Let’s cerebrate the arrival of spring with Koshi no Kanbai! From ancient times people in Japan have enjoyed drinking sake beneath flowering trees. Sakura, or cherry blossoms, are justly famous but it is actually the plum trees in bloom that tell us that spring is here.
Koshi no Kanbai means “winter plum of Niigata,” evoking the freshness and delicacy of springtime. We encourage you to try a glass of this elegant, smooth sake known and admired all over Japan.
Koshi no Kanbai is not readily available in the U.K., and it’s a rare treat to be able sample three at this time of the year. Some of the restaurants participating in Kanbai Week are offering sake flights so you can try three different labels all at once.
Dates
Monday, 18 March–Sunday, 31 March 2019
Restaurants
Chisou
31 Beauchamp Place, London, SW3 1NU
+44 20 3155 0005
22-23 Woodstock Street, London, W1C 2AR
+44 20 7629 3931
chisourestaurant.com
Dinings SW3
Lennox Gardens Mews, Chelsea, London SW3 2JH, UK
+44 20 7723 0666
dinings.co.uk
Ginza Onodera
15 Bury St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6AL, UK
+44 20 7839 1101
ginzaonodera.uk
Kazu
64 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4QD, UK
+44 20 3848 5777
kazurestaurants.com
Kikuchi
14 Hanway St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1UD, UK
+44 20 7637 7720
kikuchisushi.com
Shimogamo
108 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7AN, UK
+44 20 7424 9560
shimogamo.co.uk
Sushi Atelier
114 Great Portland St, Fitzrovia, London W1W 6PA, UK
+44 20 7636 4455
sushiatelier.co.uk
Taka
18 Shepherd Market, Mayfair, London W1J 7QH, UK
+44 20 3637 7677
takalondon.com
Tokimeite
23 Conduit St, Mayfair, London W1S 2XS, UK
+44 20 3826 4411
tokimeite.com
Yashin
117 – 119 Old Brompton Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 3RN, UK
+44 20 7373 3990
yashinocean.com
Yashin Sushi and Bar
1A Argyll Rd, Kensington, London W8 7DB, UK
+44 20 7938 1536
yashinsushi.com