We ordered a variety of dishes - sushi, beef sukiyaki, tempura, grilled salmon belly etc and they are all delicious. The prices are quite high but they gave us plenty of food so it's pretty good value for money. This is one of the best Japanese restaurant in North London!
Delicious and authentic, with friendly staff. Went for my 30th birthday dinner and would recommend to anyone looking for a relaxed setting.
Let me be clear, this is one very good Japanese restaurant. Everything I've ever eaten there has been top notch. Look forward to many return visits.
Authentic, good value and quality. Easy to walk past, this quiet Japanese restaurant is probably a big hit with the evening crowd. Our lunch was good quality and presentation and didn't shock the wallet. Happy to return any day.
Overall, it's a really good option if you're up for Japanese in the Camden area. I think Koya still has the overall better food but this is still within that quality range. Plus, you can reserve a table and get a much more intimate atmosphere here. The portions are comparable to that of Japanese cuisine in Japan, but may appear small compared to other Asian restaurants in London. They were more than adequate for everyone in our group though, so I can't complain. It's not the cheapest option for Japanese food, but the food was highly authentic and of very good quality overall, and so does justify the price.
Great Japanese food and an amazingly friendly staff. A bit pricey but they offer some nice lunch menu’s. The restaurant itself has not the best flair, but after 1-2 Asahi and a couple of Sake, you don’t notice this anymore 🍶😉
Saturday lunch set: delicious, lots of variety and taste from the set. Had a tofu in hot soup set, and a tonkatsu pork set. Nice dipping sauces, pickles, miso, rice and salad.
Friendly staff and fantastic food. You can enjoy varieties of authentic Japanese food here. It reminded me of life in Japan for over 20 years.
Authentic & mouth watering Japanese food with reasonable price. Great service and friendly staff!
This authentic Kyoto cuisine was recommended by a Japanese friend of ours. We ventured in yesterday and managed to get seats at the sushi bar despite having no prior booking. The interior is very nice and cozy.
We slowly made our way through their daily specials - edamame, deep fried white bait and sashimi. For the main course, we shared udon soup and marinated salmon belly. Washed it down with sake.
The food was indeed very fresh and delicious, the sashimi sublime. The bill was surprisingly reasonable.
We will definitely return -- our two favourite Japanese-run Japanese cuisine places in North London have shut down over the past two years, so Shimogamo will be our new port of call, albeit slightly more distant.
PS In the interest of full disclosure, our opinion was somewhat swayed by a portion of complementary unagi ;-)
Came here for sukiyaki specially. It was not all ready as I used to have but more like shabu shabu that you need to put your own beef. So need to put the beef on time otherwise the meet will either not cooked, or too cooked.
We had sukiyaki and shabu shabu set for lunch.
For sukiyaki, it’s good to come at dinner time, as the side dishes didn’t work well for me. The sashimi set and curry with rice looks really good that I wanna try next time.
Authentic Japanese food. Chicken karaage lunch set and grilled fresh mackerel set are awesome. Love to have them everyday.
Good quality sushi and miso soup. Handy location and they do set lunches. Still, a little disappointed that they serve bluefin tuna which I hadn't realised so won't be going back.
Very intimate Japanese restaurant with traditional food. Great quality food in a comfortable setting but a bit pricey.
Quiet on a Thurs night. Friendly staff. Really good food.
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