Updated 24/3/21 with opening date and more info

It seems the pandemic isn't stopping plans for big new openings in London. Among them will be the huge Japanese udon noodle chain Marugame Udon which has taken a site just opposite Liverpool Street. 

The restaurant is all about Sanuki Udon, popular in the Kagawa Prefecture of Japan (and the name Sanaki was what Kagawa was called in the

Normally, the very idea of missing in-flight catering would be met with hollow laughter by anyone more used to cattle class on Ryanair and Easyjet. But, when that in-flight catering is Japan Airlines, we're talking about a whole different ball game.

Now, Daisuke Hayashi, the chef responsible for the food on JAL, and who is getting ready to open his restaurant Roketsu here in London (previously ...

Japanese/Italian restaurant Angelina has been delivering regularly changing meals in the lockdown. We gave their latest set menu a try.  

If you've ever fancied trying to make nikkei food at home, the Chotto Matte meal kit from Restaurant Box is a low-effort way to do just that. 

Promising a modern omakase experience, we took Hot Stone's new At Home delivery menu for a Test Drive.

Exquisite sushi, top-level Kobe beef and ishiyaki cooking is on the way for Fitzrovia residents.

It 100% feels like ramen weather out there at the moment. So, if you're missing slurping down a bowl of warming goodness in a London restaurant, we have news of a new delivery service bringing it to you.

Dinings SW3 has a special limited edition dish on offer this month. Their build-your-own ramen experience is a new meal kit available as part of their At Home service.

Chef Masaki Sugisaki's ‘Susuru by Masaki’, is

This new rooftop sushi space may currently be shuttered during lockdown, but it's still sending out amazing sushi across London. 

The latest place to kick off a new delivery service for the new year are Sugoi JPN - they've just launched Japanified - starting in Wimbledon and expanding to Stockwell soon. 

Broadly inspired by the cuisine of Osaka, the team have taken international cuisine and - as they say - have "Japanified" it. There's two main offerings - sliders and taco

This restaurant is taking over the space from the original Taka. It comes from the same people but will have a very different approach - all centred around a 20-course omakase-style tasting menu.  

The new Nobu Hotel and restaurant in Marylebone's Portman Square replaces one of London's biggest celeb haunts - Nobu Berkeley Street. We head along to see how they're doing in their chic new digs. 

New to Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross (and takeaway only) is Hiden Curry Lab, a very dayglo yellow shop selling Japanese curry. It's taken over the space that used to be Bodega Rita's and is apparently an homage to Japan's many 'hole-in-the-wall' speciality restaurants.

The menu is the simplest possible. There are two forms of Japanese curry and rice (and pickles), either beef or vegan, created by

Another Japanese udon chain has set its sights on London, this time choosing St Pancras as its base (as part of the food outlet section at the north end). As reported first by Big Hospitality, Kineya Mugimaru is

The original Golden Gai was a six-seater bar in Angelina in Dalston. This Soho spin-off is a much larger affair but will continue the mix of Italian and Japanese flavours in the food and drink. 

Chef Angelo Sato brings a slice of Japan's yakitori style to the heart of Soho with a restaurant focused on using every part of the chicken.