Akira, Japan House London

Japanese cuisine has invaded the culinary world, captivating the hearts of diners worldwide with its intricacy – the delicacy found in all combinations of subtle, yet exotic flavors that water the taste buds like no other. Despite the rapid growth of Japanese cuisine and its increasing popularity, the quality and value Japanese dishes hold did not fade away; in fact, its global fame and culinary debut has further led to the ongoing food trends that revolve around sushi and sashimi dishes.

With Japanese dishes leading the culinary trends worldwide, its existence is in high demand by diners and Japanese food lovers no matter where they are. This then results in the boom of Japanese restaurants appearing in every corner of the world – showcasing Japan’s elite and elegant dishes in which require patience, dedication, and a great understanding of all components.

Now, Japanese food restaurants and even the specialized Omakase restaurants with fancy sushi tables are found in almost every country around the world. Famous for its delicate dishes with numbers of fresh, vivid-colored ingredients combined with several authentic Japanese traditional style liquid condiments like Shoyu, Nitsume, and Miso – not to forget the mention of the hot and spicy Wasabi paste to spice up just any kind of sushi or sashimi, interesting blends of various fine selection of ingredients have led to the love for Japanese food, which then answers the question of why so many Japanese restaurants, specifically sushi restaurants, are found literally everywhere.

If you happen to reside in the UK, London is definitely a place with countless numbers of authentic Japanese restaurants with divine sushi and sashimi menus.

Among the best Japanese restaurants in London, Akira, located on the first floor of the famed Japan House London in Kensington High Street, is indeed one of the must-go-to Japanese restaurants with a unique ‘Omotenashi’ hospitality. Witness and feel the originality of food preparation and enjoy a warm, yet traditional dining experience through Akira’s ‘Trinity of Cooking’ principles in which includes the unique dishes, tableware, and the Japanese food aesthetics.

With culinary experts and a theatre of Master chefs doing all the intricate food preps, diners can witness all the magic happening right in front of their eyes.

As the ingredients here are often selected to portray and reflect the traditional Japanese food selections, chefs would carefully select seasonal, premium quality ingredients rather than neglecting the importance of ingredient quality. Sushi specialties and a wide range of signature menus that change according to seasonal availability are what makes Akira such an amazing place to dine. Fine quality tableware with unique designs and touching stories behind the concept – which is generally fine art, explains much about how the owner, Shimizu Akira, cares about every little detail here at Akira.

Diners can all enjoy and devour the beauty of authentic Japanese dishes with a wide variety of lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner specials that vary each visit. Reflecting a wide combination of Japan’s food offers, be it meat or seafood choices, all are fine selected with an ideal concept of ‘choosing what’s best and catering to diners’ needs’ here at Akira. Diners who would love to have an amazing dining experience will love the Japanese bar which offers a wide range of drinks like the traditional Japanese Sake and other special blends of cocktails. Some of the best original drinks include rare, special ingredients like rare Sake, Yuzu orange, and Shiso.

As diners are often in the search for best restaurants with a wide variety of special dishes, Akira is just the right place that offers that. Authentic, original, and true to what Japanese traditional dishes are deemed to be, Akira proudly shines with fine quality ingredients, fantastic service, and amazing deco to make just any dining experience extraordinary.