Recommendations please for an excellent Japanese restaurant in London (not Nobu) for my birthday...........

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Thanks

nobu?

yeh celeb gaff I'm not thin enough yet

Ubon - it's run by same people as Nobu but in Canary wharf so no celebs and you can actually get a table. and to make it a really nice evening you can get the riverbus from Charing Cross which stops just outside

sounds good prufrock

We have a whole night to ourselves so am also looking for a hotel - will look at possibilities

am excited

Well Ubon is over the fab Four seasons at Canary Wharf. And the next day you can have Eggs Benedict for breakfast at Browns on West India Quay

no i was suggesting nobu to be nanoying

wagamama?

I like Satsuma but it's not "posh", more like Wagamama with big tables. The food is good though.

lol nobu nanoying

my mate has just offered to have the boys for 2 nights - woohoo

Zuma - just opposite harvey nichs!

\link{http://www.zumarestaurant.com/\tis wonderful!}

that looks fab too soapy

Hakkasan - but more Pan-Asian than strictly Japanese

Hi - I used to work for a Japanese company for 2 years in the Piccadilly area. Piccadilly/Mayfair is THE place for Japanese food. But as this was about 10 yaers ago, can't remember their names, which isn't helpful !!

As you are booking into a hotel, why don't you get a hotel in the Piccadlly or rather posh Mayfair area and walk around ? I doubt you will find a bad Japanese restaurant there, as most will be very up-market and have to be as they cater to the Japanese who work and live in that area (they are rather demanding when it comes to perfect food) !!

I remember one of the places my bosses took me to a couple of times was on Jermyn Street. If you really want to live it up you can get a private room with your own private chef who cooks your food right on you table. Jermyn Str. is just South of Piccadilly (parallel to it). It is where you find all the men's posh frocks (sorry, I mean shirts !!) and ties.

Are you willing to go to Clapham? amazing Japanese there called Tsunami. Ex Nobu chef and half the price

TAMAN GANG UNDER THE PARK LANE MARRIOTT

FOOD IS AMAZING THE BEST EVER,ITS NOT JAP ITS EASTERN INFLUENCED FOOD BIT IS BY FAR THE BEST FOOD IVE EATEN IN YEARS AND IVE EATEN A LOT !!!!

IT HAS AN AMAZING VIBE THERE IS A TOP DJ ON SAT NIGHTS AND THERE IS A REAL BUZZ IN THERE ...CELEB SPOTTING,GORGEOUS FOOD AND AMAZING BAR AREA .....GO GO GO

IF YOU GO HAVE THE SOFT SHELL CRAB,BLACK COD AND THE MERLOT BEEF WITH VERMICELLI...YUMM I NEED TO GO THERE VERY SOON .......

XX

drool at all these recommendations - thanks everyone

one last one for you - Sumosan on Albemarle STreet W1 has almost the same menu as Nobu without the fuss. - lovely place.
Zuma is fab but I heard they are in conflict with local residents and now have a licence which means they have to close at 10.45 pm!
Hakkasan has great food, but unless they have turned the music down recently you woun't be able to hear yourself think!
Taman Gang is great - fab cocktails -
Hope you have a great evening!

Satsuma somewhere near Leicester Squ I think. Yummy bento box