The best restaurants serving Japanese food in London

Rita was amazing! Friendly, attentive, and always cheerful. The anime-themed atmosphere was unique and enjoyable. She made our ramen even more delightful. Highly recommend!

This is a lovely restaurant with a great atmosphere. Joey-Alione served us and was helpful recommending dishes and checking on us during the meal which was nice. The food was amazing, decent portion sizes and the kids menu was equally good they really enjoyed it too. A great selection of drinks and dessert and an aromatic Vietnamese coffee to end the meal. A great find in Wimbledon will definitely be back again.

This is going to be an unusual review in that I can't think of another restaurant where I've enjoyed the food very much whilst taking an active dislike to the restaurant interior. The quality of food is all that really matters, right? If so, please read the next paragraph and ignore what follows it! My wife had already visited Tanakatsu several times with her friends. We both had a lunchtime bento box, which was expertly prepared with wonderfully crisp pork katsu, tasty salmon teriyaki on good quality rice, an excellent pumpkin croquette, a small selection of high-class sushi and a fine side salad on which you could drizzle the owner's "mighty dressing", served with miso soup. I really couldn't fault it. Another big tick from me for the modest 7.5% service charge. So what about the internal layout? It's actually quite spacious with plenty of natural light but the internal concrete walls were for me unappealing and the overall decor off-putting. Along two walls are some tightly spaced and rather small tables. The one we were shown to was unpleasantly sticky and our conversation drowned by an exceptionally loud man next to us conducting a job interview in a domineering manner. On the other sides were two long 'shelves' which I suppose was the inspiration for the unusual restaurant name ('tana' = 'shelf'). I can understand the logic - it makes it easier to accommodate solo diners - but surely the point of sitting diners side by side is that there should be something more interesting to look at than a very uninspiring street or concrete wall. Also it leaves so much wasted floorspace in the middle! Anyway if you think these observations petty and unnecessary - just go there and you'll have a really good meal.

Came here for lunch and had the chicken katsu curry don (£11) with the hijiki rice upgrade (£1.80). Both were very nice and varied. Service was great. Service charge of 12.5% was automatically added. I would visit again.

As soon as you enter Hotaru you are given a warm welcome. This is a cafe style restaurant where the atmosphere is relaxed. Located on Wandsworth High Street, Don't be put off by the locaiton. I happened upon it by chance and have been there twice in one week. The menu is extensive and delicious. I've had the tempura, the dragon roll, misor pork and udon noodles with mixed fix. All so yummy and delivered efficiently. The service throughout was outstanding. I'll be going again. Highly recommended.

Beautiful omakase experience! Everything from the service, taste, presentation to atmosphere at Roji was perfect. Bring all your loved ones here for a special dining experience, you won’t be disappointed.

I always have the red dragon. It’s not cheap but worth it. Made fresh. Always so polite and a couple of tables inside if you wish to eat in.

This lounge is tucked away inside The Price Akatoki and really is a hidden gem. The cocktails are unique with a broad range of diverse flavors. The mixologists really pour their passion into each drink. We had the pleasure of sitting at the bar and speaking with Mario and Daniele during our evening. They let us in on some upcoming changes and their revised cocktail list coming out in a few months looked amazing. Like many Japanese spirits, these cocktails also pursue perfection. The difference is, while they are well balanced like Japanese spirits; they each have an individual personality that shines through.

Beautiful freshly cooked food served by lovely staff 💕💕 Used to frequent a lot whilst working locally so nice to see Sakari still here and doing well 💕

A great spot tucked away. Delicious food and great service! We ordered the spicy bulgoni and it was so tasty. Very happy with this experience I will be back again!

We love sakura sushi and buns. The service is great and the food is delicious. Would definitely recommend.

I have had the luck to dine with Shaun in Australia where he is considered to be one of the best sushi chefs in the country. So glad to see him bring his amazing and unique dishes to London. Absolutely delicious.

非常非常爱了～几乎是在伦敦吃到的最爱的亚洲菜啦～我点的|海鲜石锅拌饭^海鲜料超足量，且都弹牙新鲜～朋友点的辣海鲜面锅，非常辣非常地道的韩餐味儿，但确实特别辣哦，不能吃辣慎点。朋友说这道菜一般都用细面，这家用了乌冬面提高了一个层次～菜单上都会写清楚是辣或不辣，可以放心选择～ 感觉他家都是年轻人来吃，每样菜看上去都不错～会再来吃的店～

Best sushi in Tottenham. Kind and polite staff and quick service. I recommend it to anyone wanting a special treat