This is such a cute little place, and even though it's at the over-populated top end of Baker Street it feels a little undiscovered. It seems to have completely escaped the internet too, even google maps street view. (Hold on, seems like it used to be called Japanese Deli, here it is.) 'Home cooked Japanese food' it says, and it really feels like it. Having spent time in Japan I can attest that this really does feel like someone's asked you over to their house for tea.
I've had the tofu burger, and today the tempura. Ok so it was soggy but it's not a deep fat fryer type place and was still tasty.
£5.50 for a bento with rice and two salads. 50p extra for brown rice. And they have onigiri like you'd find in a Japanese school kid's lunchbox. Far better than the plastic wrapped Samurai sushi ones (although I have to say I have a bit of a thing for them). It's hitting the edges of the prices you want to pay for this food but worth it for the freshness and authenticity. And it's good to support small quality places like this who can't afford to cut prices like the big chains can.
Update 18th August: Passed by it yesterday and it is being cruelly ripped apart by builders. Yet another one bites the dust. Shame.
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