Sushi

• Sticks'n'Sushi head to Islington with their yaki and sushi

  

  Updated 16/8/24 with opening date

  Eagle-eyed Hot Dinners readers have spotted that there are signs of life in the currently empty restaurant site that used to be Neighbourhood on Islington Green. Turns out that it's going to be the next branch of the popular sushi spot Sticks'n'Sushi.

  It's a large old space so there's going to be an open plan dining room, space to eat up at the kitchen counter

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• Endo at the Rotunda is reopening with three important changes

  

  It's one of the most highly-rated sushi restaurants in London. But when Endo at the Rotunda reopens next month following a five-month closure for refurbishment there are going to be some key changes you need to know about.

  The first is that it's going to be even harder to get a reservation. Before there were seats for 11 guests up at the omakase counter. Now that it's been reduced in size to increase intimacy between the

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• Ukiyo are serving up Japanese hand rolls in Covent Garden

  

  It's been three years since London's first dedicated Japanese hand roll restaurant (Temaki, in case you're wondering) opened in Brixton. Now we've got a new one to try, this time in Covent Garden. Ukiyo is a counter dining spot in The Yards development in Covent Garden that's serving up temaki and sashmi. The chef behind it definitely knows what he's doing - Konstantin Tskhay used to be head chef at

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• Test of time - celebrating Roka's 20th anniversary with sushi and yaki on Charlotte Street

  

  Popular sushi and robata restaurant Roka is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. We made a return visit to the OG Roka on Charlotte Street to see why it's lasted so long. 

• Cheeky overnight: sushi and maximalism at Beaverbrook Town House

  

  Fancy pretending you're on Made in Chelsea? Booking an overnight stay at the gorgeous Beaverbrook Town House hotel would be a good start.

• The best sushi in London

  

  Hankering after hosomaki? Seriously fancy some sashimi? Well, you're in luck. Our up-to-date guide showcases London's best sushi restaurants.

• Endo at the Rotunda is closing for a big revamp

  

  Every year, just before the new Michelin stars are announced, there's some buzz about who might be getting a new star. And this month, when it came to potential new two starred restaurants, Endo at the Rotunda was definitely a name being bandied around.

  While they didn't get that

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• Juno in Notting Hill will be London's smallest omakase restaurant with just six seats

  

  London's newest omakase experience is definitely coming with bragging rights. As there are only six seats at Juno in Notting Hill, simply managing to get a booking there is going to be an impressive feat.

  The new counter dining 'experience' is opening on the first floor of Mexican/Japanese restaurant Los Mochis in Notting Hill. The restaurant's executive chef Leonard Tanyag (ex-Zuma) will be running the show alongside

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• Albert Adrià is doing sushi boxes for Sushi Shop

  

  If, like us, you never actually managed to get around to going to El Bulli the good news is that there's now another chance to experience Albert Adrià's talents. The chef is the latest to sign up with top-drawer sushi delivery company Sushi Shop to design sushi collections for them.

  Unlike previous collaborations though, this will be a year-long affair. "I am a huge admirer of Japanese cuisine," says Adrià, "and

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• Sukoshi Sushi brings a sushi bar to Seven Dials Market

  

  Seven Dials Market already has quite a few restaurants and stalls to choose from but now it's about to get something brand new - a sushi bar. 

  Sukoshi Sushi is setting up shop on the Cucumber Alley section of the market and as well as having sushi you can take away, there will be a proper sit-down sushi bar here too, with room for 12.

  Sukoshi Sushi itself is a family business that

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• Chuo's sushi monorail has arrived in Shoreditch

  

  What to do when mere conveyor belts are no longer a sufficiently exciting food delivery system? As once declared on The Simpsons "Well sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide electrified monorail" and now there's one in Shoreditch serving up sushi. 

  How does

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• Sushi and champagne - Nobu's summer terrace is open for business

  

  London's summer terrace game is firmly underway and one that's an easy recommendation is the one at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. This will be the second year they've teamed up with Champagne Laurent-Perrier for their summer offering (you can read our Test Drive of last year's experience ...

• Sticks'n'Sushi are heading east, opening on Shoreditch High Street

  

  Popular sushi company Sticks n Sushi are getting ready to open in Shoreditch. What will be their ninth London restaurant is taking over the restaurant space that was previously Goddard & Gibbs at the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel.

  It's a pretty big space - with room for over 200 to peruse their menu of sushi, sashimi and yakitori sticks. We're told that the new Shoreditch restaurant will have a large central bar and a

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• Where to get a great lunchtime bento box in London

   

  Some of London's great lunchtime deals come in the form of bento boxes. Here's our pick of the best out there.

• Nakanojo are bringing their Peruvian izakaya to Marylebone

  

  21/3/23 - updated with the opening date

  Marylebone continues to be one of London's epicentres for restaurant openings, with Nakanojo’s plans to launch a new site there. It’s a little over a year since Nakanojo opened on Chelsea’s King’s Road, becoming the first ‘Peruvian Izakaya’ in the capital, and fans of its Nikkei-inspired dishes will be thrilled that they may not just be stopping at two

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