London’s best Sake joints

Sink into some sake, says Eliza Scott
Sake masters: Shoryu in Denman Street
Eliza Scott14 September 2016

Ramen is a staple dish in London and nothing complements it like a glass of the Japanese drink sake. This rice wine is brewed like a beer, giving it a stronger taste than wine but a lighter feel than a lager. It can also be used in cocktails and is so popular that breweries across rural Japan are struggling to keep up with demand. Here’s where to charge your glass.

Sushinoen

This independent restaurant near Brick Lane serves excellent Taru Junmai Daiginjo sake. It has a fresh taste with cedar tones.

Info: £23 per 300ml bottle, 2 White Church Lane, Whitechapel, E1, sushinoen.com

Pan Chai

Pan Chai’s Mitani Fujio Ginjo sake has a refined and light taste. This is because its rice has had the outer 40 per cent of the grains polished away.

Info: £10.85 for a glass, Harrods Food Hall, 87-135 Brompton Road, SW1, panchai.com

Shoryu

This serves the fruity and balanced Nigori Cloudy sake, which has been proved by Japanese scientists to lower cholesterol and is sourced from Gekkeikan, a 350-year-old company.

Info: £4.80 per glass, 3 Denman Street, W1, shoryuramen.com

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Chisou

The Mayfair restaurant’s peppery Kimpo Fuyou Taru sake has interesting pine and cedar flavours, having been roasted in cedar barrels.

Info: £6.20 per glass, 4 Princes Street W1, chisourestaurant.com

Nanban

Nanban’s Amabuki Rose is made from red rice. It is a rich, nutty sake, which has a surprising popcorn taste.

Info: £16 per glass, 426 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, nanban.co.uk

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