Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Kingston upon Thames
10 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Excellent food! The spicy shrimps were velvety and had so much flavor, we ordered the plate twice! The nagiri was amazing! Very tender and fresh fish..."
Konstantina Koutsaki
"One of my absolute favourite places to come. The place is quaint and therefore super cosy and perfect for small parties. The sushi is some of the..."
Lise Toftdahl Olesen
"My favourite and most authentic Japanese restaurant outside of Japan! Excellent sushi and salad, finished off with Japanese pancakes. Yum..."
Helen Murugan
"This is such an authentic and quaint Japanese restaurant, with a relaxing ambience and food of the highest quality (down to the Green Tea and Black..."
Wolff Henry
"top quality, been more than once and always impressed by the freshness of the products..."
Stefano Benato
"Amazing little place- great quality of food- perfect for lunchea and at nights gets almost fully..."
Roza Zadeh
"Came here for a quiet birthday dinner and was absolutely charmed by the staff & Chefs who were great. The food was a winner - fresh sashimi, light..."
Tabitha Wan-Tan
"This is a great little Japanese. Great udon, and their California rolls are fab! Do book if you’re coming at peak..."
Paul Fidler
"Food was excellent and service good. Will definitely..."
Lucy Stafford
"Been here a couple of times and loved it both times. Superb quality of food, and incredibly good..."
Alex Moss
"Love this place! Come here at least twice a month! Service is excellent and friendly! Food is authentic, very tasty and great value. Looking forward..."
Elena Mayo
"Atmosphere, volume and price are perfect match. We plan to visit here every month as our treat..."
Shingo Watanabe
"A most delicious and authentic experience. Finally some excellent food in..."
Sarah Nersessian
"So fabulous. The best sashimi I've very had and the oak udon...."
John Garrett
"Delicious fresh sushi, great variety are reasonably priced. The atmosphere was nice, perfect for our anniversary dinner and the service and speedy..."
Aisha Fenn
"Amazed by their quality of food!
I almost find myself eating in Japan until I heard the owner speaking Korean Hahaaa... Even though it is a bit..."
Abbie Tse
"Was overall a good experience, I came to try some different food/sushi, and all was very well presented.
The only thing I didn't like and was the..."
André Mosqueira Santos
"A small, cozy Japanese restaurant. They had ‘more’ sushi and sashimi options (such as hamachi) then other Japanese restaurants and the quality..."
I. C.
"The best sushi ever ! It’s an affordable price compared to most of the high quality sushi restaurants in London !
Highly recommended to order the..."
Iris C
"The best Japanese cuisine in Kingston.
Don’t miss it!
The services is great,..."
Cynthia Yu
"I’ve been to the Teddington branch more often and this was my first time trying the Kingston one! I have to say they maintain the standards across..."
Yanran Chen
"If you are looking for real Japanese food in the UK, this is your choice. Fresh sasgumi, sushi and udon, Can't compare with the chain store such as..."
Jimmy Tsang
"Their Salmon Don in this busy vibrant yet calm restaurant simply made me happy. Definitely wanna go..."
Dongkyoung Choe
"Things to note about this place:
Its almost always busy, you should definitely book in advance to avoid disappointment. We got lucky and there was a..."
"A little gem. Went here last night very friendly nice lady serving us we decided to have the Korean hot pot as we had never tried before and sounded..."
Chris Elson
"Great little Japanese/Korean restaurant. Friendly service and freshly cooked food at very reasonable prices. We had two of the lunchtime set menu..."
John Davidson
"Had a delicious meal at this small Korean/Japanese restaurant in Surbiton. Had a lovely crisp Korean lager, followed by edamame, kimchi, and crispy..."
Patrick
"Most authentic Korean restaurant in London by far. Very clean, not too salty or sweet, crisp taste.
If this restaurant was closer to central London..."
Maximus BumSoo
"Amazing food and a really good value lunch menu makes this a really great place to get take away from. Will need to go one day to eat in to check out..."
Daniel Kery
"delicious food! authentic, fresh and the kindest staff. We would love to come again or try the take out menus..."
Victoria Reis
"They had me at the steel chopsticks. Great food and service, mainly because it was empty when we walked in. I ordered the Chicken Katsu Yaki Udon and..."
Wonder Mittens
"Very cozy and welcoming service, I am a regular here and I'm in loved with the food!! Best Korean place in..."
Daniel Dias
"I come in here at least once every week and I don't understand how it's not packed with people. Amazing food, great price, and lovely staff. Good..."
Lane Fox
"Delicious food all round, also bonus that it’s great value. My go to if I feel like a nice heart-warming meal. I don’t feel like you can go wrong..."
leila
"Delicious, fresh, and comforting food for a good price. Lovely staff and a nice homely feel. Would definitely recommend and will be dragging my..."
Rosheen Taghizadeh
"Excellent food! I have now been there several times per week since they opened and tried various meals. They were all very tasty.
During lunchtime..."
TheMA5B
"Masil has very deliceous foods and I went there with my friendto have lunch. It had a reasonable price and had very friendly people working there. It..."
Yun Park
"Not only that it's the best Sushi in Kingston and Surbiton, it also serves fantastic Korean and Japanese food. Ingredients are always high quality...."
Viktor Schimpf
"Great food and lovely service. We ordered 2 starters of skewers and dumplings and the Katsu Curry with Udon noodles. It was a bit quiet when we were..."
Anne-Sophie Zaslavoglou
"What a gem! This place is fantastic! My husband and I have been there 3 times and tried a range of different dishes - every single one of them was..."
Anna Lukic
"Absolutely amazing food, delicious authentic flavours and lovely staff. They have great value and feels like a real treat but at an affordable price...."
"Always buy sashimi from this shop. Very fresh and tasty. Highly..."
Apple Kosit
"Sushi came without any soy sauce. Restaurant suggested “to add something extra next time we order”. There will be no next time..."
Igor Shaversky
"Simply the best place in SW London for authentic Japanese sushi and sashimi. Have been coming here for 20 years (back in the day when it was called..."
Stephen Durrant
"Omg I wish I found this place sooner… been feeling depressed without my beloved scallop and chutoro sashimi (at a reasonble price) ever since we..."
Jenny Tse
"Very good selection of fish for sashimi. Everything was so fresh. Scallops and butterfish / white tuna were my favourite. The chefs were very..."
Zhiyue Yu (Sabrina)
"This has been my regular place to order sashimi and sushi to takeaway for the last 16 years. I still haven't found any other place in Greater London..."
Joseph Lee
"I wish I would known about this place long time ago, I live only 10 minutes from the place and I went there after a friend of mine suggested to have..."
Ruby Storm
"My husband visited here for take away. The chef made sushi 🍣 after he ordered. It is very fresh and delicious x . I think they use fresh fish and..."
J ANNA
"As fresh as it comes I am a keen sashimi eater and do like to tour around the Japanese restaurants and shops looking for the best sashimi. There..."
Stefan Trinh
"Amazing sushi, fresh and quick service - order ~30mins before for a rapid..."
Tyler Danno
"You could find fresh and high quality sashimi in Atariya. Main Chef is a Japanese and he handles the sashimi with the real..."
FY Lau
"Very delicious sushi, fresh and quick. Staff are also very friendly! Would highly recommend..."
Polina Loseva
"Very fresh sushi and really friendly staff at the store! Drive 30 mind for their sushi! Love the sea..."
Yeni May
"Best sushi in town!! I order on their app and goes perfect. Thank you so much! I totally recommend them..."
Barbara Sanders
"A very welcoming shop packed with goodness and friendly staff who make sure the language barrier is not an issue.
Special thanks to Akira for..."
Mark P
"Simply delicious sushi, hand rolls, nigiri, etc. Prompt and polite service and lots of other japanese tasty foodstuffs around the store. Will be..."
Eugene Butan
"Great Japanese selection, including natto, uni, shiso and other hard to find..."
Niclas Åberg
"The food is absolutely fresh and well done . The price is affordable and the food wow. Will go everytime I..."
Carlota Aleman
"Atari-ya serve the freshest ingredients for sushi & sashimi. They also offer a custom made service. If you are looking for specific japanese..."
"I love this place. ..love their mochi,salmon sushi, sweet and sour chicken, sweet and spicy chicken, gyoza. ..so many more to mention. ..must try if..."
Gunja Banik
"My brother and I love this place for take away because they give you large portions and they aren’t expensive. The chicken katsu and teriyaki are..."
Larri
"We are always here to take away food as it is convenient. 3 things we always go for - salmon udon soup, chicken katsu curry and the salmon..."
Voneats
"Really nice food for a really good price, totally worth the money and really good service. The chicken katsu curry is amazing and the staff are able..."
Matthew Creigh
"Really nice food..specially katsu chicken curry….affordable food…do try if you are..."
suresh kaul
"I love love love kokoro and have done for so many years. I always ask for less rice in my bowls because they love to pack the rice in. The portion..."
Suneet Sachdeva
"Food is the best, honestly, but the lady that served me today was so rude else for no reason. It was so bad. She literally threw napkins on my food..."
lady Ferndy
"Love the Katsu Curry here. Its a good big portion in regular size. The sushi is also good. Outside sitting is available and good on a nice day...."
Sabine Wett
"I am an athlete, 6'3" tall, 260 lbs and I need to eat a lot.
Kokoro is by far one of the very few place in Kingston that have the decency to offer a..."
Roberto Russo
"The Sweet Chilli Chicken was so good with fresh well cooked rice. But the Beef Bulgogi was really..."
k sh7
"Polite and efficient staff. Cramped shop but there is outside seating. Spicy chicken is nice. If planning a picnic by the river, buy their gyozas,..."
Jyk Wong
"I always get the sushi/katsu combo which I always find tasty. The hot food is also flavourful and the portions generous. I great place to pick up..."
Jessica Price
"Kinda Chinese, but all like the variety taste of chickens. If you are so into Chinese cuisine, of course, have to try at China town in London. But..."
Monisha Babu
"Takeaway is ok, some of the flavours are quite rich, but worth a second..."
Kevin Hackett
"Arrived within 20 minutes of ordering, hot and delicious as always. Whenever I’m craving some chicken katsu it’s alwayssss Kokoro I’m after,..."
Dariya Ilieva
"This nice place to have quick lunch, I specially like Thier chicken with rice n curry not so spicy. Will try some pork next.
Not so expensive n not..."
Melvin Fernandes
"The guy is so nice, gave me extra chicken
Lovely food
Deserves a 5..."
Daniel Yip
"Nice food, a couple vegetarian options. The Katsu Tofu curry is delicious.
The place is very small, with a couple tables in the street but mostly..."
"The most friendly and considerate staff you can find anyplace! Today I accidentally forgot two shopping bags on the bench outside Itzu in..."
Cecilia Christersson
"Lovely and friendly staff! Always helpful and care! Thank you guys! Hope come back..."
Rosane Nunes
"Love coming here, especially 30 mins before it closes as everything is half price. Me and my family are massive sushi fans, this place does great..."
Larri
"Good place for sushi and other japanese food. Top quality at reasonable prices. Love that they reduce everything half price for 30 minutes before..."
Tim Husain
"Great takeaway/delivery/dine in option. Kingston has many great dining options, Itsu is one of them.
I loved their Chicken Gyoza very much with..."
Palash Chatterjee
"I ordered famous coconut , chicken soup noodles and chicken gyoza. Soups were good however Gyoza was bit bland even with source . Service was fast..."
Sanjay Singh
"So nice to see businesses open again. Itsu is in the centre of Kingston. There is a good selection of Sushi and various other foods.
Self service,..."
Spike Mclarrity
"I love this place... Cool and relaxed atmosphere. Food is great and affordable. One of my favourite places to hang out enjoying a good Miso soup...."
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"Pros: Really nice sushi and special price before close. Staff very friendly and always with a smile!
Cos: Not too much variety and the sauces table..."
Gonçalo Sousa
"It was yummy, Itsu have brought back the Edemame beans in the veg udon noodle soup with veg Gyoza. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so did my family, still..."
Sundeep Aeri
"Fast, efficient & tasty. Always a good bet & didn't..."
Neil Clegg
"Love Itsu food - this one in Kingston is busy, but we always manage to find a seat. Nice and clean. Special mention to the member of staff who sorted..."
Sarah Sp
"Itsu is the most popular Sushi shop where you can have cheap Sushi and delicious sushi.
They have sushi for vegetarians too...."
"The sashimi was perfectly fresh, moist and flavoured and we were offered a good mixture of fish including salmon, mackerel, tuna and..."
London-Unattached
"My wife loves it here, I'm not a great Sushi lover so generally go for the udon noodle chicken dish, which is tasty. Staff are attentive and ordered..."
JAMES BUCKETT
"Satori is located at the end of the toy section on the uppermost floor of Bentalls - I actually found it by accident, recognising the name from the..."
Tiffany the Flower Princess
"Friendly staff members, and delicious food! At an adequate price. Be sure you'll receive great customer service. An amazing option to visit with..."
Mirosav Lav
"Food quality nice, but not the best Japanese food I had in the area. The look of the restaurant is nice and modern, but the benches are locked to the..."
Ariele Podreider Lenzi
"This has been one of our family's favourite restaurants for 9-10 years. Our children are now in their late teens and Satori is still their number..."
Nina C
"One of my favourite Japanese restaurants as everything is very authentic and freshly prepared, there is a very vast menu that covers all aspects that..."
mia ward
"We have been eating at Satori for 6 or 7 years (since they opened). They serve the best sushi (and other dishes) that we've ever had - and we've..."
Nina Challenor
"Excellent food, been to many sushi restaurants around Kingston area and this one is top dog. Very friendly and helpful staff and will prepare any..."
Benjamin Whyte
"We went for their 5 plates for £15 Monday offer, tried 20 different dishes between the four of us. Absolutely delicious! Will be there every Monday..."
jacky ngau
"Tucked away at the back of the Bentalls department store, a small conveyor belt sushi place.
Great friendly service, sushi here is better than..."
Jason Lee
"Always fast, friendly and just gets better each time we come. Menu looks great but the kids love to help themselves straight off the..."
Yucel Timur
"Really nice atmosphere and food service was quick, not too bad on price and the food was..."
Phil Porter (PhilFox)
"Fantastic food here, portion sizes were spot on, would definitely come here..."
Furaiya Spibey
"Delicious sushi, large size portions and today's offer for 5 dishes for 15£ was..."
"As all Wagamama stores, this place has consistent food. We tried the Firecracker meal which is more catered towards the Asian taste buds. Food was..."
Karthik
"Amazing food, really amazing service and incredible flavors. First time trying ramen and was more than happy with the outcome. Highly recommended...."
Jenny Rawass
"Firecracker dish at @wagamama_ukGoing through my old pictures, I came across this dish I had tried at Cardiff. It's reallyyy spicy, and I..."
Worth Eat
"Great service, lovely atmosphere, tucked out the way of the main bustle of the town. Love the chicken wings I had and the salmon was..."
Rosie Dread Head Evans
"Noodles!. Wagamama is a chain which serves noodles. The seating is very nice and the food comes on a first-come first-serve bases. So, if someones'..."
Alexander Banks
"This is an amazing place. I must say they have great Ramen and amazing seafood. A great place to visit with..."
Gabrijel
"If You Like #67's. I spent some time in London as and on a student's budget. The best food that I found during my time there was Wagamama. This is a..."
JCW
"Simple and Fast. Noodles and other main dishes are simple but very pleasant. The service is quick as well and I've got nothing to complain about the..."
Elly Ono
"The food is generally of a good standard and a majority of the staff are friendly. Not great for frequent visitors as the menu has been very similar..."
Adam Cronin
"There's a whole buzzfeed article dedicated to the chicken katsu curry at Wagamama, and without saying it's my standard order there.Wagamama..."
Maryam Ansari
"A great place to go to, affordable prices and good service, although sometimes they make you wait for some time to get in. I would specifically..."
Narmina Jusifova
"Exquisite food! One of my favourite places to eat! It has always been a pleasure eating at Wagamama in Kingston.Wagamama in Kingston is..."
Jaz Singh
"Fresh, unique, and overall goodOur small group dined here after a long day walking around London. The service was top notch! The second..."
Marcometti
"Was a great experience, and the customer service was very good. The person helping us was a great help and did an amazing job.
The restaurant is..."
André Mosqueira Santos
"One of the really good restaurants. Food is full of flavor and very tasty. Manager and staff was excellent with service and thorough addressing any..."
Hrishi Shankhpal
"We managed to get a table for 6 pretty quickly at 5:30m pm on a Friday - it got very busy shortly after.
The food came very quick, was hot and..."
Sheri Lucas
"Absolutely love the firecracker chicken mains and chilli squid starter, green juice is good too. Hubby loves their noodles. So glad we have a..."
Manjiri Chitnis
"Wagamama is all time our family favorite restaurant- this time visit in Kingston was super cool - it’s one of the favourite restaurants of my..."
MEELAN MEELAN
"It's one of my favourite restaurants. I love the food and the..."
Wheelena Padilla
"We had dinner this evening and one of us couldn’t decide on what to chose from the menu and asked George for advice and he was so pleasant and knew..."
Jak Pursey
"Never disappoints,always great food and..."
George Boothroyd
"Lovely place, very clean, nice and caring staff, very fast service and food quality is top. Best Wagamama to..."
Esther Sonneveld Alamgir
"Very busy. We were seated within 10 minutes, but they got the drinks order wrong and had to redo it. Food was good. Quite expensive for five people,..."
"The sushis is average ,it's mass production at it's finest all in it's a regular lunch visit rather than a experience to enjoy , it's good for the..."
$ign
"Good food but overpriced for small dishes. I like January blues where everything is cheaper which is good. The conveyor belt is handy too and that..."
Larri
"Dined here for a late lunch/early dinner. The restaurant was relatively empty; only three other tables there when we arrived.
We ordered..."
Emily Kapllani
"The food that I had was good in general, but nothing special. Pink mochi on the other hand was great.
I was told that the korean fried chicken is..."
Kasia Haładyn
"Had a great lunch at the YO! Sushi Kingston branch yesterday.
Food came promptly and everything tasted delicious.
It was a tad busy, however the..."
Rajesh Pillai
"I'm not a huge lover of Sushi, just came because my girlfriend enjoys it. Had some Japanese fried chicken which was amazing, as well as the crunchy..."
Sam Stevens
"Really nice unique easy service.
30/7 - went again. Food menu has expanded and there was alot more choice. Was really easy to order food on the app..."
Zowa Bunz
"Good branch of YO!, nice and helpful staff, same system as all the others and with lots of seating including many booths. Food is the standard you..."
Alex Bransby
"Was busy, however no need to wait for a seat. Ordering is quick and easy by the QR code. Food and drink started arriving within a few minutes. Staff..."
Carl Murray
"Delicious food but their prices mainly for the sushi have gone sky rocket. Used to be £2-4 per plate when picking them off the conveyor. Now you..."
Dione Harrington
"The restaurant was busy, but the drinks and food appeared quite quickly. The belt was in full operation, so we also picked items that caught our..."
Robert Robinson
"When you feel blue then eat blue at yo sushi.
Every Monday all plates off the belt are 3£ which is still not cheap but cheaper than normal.
Sushi..."
"Delicious food and great prices. I've tried all their dishes over the years and all brilliant. Favourites are the chicken teriyaki and yaki soba...."
Tim Husain
"Very keen to try their teriyaki chicken donburi out and was not disappointed. It also looks super mouthwatering! Chicken is very tender too. Will..."
Athena Man
"Perfect local lunch spot ! Food was good, prompt service. Chicken was flavoured well and very crispy. Soup and noodles were delicious. Overall..."
Rich Vdn
"First visit and tried the chicken teriyaki on the recommendation of staff. Chicken cooked to perfection, crispy on the outside and moist and tender..."
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"I work local, so the Kingston food market is usually where I grab my lunch, for me Namu is the best food market in town. The sweet and sour chicken..."
M Meho
"Japanese and Korean street food. They have the best Chicken Teryaki and Chicken Gyoza and Ramen! Friendly staff, delicious food, cheap. Love the..."
Mina J
"Been going here on and off for years. My favourite lunch spot. Food is amazing as always - I had got the sweet chilli chicken with..."
Jaycee Moore
"I always go here when I visit Kingston.
This place has great value for the food you receive. The staff are friendly too.
I got the chicken udon and..."
gwen
"Chilli Chicken is excellent. Prawn tempura is too good for street food! Nice people and good..."
Tim Biddulph
"Perfect food every time. When I can afford it now I do love their chicken..."
Robin Willis
"The best Korean Restaurant in Kingston Centre. The food is really delicious and tasty. My favourite dishes is Sweet Chili Chicken and Chicken Katsu...."
Chuc Nguyen
"Lovely food and always look forward to this when I’m in Kingston. The tempura prawns are delicious and the katsu curry is great. Support these guys..."
Emma A
"I would definitely reccomebd this place to eat for anyone. The food is delicious and there is a good selection of it, too. Also, wait times are short..."
Thomas Bennett
"I used to work in the local area and always got lunch from Namu once a week. The spicy chicken Ramyum was my favourite. They have slightly changed..."
Elizabeth Wilkins
"I've been going to Namu for around 5 years and they never disappoint. They've got the best ramyun, yaki soba and giyosas! My absolute favourite stall..."
"Good place, have some nice sushi and bento, hot and cold food. It's always pretty fresh and a decent selection, which you can see before buying,..."
Tim Husain
"I've visited this wasabi a few times and it is definitely a new favourite and the salmon teriyaki onigiri is very tasty. The chocolate dorayaki..."
Zac Barwick
"Good food. Good service. Gets busy over the weekends, had to wait 10 minute for a table to free..."
Rishi Hari
"The nigiris are still good and the rice used are way better than the other sushi place down the road.
I still miss the good old days of wasabi where..."
Phil Stone
"Wasabi is everywhere for eat in or take away. I have never tried before, so it was my first time experiencing the service and food both.
The place..."
Aras Sara
"Freshly cooked and well..."
Tausif Baber
"Foods are delicious and fresh like other..."
Albert Gomez
"Sooo glad you've finally hit my Home Town!
I work in London and almost always find myself across the road from Harrods or in Oxford circus station..."
Kevlar
"Reasonably priced, tasty food. We had the red bean pancake thing which was nice. The teriyaki salmon rice potto was very tasty..."
M Payne
"It was so good, this especially if u like spicy stuff. This over itsu for..."
Sadaf Shelly
"I am really big fan of chicken Kastu Curry and rice of Wasabi.. missing that in Kingston ... Really would go and try their food .. will update..."
Palash Chatterjee
"Amazing Assistant Manager and great customer service! Thanks you very much. I really appreciated your..."
Carlos Moreno
"Sushi excellent. Music bit jazzy if you like that sort of music,..."
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