Itsu

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Hidden gem 3rd September 2008

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This branch is fairly hidden at the back of Oxford Street.

Itsu is famous for being the restaurant where the Russian spy was poisoned. Don’t worry, though – it wasn’t at this branch! I was interested when this happened, as it put Itsu into the right bracket, I felt – a shop full of intelligent and interesting people. The food is simply excellent – Itsu is the best sushi venue I know. The ingredients are lovely and fresh, and the bento (take away lunch boxes) are very consistent. The mix of contents in a bento box is changed every so often, so that you get a new experience every season, but there is always plenty of salad, and you feel that you have eaten a really healthy and satisfying meal.

If you want to be sinful, I can recommend the coconut pots, subtitled ‘If a Bounty died and went to Heaven’