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    Yumenoki

    3.5 (8 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 5:30 PM - 11:00 PM

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    2 years ago

    great place, recommended. Friendly manager, and excellent sashimi and sushi. This is a real gem.

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    9 years ago

    Friendly Japanese family restaurant. And not busy on a Friday night! Perfect before or after going to the cineworld nearby.

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    Mai Food

    Mai Food

    4.4(12 reviews)
    0.7 miSouth Kensington
    ££

    First time there with my colleagues for a dinner ! The…read moreplace itself is really small and our group of 14 people had the place for ourselves ! Very comfy ! The place is owned by a Japanese family of six, all working together. This is place is not known for their sushi ( forget it, it's not the main food of Japanese food) but for their katsu ( fried food ) we ordered different dishes to share : edamame, kushikatsu, fried oysters, fishcake, pork, some greens... and of course sake ! Everything was very tasty, it reminded me Japan so much ! I totally recommend this place for enjoying nice and real Japanese food! Also it's not too pricy for London

    This teeny tiny gem of a restaurant is absolutely fantastic. After stopping by in the afternoon,…read moreand finding they were only open in the evenings, say after 6pm, we called ahead to book a table for 2 at 7:00pm. It was a good thing we did, because the place filled up soon after we were seated. This please specializes in battered fried awesome on a stick. So do order some of these fun dishes. I also tried a bit of their sushi, and it was tasty and unfussy. But I think the highlight of the meal was trying new flavours, such as deep fried shrimp wrapped in perilla leaf. They also have a very nice sake and shochu selection. Try the red bean ice cream. Very subtle and a lovely texture with mashed beans included. Our hostess/waitress was a one woman wonder, and she made sure we loved everything. Don't be afriad to ask if you don't know what a sauce or side dish is. I learned I really like the yellow pickled radish called takuan that came with my partner's meal. and it made the hostess super happy too boot, as apparently, according to her, many younger Japanese don't like the flavour. Ah well, I know I did.

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    Mai Food - So much good food

    So much good food

    Mai Food - Kushikatsu

    Kushikatsu

    Mai Food - And finally maki !

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    And finally maki !

    Dozo

    Dozo

    3.0(49 reviews)
    0.5 miSouth Kensington
    £££

    There seems to be a lot of mixed reviews of this place on Yelp, but I thought it was quite good…read more The sushi was slightly on the pricey side (~70 GBP in total), but good quality. Volcano roll - This was my favorite, as there was a delicious mayo sauce with eel inside. A unique and tasty creation. Spicy crunchy salmon roll - This one was just okay. The sauce on top was a bit spicy but it otherwise didn't have too much flavor to note. 12 piece sashimi set - I could taste that the sashimi was fresh and I liked that there were scallops there too. The environment has a nice intimate vibe with some unique Japanese style seats. The service was fine, although the staff could have been a bit friendlier. The service speed was quick though. Overall, I think Dozo is a very good option for high quality sushi / Japanese food in South Kensington.

    Best sushi in London and not typical London sushi prices…read more We've been here half a dozen times by now, always for lunch (Tip: if you're hitting up the musuems nearby, try this spot, away from the crowds.) They don't take lunch reservations and you don't need them. We always arrive right around 12pm when it opens and get a table. Speaking of tables, it's worth noting that they have embedded floor seating so the tables are low to the ground, but you still sit in a chair-like position. So you're sitting on the floor, on a cushion, and there's no back to rest against. I do not wear a dress when I come here, and it can be difficult to clamber into the "seat". They also have normal tables, too so be sure to ask for that if you want it. We always get the nigiri, which is very reasonably priced, super fresh and delicious, but they also have ramen, bento boxes, maki rolls, hot pot, donburi and noodle dishes.

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    Dozo - Specialty drinks

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    Dozo - Spicy crunchy salmon roll (left), volcano roll (right)

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    Spicy crunchy salmon roll (left), volcano roll (right)

    Akira - Someone else posted this and I was told this is shrimp tempura so I ordered it.  But what came looked nothing like this

    Akira

    4.0(6 reviews)
    1.2 miKensington

    I came here with my wife on our honeymoon for afternoon tea after Kensington Palace on her…read morebirthday. It is located in the Japan House which has a shop and museum on the lower floors and this restaurant upstairs. We booked for afternoon tea on OneTable and they came out with the lunch menu which looked kind of pricy but we ordered the large tea platter which was full of tasty sushi and delicious snacks as well as a choice of tea or other drinks. I ordered the matcha and my wife ordered the sencha tea which were probably the best tea we have ever had. The service was pretty good but they forgot to give my wife a birthday desert (which was one matcha cake and one sponge cake with a candle) while they celebrated a birthday next to us. Not sure if it was a mix up since the booking said it was for a birthday or if she had a birthday twin next to us. Anyways, they felt bad and didn't charge for the birthday desert which was nice. We recommend this place for an authentic Japanese experience as well as their afternoon tea and to check out the free museum downstairs as it has rotating exhibits.

    I thought the food and service would be decent due to to the high prices. This wasn't the case. The…read more"popular" sashimi salad was horrible. Corned flakes mixed with the type of root that goes on the top of dishes nobody eats. The service wasn't good. The fluke sashimi was a bad cut and extremely chewy. I had to ask the waitress a few times for certain things then had to wait for over 20 mins for the check

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    Akira - Botan ebi and sea bass nigiri on a wooden stool more commonly used for sitting while at a Japanese bath house.

    Botan ebi and sea bass nigiri on a wooden stool more commonly used for sitting while at a Japanese bath house.

    Akira - Saikyo miso silver cod sumiyaki and vegetable kakiage on a sizzling hot stone slab

    Saikyo miso silver cod sumiyaki and vegetable kakiage on a sizzling hot stone slab

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    Yumenoki - japanese - Updated May 2026

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