Hi. I have just moved to shefffield and was wondering if anyone can tell me where I can find a japanese restaurant in sheffield or even in surrounding towns?

well, according to the yellow pages (www.yell.co.uk) leeds has the only one :o

Little Tokyo
24, Central Rd
Leeds West Yorkshire
LS1 6DE

Tel: 0113 243 9090

could be quite a lucrative business oppotunity for someone to open up one in sheffield, as i know that places like YO SUSHI are doing extremly well in places like London

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No I'm not aware of any, I know the restuarant scene pretty well.

There is also a Tepanyaki in Leeds, as well as the one mentioned above

there is a vietnamese noodle bar on london road. I know it's not japanese, but hey, it's noodles!

I know its not much use to you but the only Japaneese one i've come across is at Darwin near Blackburn in Lancashire.

Alternatively you could try a nice plate of pie, mash, peas and gravy served with lashings of Hedersons relish!

Manchester has a couple of good ones.

All this post has done is point out yet another area in which Sheffield is lacking. To live in Sheffield and have to travel 30+ miles for a Japanese meal is disgusting.

Originally posted by pontious
Alternatively you could try a nice plate of pie, mash, peas and gravy served with lashings of Hedersons relish!
and a nice glass of Sake

Thanks. Anyone wanna start a Japanese business here? Might help if you are Japanese.

you can order japanese seaweed rolls in the thai restaurant in broomhill called Bahn Nah.
would imagine Takapuna has a japanese dish on their world menu too.
definatley a gap in the market in sheff!

Originally posted by RPG
well, according to the yellow pages (www.yell.co.uk) leeds has the only one :o

Little Tokyo
24, Central Rd
Leeds West Yorkshire
LS1 6DE

Tel: 0113 243 9090

could be quite a lucrative business oppotunity for someone to open up one in sheffield, as i know that places like YO SUSHI are doing extremly well in places like London

i have eaten there.. and it is really NICE!!!

The new East One restaurant at West One does Japanese food, but mostly noodle-based. It also does Chinese and Thai food. I haven't been yet but I've heard it's pretty good.

There isnt one, but I am planning openning a Yakitori restaurant in Sheffield.

Yakitori!? really??? wow- please do it.
If you also sold ramen and kare raisu I'd come for lunch everyday. :D
I really missing those foods.
Personally I feel these sort of cheap popular japanese foods are much more suited to the british sense of taste than sushi.

about skinny sumo.... it's changed- not sure what it is now- it's kept the same name- but I think now it's teppanyaki rather than sushi.
Nottingham still has 'Higoi' a small restaurant on lenton blvd- which is what? 1 1/2 hours drive away... not too far away.

whats yakitori, can someone explain

Yeah, what is yakitori??
Are there any Indonesian restaurants in Yorkshire? I miss authentic Nasi goreng and Bami goreng.

There's a fantastic Japanese restaurant in Nottingham on Mansfield Road called Ginza as well. It's a Teppanyaki and Sushi place - excellent food...

I agree it's something that we in Sheffield are lacking.

Still, we're catching up. We even have a Subway now!!! :D

Originally posted by mikey
whats yakitori, can someone explain

google is your friend:

http://www.masterstech-home.com/The_Kitchen/Articles/YakitoriArticle.html

Subway???

"yakitori - served with tare(a sweet soy sauce) or shio(salt plain, grilld white chicken meat)" - lonely planet japanise phrase book1998 8)

Originally posted by Valallan
Subway???

best sandwich shop EVER :D

OK OK just wondering. ;>

i think they are on west street... or somewhere near there

i walked past but i wasnt quite sure where i was :lol:

To confirm, "Subway" is on Devonshire Street:

Subway Sandwiches
100 Devonshire St
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 7SF

Tel: 0114 279 6299

I've heard good things about it too, but not had a sandwich from there yet.

I tried them in America and they were good sandwiches BIG to.... I don't know about here?8)

Originally posted by Valallan
I tried them in America and they were good sandwiches BIG to.... I don't know about here?8)

There's one in M'cr and they're big there too so I assume they'll be bigger in the Sheffield one on account of Yorkshire having everything bigger and better.

I know you can get a "foot long" sandwich. Someone had one in our office and we were all in awe! :lol:

anyone been 2 wagamamas? the foods gr8 i think they should open 1 in sheffield.

Hi everybody

I'm French and I have recently relocated to Sheffield...

I have to say I am a Japanese food addict and apparently there are no Japanese restaurants in the Sheffield area... Is that really so?

Cheers

I have good news for you.

There is going to be on London Road. The signs have just gone up it's called something like Wasabi Sabi? Something like that anyway.

I'm sure it will be open soon.

That is fantastic news!

Particularly as London road is close to where I live so it's even greater. I'll make sure to keep an eye open next time I drive to town (I'd better keep my 2 eyes open when I'm driving anyway!).

Thanks!

Originally posted by steelblade
I have good news for you.

There is going to be on London Road. The signs have just gone up it's called something like Wasabi Sabi? Something like that anyway.

I'm sure it will be open soon.

Is that the old Mango Tree then?

Try going to the new(ish) East One noodle bar, it's right in the city centre in the West One development. Rather than repeat myself (and others) check out this link:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2805

I know a Japanese person who goes there from time to time and seems to rate them highly - as do I (although I'm not Japanese of course... doh) :)

PS. Also check out the BBC review at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/greedycow/food/cafes/east1.shtml

Yes it is the old Mango Tree.

Does anyone know when Wagamama is coming to Sheffield *drool*:P

That is fantastic news about a japanese restaurant - Sheffield may yet catch up with other cities in terms of eating out!

that is really good news indeed! :D Been waiting for ages for a jap restaurant in sheffield. If i had the money, would have opened one ages ago!
hope it's going to be good tho, not like the east one noodles at west one. Maybe I'm just picky with my food, but I went once and the food there was horrible and not authentic and quite pricey compared to other noodle bars. Maybe it's just me, since it got such raving reviews from other ppl. :)

little tokyo at leeds are actually done by a chinese family! and some of their food are even chinese food!

There's a Japanese restaurant opening in the next few weeks in the former Mango Tree restaurant on London Road.

Originally posted by vothod
anyone been 2 wagamamas? the foods gr8 i think they should open 1 in sheffield. Try East One at West One. I understand that the owner, Roger Chung originally set up the Wagamama concept, and that East One is the next generation.

Looks like a Japanese restaurant is being fitted out on London Rd,near Abbeydale Rd junction.

i been to wagamama at manchester! the food's yummy!
wheres west one?

Yeah, it's excellent news that Wsasabi Sabi is opening soon.
What with a new jazz club opening recently and now a Japanese restaurant coming to Sheffield, these are groovy times.

Keep it up Sheff!

Originally posted by Dr Feelgood
Yeah, it's excellent news that Wsasabi Sabi is opening soon.
What with a new jazz club opening recently and now a Japanese restaurant coming to Sheffield, these are groovy times.

Keep it up Sheff!

Are you talking about the One Eleven jazz Club?
http://www.oneelevenclub.co.uk

Oui, c'est ca!:)

can anyone tell me where west street is? :(

does anyone know when it's going to be open?

today i went passed it and they had lights on their signs outside already! but the windows still have mango tree all over it! hope it will open soon!!
:D

There's Noodle Inn just opened on London Road, its great!!! I've been there 3 times already, and its still really cheap, you're looking at £4.00/meal, Graet till this Sabi place opens and yeah, its openeing next week! Have fun XXX

i saw noodle inn's menu, its just similar to most chinese restaurants. japanese and chinese food are very different!!

Not that impressed with Wasabi Sabi. It's very expensive in my opinion. I had the cheapest 'meat' set dish and that was £22 puls a bottle of Kirin beer and a bottle of water and it came to £27 total. maybe that's nothing to some but it's expensive in my books. Especially with the (little) amount you get.

I suppose what your paying for is the cooking display which you get when you order Tapen Yaki (the set meal). Lots of food juggling and flames whooshing. The foods freshly cooked in front of you but such meagre amounts !! Good to watch but is it worth it all in the end ? I don't think so.

What's anyone else think ?

Yeah I agree.

I have to admit I haven't experienced Wasabi Sabi yet and the reason for that IS the price.

My friend and I did go in once but as we hadn't booked we couldn't get a table, which was probably a good thing as we hadn't had a look at the menu by then!

I still would like to go because I haven't had proper Japanese food in 8 months now :'(((( !!

Was the food good though? Let me know.

Has anybody heard of other Japanese restaurants, even (way) out of town. I'd be ready to go to Leeds, York or Manchester!!

I can highly recommend Little Tokyo in Leeds which is behind the House of Fraser store

Originally posted by ultracynic
I can highly recommend Little Tokyo in Leeds which is behind the House of Fraser store

Thank you for that. I'll definitely look into it.

If anyone else is interested, here are the details:

Little Tokyo
24 Central Road
City Centre
0113 243 9090

http://www.sugarvine.com/Leeds/reviews/review_detail.asp?restaurantid=7762&name=Little%20Tokyo


Apparently, there is another Japanese restaurant in Leeds:

Teppanyaki Restaurant
Belgrave Hall,
Belgrave Street,
Leeds, LS2 4DD
(0113) 245-3345

http://www.sushi.infogate.de/rest/eu_greatbritain_leeds.htm

We went to the Wasabisabi when it first opened and thought it was expensive for what it was. It's more like snack food than proper meals. Nice enough but really not worth that much money.

Does anyone know of any Japanese restaurants that do the buffet sushi thing, you know with the belt that goes round with all the food on and you take what you want?

london RD? there deffo is one in sheffield, try yell.com

theres WasabiSabi on london road. they dont have the conveyabelt but they do have a little sushi bar and a teppanyaki area! ide reconmend it... its the only japanese place in sheffield... oh and theres east ocean pacific cafe thing down at the moor... but i wouldnt call that japanese.

Originally posted by jaki_fruit
theres WasabiSabi on london road. they dont have the conveyabelt but they do have a little sushi bar and a teppanyaki area! ide reconmend it... its the only japanese place in sheffield... oh and theres east ocean pacific cafe thing down at the moor... but i wouldnt call that japanese.

The Ocean on Matilda street is very good - I have had some very good meals there. They do a variety of East Asian cuisine. When I have been there the waiters/watresses have either been Malaysian Chinese or 'BBC' (British born Chinese).

any decent japanese / sushi restaurants in city center. only found wasabisabi and seems a bit pricey.

I think WasabiSabi is the only choice! We appear to be the largect city in the world without a single Sushi Loop!!
I'd love to open the empty building next to Ruskins as a Yo! Sushi...

Try the East Ocean Cafe on Matilda Street, tel: 0114 278 1888. They do Japanese, Thai and Chinese food.

Wasabisabi is fantastic, you get loads of sushi for your money.

Also try the deep fried soft-shelled crab, it looks like a giant spider in tempura batter but it tastes out of this world.

I'm not keen on Yo! Sushi, you have to wait ages for your favourite thing to trundle past and some git always beats you to it.

Yo! is to sushi what Subway is to sandwiches

Does anyone know when Wagamama is coming to Sheffield *drool*:P
I don't know, but they're opening in Leeds this summer.

my japanese friend went to wasabisabi (or however u spell it) she said they were 90% chinese people half pretending to be japanese as they had learnt some phrases.

seems a bit of a con doesnt it lol.

she didnt mind it but said it didnt really taste that traditional.

Love Japanese food and although really enjoyed Wasabisabi would love a yo sushi to open here. You can pick whatever dish you want and it doesn't have to be that expensive if you only want a couple of things! Have resorted to buying the packs from M&S but not as nice as going out to eat and Wasabisabi quite expensive

any decent japanese / sushi restaurants in city center. only found wasabisabi and seems a bit pricey.


Try their set lunchtime menu - it's good value.

My favourite client takes me there for lunch now and again, yum.

my japanese friend went to wasabisabi (or however u spell it) she said they were 90% chinese people half pretending to be japanese as they had learnt some phrases.

seems a bit of a con doesnt it lol.

she didnt mind it but said it didnt really taste that traditional.

lol... Well, she isn't wrong there. Let's just say that, there isn't such a thing as an 'authentic' foreign restaurant that will have foreigners working as waitresses/waiters. It's never the case, anywhere.

All I know is that a proper 'sushi chef' by Japan's standard are highly sort after and cost an arm and leg to employ, (just like adim sum chef for Chinese cuisines) and sushi in Japan is a BIG thing. They make the sushi from fresh ingredients, and cut all sushi in a symmetrical way. It takes years to learn how to boil the rice alone. Don't ask me why... *shrugs* They also have different grades of rice that are only eaten in Japan alone, and never imported. So, let's just say that, your Japanese friend will *not* be easily impressed by any Japanese restaurant in the UK. Oh, maybe except for 'Nobu' In London. I think the chef is a Japanese guy too. Some guy trained under him, I think he recently moved to a restaurant in Leeds. They just won an award as well, according to Leed's Time magazine. Now that, I wouldn't mind trying.

Wasabisabi's costs are 'okay' price for sushi, cos in Japan, it cost I think 80p per piece of sushi (when I went there once). At the lower end of their conveyor belt type too. The standard of living is so high there that, the chefs from that country won't work abroad, cos it's kinda beneath them. It's more prestigious in Japan.

Yo sushi is not that nice. It's quite manufactured, I'm sorry to say. Sushi rice should be kept at a certain temperature. I dunno how they manage to preserve rice that cold, but... I don't tend to buy sushi from a fridge. Cos you're just eating cold rice, which is not right.