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Cuisine Guide
Discover handpicked Japanese restaurants in Hackney, London, with what to order first at each place.
Every place here is handpicked. Signal score shows how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.
3 restaurants
British-Japanese Skewers / Izakaya · ££ · Hackney
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Chicken and Spring Onion Skewer
Universally praised as a 'jubilation' of charred, juicy thighs that 'practically burst in the mouth' and offer the savoury goodness one craves when 'teetering on tipsy.'
Strong, consistent praise across multiple sources.
Japanese Wine Bar · £££ · Hackney
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Beef Rump Tataki
Described as 'rosy sheafs of obliging, raw rump steak,' this dish comes with an 'effective activity centre of dips and intensifiers' including hot mustard and soy.
Strong, consistent praise across multiple sources.
Japanese Udon · ££ · Hackney
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English Breakfast Udon
The restaurant's iconic dish, tweaked here into a 'kamatama style' where the heat of the noodles 'cooks' a raw egg yolk into a sauce, accompanied by bacon and mushrooms—critics warn 'don't call it a Japanese carbonara'.
Well-backed by reviews and repeat mentions.