In 1997, two London restaurants opened with very different approaches to Japanese cuisine. While we have Yo! Sushi to thank for popularising raw fish to the extent that it’s now a lunchtime supermarket staple, it was Nobu that really opened Londoners’ eyes to the delicacy, elegance and refinement of sushi and sashimi. There is, of course, more to Japanese food than raw fish, but with sushi chefs training for 10 years, this is the summit of Japanese culinary accomplishment.
The last couple of years have seen a boom in smart restaurants offering multi-course kaiseki and omakase menus, but a Japanese meal needn’t require a second mortgage – though the quality of fish required to serve raw as sushi and sashimi means that the more you pay, the better the end result will taste. Read on for our pick of the 10 best sushi restaurants in London and to wash it down, read our guide to London's best sake bars. Kanpai!
