Café Japan Menu & Prices — London

Boiled soya beans

Miso paste soup

Boiled spinach marinated with sesame sauce

Cooked black seaweed

Vinegared cucumber and wakame seaweed

Yellow radish pickles

Salmon roe with grated radish

Marinated deep-fried sea bass and vegetables

Tin sliced low octopus with wasabi

Fried bean curd

Grilled aubergine with sweet miso paste

Six deep-fried chicken & vegetable dumplings

Six deep-fried vegetable dumplings

Fried chicken

Fried soft shell crab

Deep-fried sardine with plum and shiso leaf

Prawn and vegetables tempura on top of plain rice

Grilled eel on top of plain rice

4 pieces of prawn

6 kinds of vegetable

2 pieces of prawn and 4 kinds of vegetable

Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce

Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce

Grilled mackerel with salt

Salt-grilled yellow tail neck served with ponzu sauce

Grilled miso marinated black cod

Assorted selection of fish on sushi rice

Assorted selection of fish on sushi rice (no shell fish)

8 sliced salmon on sushi rice

4 sliced tuna & 4 sliced salmon on sushi rice

8 sliced tuna on sushi rice

Fine chopped toro with spring onion on sushi rice

Udon noodles in hot soup

Green salad with wakame seaweed with soy sauce & sesame oil based sauce

Assorted seaweeds

Tin sliced salmon with green salad

Salmon 3 slices, tuna 3 slices, yellow tail 3 slices, sea bream 3 slices & mackerel 3 slices

Salmon 3 slices, tuna 3 slices, fatty tuna 3 slices, yellow tail 3 slices, sea bream 3 slices, scallop 2 slices & jumbo shrimp 2 pieces

Salmon sashimi 6 slices

Tuna sashimi 6 slices

3 slices of salmon & tuna sashimi

Yellow tail sashimi 6 slices

Fatty tuna sashimi 6 slices

14 pcs chef's special assorted nigiri sushi

10 pcs of nigiri sushi & negitoro roll

8 pcs of nigiri sushi & tuna roll

6 pcs of nigiri sushi & salmon avocado inside out roll

Snow crab, avocado, cucumber, mayonnaise & flying fish roe

Salmon, sesame seeds & spicy mayonnaise

Tuna, sesame seeds & spicy mayonnaise

Prawn tempura, asparagus, mayonnaise & sesame seeds

Asparagus tempura, mayonnaise & sesame seeds

Cooked salmon, spring onion, spicy mayonnaise, sesame seeds & teriyaki sauce

Cooked tuna, spring onion, spicy mayonnaise, sesame seeds & teriyaki sauce

Cooked butter fish, sprig onion, spicy mayonnaise, sesame seeds & teriyaki sauce

Cooked yellow tail, spring onion, spicy mayonnaise, sesame seeds & teriyaki sauce

Soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, asparagus, omelette, mayonnaise & flying fish roe

Boiled soya beans

Bolled spinach marinated with sesame sauce

Cooked black seaweed

Vinegared cucumber and seaweed

Salmon roe with grated radish

Spicy seaweed

Assorted pickles

Kyoto pref. Type: futsu shu/unpasteurized. Rice: n/a. Polishing ratio: n/a. Smv: +2. Acidity: 1.2. Abv: 13%. Light and refreshing with a touch of yogurt notes. Soft and gentle, its delicate structure brings slight sweetness and continued to dry finish. (Fruity/aromatic, nice to be chilled)

Iwate pref. Type: special junmai. Rice: gin otome. Polishing ratio: 55%. Smv: +2. Acidity: 1.5. Abv: 15%. This is a signature sake from nanbu bijin. Banana on the nose. Fully rounded texture with light and clean sweetness of melon and pear. (Fruity/aromatic, nice to be chilled)

Kyoto pref. Type: futsu shu. Rice: n/a. Polishing ratio: n/a. Smv: +4. Acidity: 1.3. Abv: 13%. Brewed with famous kyoto water, this sake has smooth and light texture. It's a classic sake with woody nose. Very drinkable followed by moderate umami. (Fresh/crispy, nice to be chilled)

Miyagi pref. Type: special junmai /yamahai. Rice: sasa roman. Polishing ratio: 60%. Smv: +2. Acidity: 1.8. Abv: 15%. Chestnuts and honey on the nose. This complex and well-balanced sake has mushroom and toffee on the palate. (Earthy/mineral, chilled or warm, best to be warm)

Kyoto pref. Type: futsu shu/taru. Rice: n/a. Polishing ratio: n/a. Smv: +4. Acidity: 1.3. Abv: 15%. Cedar wood and earthy notes on the nose. Fresh parsley on the palate with kick of fennel seeds in creamy texture. Big umami gives nice finish. (Rich/mellow, chilled, room temp or warm)

Oita pref. Type: honjozo. Rice: hattan nishiki. Polishing ratio: 60%. Smv: +0. Acidity: 1.4. Abv: 17%. A sake brewed to be chilled or served on the rocks. Spicy, rich and powerful on the palate yet, it has a light and delicate finish. (Specials, nice to be chilled)

Niigata pref. Type: ginjo. Rice: 500 mangoku. Polishing ratio: 53%. Smv: +5. Acidity: 1.1. Abv: 15%. Versatile ginjo sake to be enjoyed with food. Silky, light and dry sake with dried pineapple, coconut and kick of coffee beans. (Specials, nice to be chilled)

Kochi pref. Type: junmai. Rice: yamada nishiki + akebono. Polishing ratio: 60%. Smv: +8. Acidity: 1.4. Abv: 15%. Super dry sake that has a subtle nose of green apple and melon. Crisp and sharp finish leads to a kick of roasted nuts and black pepper. (Specials, nice to be chilled)

Niigata pref. Type: junmai / undiluted. Rice: 500 mangoku. Polishing ratio: 70%. Smv: +7. Acidity: 1.5. Abv: 17%. Brown sugar and raisin on the nose. This undiluted sake has rich sweetness of maple syrup with fruity mango notes. Lingering finish with nutty notes. (Specials, nice to be chilled)

Miyagi pref. Type: junmai. Rice: manamusume. Polishing ratio: 65%. Smv: +2. Acidity: 1.5. Abv: 15%. Pancakes and roasted nuts on the nose. Very gentle, classic and smooth sake with a hint of peach and cotton candy. (Specials, nice to be chilled)

Choose 2 flavours! Flavours: coconut, green tea, strawberry, cheesecake, raspberry, salted caramel, chocolate ganach, mango. (1 portion)

O-toro, tuna, salmon, sea bream, sea bass, yellow tail, scallop, sweet shrimp, squid, octopus

Fine chopped toro & spring onion

Fine chopped toro & yellow pickles

Salmon skin, cucumber, teriyaki sauce

Ikura shiso maki (イクラしそ巻き)

Ika shiso maki (イカしそ巻き)

8 pcs. Chu-toro, tuna, salmon, sea bream, sea bass, mackerel, yellow tail, red mullet

Choose up 2 flavours!

Choose up 2 flavours!

Choose up 2 flavours!

(With seaweed)

(Skiyaki-style simmered beef & tofu)

7 pieces nigiri (fatty tuna, tuna, salmon, sea bass, sea bream, yellowtail, salmon roe), and tuna roll with salad and miso soup

6 pieces of salmon nigiri, salmon roll, salad and miso soup

Assorted sashimi (includes shellfish) on sushi rice with miso soup

Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce with rice, salad, appetizer and miso soup

Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce with rice, salad, appetizer and miso soup

Grilled mackerel with teriyaki sauce or salt with rice, salad, appetizer and miso soup

2 pieces of tempura prawn and vegetables on plain rice with salad, appetizer, pickles, and miso soup

Type: junmai ginjo, rice: fuku hibiki, polishing rate: 50%, abv: 15%, amv: +3. It possesses a gorgeous fragrance & mellow taste. A characteristic of komachi yeast r-5. Good with salmon, all kinds of sashimi

Type: junmai, rice: fuku hibiki, polishing rate: 60%, abv: 15%, amv: +10. Very dry pure rice sake. Firm rice flavours. Leaves a crisp, fresh feelings. Good with tempura, toro, salmon, yakitori

Type: ginjo, rice: misato nishiki, polishing rate: 50%, abv: 16.4%, amv: +1. Un-pasteurized & freshly pressed sake. Produced by very rare sake rice "misato nishiki". Elegant aroma & sharp taste. Good with oyster, white fish, carpaccio, gomaae

Type: ginjo, rice: omachi, polishing rate: 50%, abv: 16.7%, amv: -1. Un-pasteurized & freshly pressed sake. Produced by selected sake rice "omachi". Fresh grape fruits aroma & sharp taste. Good with oyster, white fish, carpaccio, gomaae

Type: daiginjo, rice: yamada nishiki, polishing rate: 40%, abv: 15%, amv: +2. Very elegant aroma & taste. Made from 100% yamada nishiki from hyogo prefecture. Good with white fish

And vegetables

Tin sliced raw octopus with wasabi

Deep-fried sardine with ume & shiso