The dining room at Hotori, with the chefs at work behind the counter
Holborn · City of London

Yakitori & Edomae sushi

Seventeen cuts, grilled over white-ash binchotan. Fish aged in-house, cut to order.

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Opening hours
  • Mon – Thu12:00 – 14:30 · 18:00 – 22:00
  • Fri12:00 – 14:30 · 18:00 – 22:30
  • Sat18:00 – 22:30
  • SunClosed
Find us

1 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1AN
Directions →

07770 054993

Two minutes from Chancery Lane. Last order 30mins before closing.

Menu

Lunch, dinner and drinks

Lunch Bento sets, sushi, sashimi sets and the lunch à la carte, Monday to Friday. Lunch menu →
Dinner The yakitori sets, the chef experiences and the à la carte. Dinner menu →
Drinks Sake, shochu and a short list of wines picked to sit alongside charcoal and fish. Drinks menu →
What to expect

Two counters, one room

The yakitori counter at Hotori, with the chef at work behind it
Yakitori Beak-to-tail chicken on bamboo skewers, grilled over Japanese binchotan. Seventeen cuts, including parts most kitchens discard.
A sashimi set at Hotori: salmon, yellowtail and seasonal fish with miso soup, salad and rice
Edomae sushi Cut to order by Shunji Irokawa — three Michelin Plates earned at Kyoto Kitchen, Winchester. Aged fish, hand-formed rice, vinegar from Kyoto. Sashimi sets at lunch; counter omakase by evening.
Book ahead

Chef experiences

Beak to Tail at Hotori
Beak to Tail The dish Hotori was built around · £102 · 24-hour pre-order Book →
Yakitori Omakase at Hotori
Yakitori Omakase The grill, in miniature · £50 · 24-hour pre-order Book →
The Clash of Cane & Charcoal at Hotori
The Clash of Cane & Charcoal With Brass Dove · £75 · 48-hour pre-order · Fridays at 19:00, until 30 Oct Book →
Signature Set at Hotori
Signature Set £50 · 24-hour pre-order Book →

All experiences and dates →

In the press

What the critics say

“At Hotori, patience is rewarded”
olive magazine — best Japanese restaurants in the UK
“As good as any yakitori restaurant I have tried in Tokyo, and better than many there”
Jay Rayner, Financial Times
“One of London's most exciting Japanese openings in recent years”
The Hotel Journal — best Asian restaurants in London

All press →

Brass Dove, the bar downstairs at Hotori, laid out for an evening

Private dining & events

Corporate · celebrations · large groups

Christmas party menu now available for booking

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