic japanese decor, seems it's run by a family.

My favourite Sushi bar in the Victoria area.

Delicious food, great location, fair prices, and cozy atmosphere. A gem in the heart of London.

Fantastic little sushi place - so tasty and really well priced! Everything was super fresh, authentic and the taste was top notch. Generous portions, lovely staff, menu easy to follow and order from. The restaurant itself is tiny so reservations are recommended. I tried the twmpura prawn sushi roll and we ordered another portion, it was that good. Nigiri selection was a fun way of trying a variety of fish, and (surprisingly) the pumpkin croquettes were the best I've had in my life (wouldn't have expected that from a humble pumpkin!). Overall a fantastic experience. A tiny let down was the dessert, Japanese cake with red bean paste. It was just a pre-packaged pancake from a powder with bean paste served cold. Definitely did not enjoy that, but the place is known for its sushi not its desserts! The sushi is 10/10, just go elsewhere for dessert.

Amazing restaurant that is tucked out of the way!

이런 맛집을 찾아 드디어 이곳을 만났다. 영국에서 제대로된 스시집을 찾기가 너무 힘든데 이곳은 정말 완벽한 스시집입니다.

Good food kind waitress will be back

twice I have to go to the counter to get attention as the waitress is busy on phone

Everything was great except the hardness of the rice which was the only bit that didn't quite reach my expectations. For sushi rice it should never be dry so this was a disappointment I must say. Otherwise the fish was all so fresh and delicious and would be more than happy to come back again soon!

Food and service here is absolutely amazing! I’ve been eating here for years and it never disappoints. :)

Simple, pleasant and friendly + great food at reasonable prices. Will come back for sure! It is a cute, small place - booking highly recommend.

good food and very quiet in the evening. nice place to have a talk with friends.

Top quality sushi and very kind waiter. Also not very expensive even though it's soo good!

great sushi, excellent service. would highly recommend.

Visiting from Canada, this was one of my absolute favorite sushi places.. It was amazing.

Delicious sushi restaurant, my favourite in all of Victoria. This is a hidden gem, down a little staircase. Very intimate, incredible quality sushi (served with slightly warm rice, and everything is hand made fresh, not pre- prepared at all). The service is so respectful and friendly too. Really fair prices. My colleagues and I will all be coming back regularly.

Tiny gem in the centre of London. Authentic and fresh sushi in a cosy space down a hidden stairway - what’s not to like!

I would had given 5 stars if it was not the wrong Sushi soy source. They used cooking soy source which is a lot salty and will cover the Fresh ingredients taste. Apart from this, the staff are friendly and helpful. This place is owned by Japanese people so it will be what you would get in Japan almost. The food is well made with fresh ingredient. Taste is good but the rice could have a bit more flavour. The price is worth it. Over all I will visit again.

This is the BEST the BEST place for perfect sushi in London🎌 The others are nothing⚡️ Lovely people nice and cozy

I have visited Ichiriki many times over the years. The place is not fancy but small and functional - run by a husband and wife team. Food does all the talking here and if anyone is fond of sushi this is the place to be. The sushi are made fresh on the restaurant itself and one can taste the freshness of the ingredients in every piece. I stopped visiting other sushi places since I discovered Ichiriki and I have taken many of my good friends here to interduce them to delicate art of enjoying sushi. I would highly recommend this place to anyone ... just don't take my word for it, visit the place and try it out yourselves.

A hidden gem — reasonably priced, friendly, speedy service. Particularly like the eel.

A friend recommend us this family restaurant and it was a hit. Little gem, a bit hard to find if you don’t know it’s there. Sushi is amazing, the best we have tried, all food is delicious, prepare with care. We definitely keep this as our frequent Japanese restaurant, we loved it. Super friendly family, very cosy. Great value for the quality of the food

I ordered the Udon set and it was amazing, best food I had on my week trip to London.

Very good food the best sushi restaurant in town. Kind staff

Excellent sushi; reminds me of experiences in Japan more than any other restaurant that I've tried in UK...

In general I'm not a Sushi person thus for sure not an expert, but I must say that the Sushi was fantastic and the nigiri was WOW. Places like that helps me understand what the fuss is all about.

Not as good as I remembered pre-pandemic unfortunately - the place was deserted during dinner on a Saturday night, where it used to be packed. I chalked it up to the Google hours listing the place as closed incorrectly. A wrong dish was brought out to start, the ungai was cold where it used to be warm, and lots of our dishes were microwaved. The quality of the food has declined overall. If you don't tip, the waitress will give you the cold shoulder. They should just add gratuity onto the cheque if it's going to lead to that. Used to be one of my favorite spots in the area - we were saving our visit for a special occasion, in fact. A real disappointment.

A cute family-owned sushi house between Victoria and Westminster! I ordered a Unajyu including miso soup. Rice portion was small, and had to order additional rice.

Lovely little family run place with high quality sushi for a reasonable price, my family loves recommending this gem!

Secret’s out! A hidden gem no more!! Came with my wife and loved the atmosphere, food, and especially the service! We will definitely be back upon our next visit!

This is an amazing small little unassuming sushi place near St. James’s station. The interior is small and simple but the food is absolutely amazing. The house rolls, maki and gyoza are all super fresh and delicious. The service is super friendly and polite. Prices are very reasonable. We love this place and come regularly. Would wholeheartedly recommend.

Very tiny hole in the wall authentic sushi. If you want to skip out on a tourist trap and eat real sushi I can’t recommend this place enough. The restaurant offers at most maybe 5 tables so take away might be the better option but 1000/5 need to go!

Wonderful sashimi, will be back asap

Brilliant little gem of a sushi place. Really good food and service. Everything tasted fresh and was prepared with care. Definitely recommend.

Tucked away and a little tricky to spot down some unassuming stairs but delicious fresh Sushi in this reasonably priced little Japanese cafe known well to the locals. Sashimi a speciality and they are gorgeous, the white tuna particularly memorable melts like butter in the mouth. Lovely friendly staff. Already planning to return.

Hidden gem. Great sushi, very friendly. Worth a stop if you're in the area.

This is such a sweet little authentic sushi place, and I likely would have rated it more highly if I didn’t have any dietary requirements. Unfortunately this place is just not suitable for those with coeliac disease. The restaurant is run by what appears to be a husband/wife/son team. The younger male is in the kitchen preparing fried dishes and cleaning. The woman is behind the sushi bar, and the older male is the front of house server. His English is not very strong, so despite the two signs I saw that indicated you should speak to a member of staff if you have food allergies, this proved to be a bit difficult. As research suggests that sushi rice, wasabi, picked ginger, and miso soup can all be gluten free but in some cases are not, I tried to ask whether these were at this restaurant or not. The answer I got was that the rice (either sushi or steamed) had a little bit of gluten in it, while the noodles had a lot of gluten in it. I didn’t understand why the rice would have gluten so tried to ask if it was made with a vinegar but he didn’t understand. Eventually he got noticeably frustrated (as was I to be honest!) and said “I don’t know, I’m not a scientist.” Not helpful for a restaurant guest with allergies when you should know as the owner and operator, and basically excludes anyone with allergies from your clientele. He was also explicitly not understanding the seriousness of coeliac disease by telling me that the rice had a little bit of gluten in it, but the noodles had lots of gluten. I wasn’t interested in the levels of gluten but rather, the absence of it entirely. I then asked to see a list of allergens (as all restaurants should have and be willing to show you). This had a column for cereals containing gluten and annoyingly, none of the items he was claiming had gluten (eg miso soup, jo nigiri sushi, dragon rolls) were showing as having gluten on their table, which was written in January 2020. So when I then tried to order these items, he expressed concern and said are you sure because they have gluten. I showed him how the chart he’d given me said otherwise, but he responded to say that his common sense would make him think otherwise. All in all, incredibly unclear and stressful for someone with dietary needs. He was however able to offer me a gluten free soya sauce, but equally was also convinced that soya had gluten in it when I asked him about the miso soup. I corrected him to say that soya beans themselves do not have gluten and the only reason why soya sauce had gluten was because it added wheat, picking up the sauce on his restaurant table to show him. Coeliac UK have some guides in different languages explaining coeliac disease and gluten that you can use for travel. However, they only had Japanese and it turned out that he was South Korean and could not read the Japanese language, so that was not helpful. In summary, I stuck to the sashimi, did have some wasabi and pickled ginger, ate edamame beans, and used the gluten free soya sauce and did not end up having any bad reactions or a coeliac attack after my visit. However, I would not recommend this otherwise cute and authentic sushi restaurant unless you don’t have dietary restrictions. I do hope they will make the effort to look into the allergen content of their foods more throughly though, and educate themselves on coeliac disease, as I don’t see why they could not easily cater to those of us with coeliac disease.

Little hidden gem for a family style restaurant. The sets are good value.

My fiancé and I tried many Japanese restaurants in London and Ichiriki is one of our favourites. This restaurant is located at the centre of London and offers high quality food at really reasonable prices. We had two sets of nigiri, one udon + nigiri + salmon temaki set and one pumpkin koroke for only £55. The food was fresh and served with a octopus+cucumber+seaweed salad and miso soup. The owner was really kind and provided very good service. We will definitely visit this restaurant again :)

Little hidden gem in Victoria/ Westminster! Quick service, good sushi and served by lovely staff. We had a lovely night, thank you!

The teriyaki salmon was delicious!

Always incredible sushi and a very warm welcome

この日本のレストラン和本当にすきなですが日本語お話せるわ一人だけです。長く待たせてすいません。5/5

This is a little gem hidden in Victoria. It's a small and humble place, wonderful to dine with close friends and families. Open kitchen so you see how diligently they prepare your dish. Their speciality is sushi, rolls and sashimi. Everything we ordered was delicious and very reasonably priced. We were more than happy to order the second round. I'm looking forward to visit there again. Highly recommended.

Good value, had the sushi & udon set and it was £17. Good quality sushi, fresh fish and udon is very good too.

I absolutely love this hidden gem. If you can find the discreet doorway, descend into the basement and the cosy interior of a traditional japanese sushi bar. The staff are so polite and the food is so good, i return at every opportunity. The price is also reasonable so many visits are possible!

사장님이 매우 친절하시고 가성비가 훌륭하다. It's super nice restaurant. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Good quality sushi. The fish is fresh and staff are very kind and their service is quite fast! Would definitely go again.

Delicious food and kind service!

Highly recommended! Kind and quick service. Very enjoyable food with plenty of variety. It might be worth booking in advance as it is a small restaurant. I will definitely be visiting again!

So hospitable and friendly. Food amazing - fresh, delicious and plenty of choice. Walk past at your peril... more than worth a visit. We will be back!

Take awayで寿司を頼みました。Webサイトに掲載されていたメールアドレスで注文内容を送るとすぐに確認をメールをくれました。韓国の方による経営のようですが、味は日本人が作ったとしか思えない洗練されたやさしい味です。ネタ、シャリともに少し小さめなので少し多めに注文することをお勧めします。店員の方もとても親切でした。「来てくれてありがとう」「座って待ってて」とおもてなし対応でした。近くに住んでいるので、かなり高頻度でリピートすると思います。

Podría engañarse y pasar por este lugar, pero si lo hace, está enojado. ¡La comida es increíble! Sushi de calidad real con un servicio fantástico. Si estás en Londres y no vienes aquí, te lo estás perdiendo. ¡Este lugar debe estar permanentemente lleno hasta las vigas!

Ne vous fiez pas aux à prioris (et aux mauvais commentaires sur TripAdvisor): Ce resto est tout petit, oui, mais charmant, tenu par une famille, très souriante et sympathique. On y a mangé de délicieuses soupes miso et de délicieux sushis , faits devant nous avec du poisson frais. A faire!

Excellent family run Japanese restaurant tucked in basement on Strutton Ground in the heart of Victoria.Great menu at reasonable price. Food was excellent and service nice and quick. This is a small restaurant but the food and variety is superb.This will be a regular haunt of mine.

super mala experiencia con este restaurante. ¡la porción era pequeña y el caldo Udon se calentó con MICROONDAS! No podía creerlo y es caro con una calidad mediocre. Nirigi estaba bien, pero cambiaron 17 por un conjunto de Udon y Nigiri. Lo peor de todo es que este camarero dijo: "no se incluyó ningún cargo por servicio", en otras palabras, "exigimos" que nos den propina, pero el servicio no era muy bueno y sentimos que la comida era demasiado cara, por lo que nos negamos a darles propina. y al salir, el "camarero" me miró con expresión muerta y dijo algo en "no inglés" que sonaba muy condescendiente, sabíamos que estaban hablando basura de nosotros, por lo que la experiencia fue aún peor. Se supone que se debe dar propina a un buen servicio, no "obligatorio", definitivamente no lo merecía.

This place does fabulous sushi ! Mostly I’m disappointed with London sushi but this place restored my faith. I guess it’s family owned - the Dad being the sushi chef appears to have been here since the 1980s but can barely string 2 English words together. The elder son does the serving (I’m guessing all this). Anyway not to worry the menu is wide, wide, wide... temperature of sushi perfect. Atmosphere intimate. Facilities basic - price reasonable. All in I defy you to be disappointed.

Very small place, supposedly a family business with the chef working right in front of you like it should be. I had a selection of nigiri for lunch and it was top level. Not overly expensive either. Highly recommended.

Easy to miss this little place which is downstairs from the street. It’s small, cosy and traditional. I sat at the counter and had the ichiriki special with miso soup. All beautifully prepared and fresh, sushi isn’t filling but it is tasty and I certainly enjoyed this. I’d certainly recommend and it’s fairly priced.

Cuando miré el menú en línea, la selección parecía realmente tentadora, así que tenía muchas ganas de visitarla. El restaurante es pequeño y acogedor, que recuerda a los establecimientos en Japón, aunque parece un poco desaliñado. Se desgarró qué pedir, pero optó por el conjunto de udon, ya que parecía más satisfactorio por el precio. Mi corazón se hundió cuando apareció el sushi: eran pequeños y cada pieza era apenas más grande que una uña larga. Como otros críticos han señalado, el arroz utilizado parece ser de grano largo en lugar de grano corto, que es lo que debería ser. Rollo de mano no era nada especial y fue corto en el llenado. El udon de curry era un pequeño puñado de fideos en un poco de salsa de curry en un tazón de gran tamaño. Normalmente no tengo carbohidratos, por lo que tienden a llenarme cuando los tengo y, sin embargo, no me fui con la sensación de que tenía suficiente para comer. Extremadamente decepcionado con este establecimiento. No confíes en las reseñas o las imágenes en línea, ya que la realidad es bastante diferente.

Justo al lado de la calle Victoria, es muy fácil pasar por alto este pequeño lugar, especialmente en una oscura noche de enero. Sin embargo, siga la estrecha escalera (siempre intrigante) debajo de la linterna de papel rojo brillante afuera y encontrará una verdadera joya escondida de un restaurante.No te hagas ilusiones, este no es tu japonés elegante de West End, pero eso no es malo ya que los precios son excelentes dada la ubicación. El cupo es limitado ya que no es un lugar enorme pero el servicio es amable (el aprendiz que nos atendió fue fantástico) y el ambiente es agradable. El menú incluye una variedad de platos fríos y calientes. El sashimi encantador de salmón y atún fresco y el ligero y crujiente revestimiento de pasta tempura que tranquilizaron a los grandes langostinos fueron aspectos destacados.La cena para dos, incluyendo dos refrescos (vino, cerveza, sake y té también disponibles) fue de 54, excluyendo el servicio, y tenemos apetitos bastante saludables.Si estás en la zona, es un excelente lugar para comer, y si quieres sushi a buen precio, vale la pena salir de tu camino para probar este lugar.

Ristorante delizioso. Piatti molto buoni Personale cortese. Da tornare e consigliare. Tempura croccante Ingredienti freschi

Me and my family loved sushi here! There was a lot of choice and the prices were moderated. The place is very small and not really cozy, but the food is excellent and the staff as well. I recommend this

Très déçu ! Nous ne sommes pas des spécialistes mais nous aimons les sushis, pour nous les sushis doivent être composés de produit ultra frais et ce n’était pas le cas, pas de saveur, pas d’interêt, ça ne vaut pas le détour contrairement au commentaire que nous lisons. Et l’hygiène laisse à désirer.

Cada vez que estoy en una gran ciudad siempre tengo que comprar sushi. Me topé con este lugar buscando restaurantes alrededor de donde estaba y no me decepcionó. La puerta estaba muy escondida, pero te lleva a un restaurante en el sótano, que es muy singular y hace que la experiencia sea aún mejor. Tenía un espectáculo al que ir a las 7:30 y me senté a las 7: me sirvieron muy rápido y entré y salí en 20 minutos. Definitivamente recomiendo conseguir los rollos de sushi de anguila y gambas y espárragos fueron excelentes y el lugar es muy barato para comer. Definitivamente volvería cuando tenga más tiempo :)