Yellowtail crudo
Yuzu kosho, green mandarin, shiso oil
Fire.
Season.
Instinct.
JAPANESE IN SPIRIT.
UNBOUND BY TRADITION.
炭UNBOUND BY TRADITION.
A dining room shaped by
fire, season, and instinct.
Good things
begin with fire.
Discover the menu ↗︎FIRE / SEASON / INSTINCTCONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DININGLONDON, SOHO
01 The way we see it
Respect the ingredient.
Follow the season.
Leave room for instinct.
Sumi means charcoal. To us, it means a starting point: the quiet heat that transforms something simple into something worth remembering. Japanese technique, a curious kitchen, and the pleasure of a shared table.
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SUMI
SUMI
02 From our kitchen
18
Charred aubergine
White miso, sesame, puffed buckwheat
Scallop, still warm
Brown butter ponzu, sea herbs, citrus
Beef from the coals
Flat iron, smoked tare, spring onion
Something sweet
Black sesame, toasted rice, milk ice cream
The Sumi martini
Japanese gin, dry sake, pickled green plum
Mandarin highball
Whisky, mandarin cordial, sparkling water
Shiso garden
Shiso, cucumber, verjus, soda. Alcohol free.
Sake, by the glass
A changing selection, from crisp to quietly complex
Leave it with the kitchen
A seven-course journey through the season, from a first bite of something raw to a final spoonful of something sweet.
With a little company
Five considered sake and wine pairings selected for the evening.
Available for the whole table. Please allow two hours and mention dietary requirements when booking.
03 A place to settle in
Intimate by design.
Open by nature.
Warm timber. Low light. A seat close enough to see the work of the kitchen. Come with people you love, or arrive alone and sit at the counter.
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04 Behind the counter
A conversation
between craft
and curiosity.
For our imagined chef, Ren Mori, cooking begins with listening: to the ingredient, to the season, to the people around the table. The menu changes. That way of thinking stays.
Expect the precision of Japanese cooking, the warmth of an open kitchen, and the occasional unexpected turn.
Ren Mori
OUR FICTIONAL CHEF & CREATIVE NORTH STAR05 We'll keep a seat
Tonight
could be good.
The neighbourhood
Soho, London
A fictional address for
a very real design idea.
At the table
Tuesday – Thursday
18:00 – 22:00
Friday – Saturday
17:00 – 23:00
Good to know
Dining room and counter seating.
Groups of up to six.
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through our concept
reservation experience.