Umu

Bona fide Japanese restaurants are not hard to find in the capital, but for something authentically different, with superb quality food and cool design, Umu hits the spot. Award-winning designer Tony Chi has recreated a modern Japanese environment in a slick and luxurious dining room complete with banquette seating and a chef's table. Service is professional and staff are equipped with the necessary knowledge to make sure you don't get lost in the menu of classic and modern interpretations of Kyoto cuisine. Intricate dishes may include sweet shrimp, sake jelly and caviar to start followed by monkfish tempura, veal jus and yuzu pepper with a Kyoto sundae of pumpkin and tofu ice cream with black sugar soy syrup and green tea cake to finish. Traditional and modern sashimi and sushi are also worth a look but for the full experience, choose from the wide variety of kaiseki or tasting menus comprised of beautifully crafted dishes influenced by Zen Buddhism. A huge sake list, though not to the detriment of the equally vast wine list, deserves exploration.

Off Bruton St & Berkeley Sq
Nearest station: Green Park/Bond St

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