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This new Japanese restaurant in Fitzrovia will have kibako, omakase-style boxes filled with sashimi and sushi, at the heart of its menu, as well as set menus with seared butterfish and à la carte options like hand-dived scallops.

What was Rai, the fine-dining Fitzrovia outpost of Islington’s Hot Stone, is relaunching as the modern Japanese kibako, named after the omakase-style wooden trays of sushi and sashimi that are the restaurant’s speciality.

Contemporary Japanese restaurant Kibako is to open in London's Fitzrovia. Guests will be offered the signature kibako, omakase-style boxes containing between six and 12 hand-crafted sushi and sashimi dishes.

“Kibako”, a new contemporary Japanese restaurant, will open in Fitzrovia in mid-March, offering a menu of dishes that blend traditional techniques with modern flair.

Kibako’s menu will feature re-imaginings of classic dishes that combine specialist Japanese ingredients with the highest-quality produce from around the world.

Kibako is being billed as a modern Japanese restaurant, which takes its name from omakase-style boxes that are one of the key parts of the menu. These kikabo boxes feature 10-12 pieces of sushi and sashimi which they say are...Find Out More

Its signature will be the ‘kibako’ omakase-style boxes containing between six to 12 hand-crafted sushi and sashimi dishes chosen by the kitchen staff.

Diners can also opt to go a la carté, selecting from a menu of sushi, sashimi, maki and carpaccio, as well as larger, hot-dishes such as seafood donburi and A5 Kagoshima wagyu don, all of which are served with rice,...Find Out More

restaurant’s offering will be omakase-style boxes, each containing between six and 12 hand-crafted sushi and sashimi dishes per diner, with the selection personally chosen by the kitchen for each guest.

Boxing clever: contemporary Japanese restaurant Kibako to launch in Fitzrovia

Ranging from seared butterfish with red jalapeño sauce to hand-dived scallop with plum, the selection is chosen personally by the kitchen for each guest.

Each kibako box will feature between six and twelve sushi and sashimi dishes chosen by the chef, such as seared butterfish with red jalapeno sauce, rock shrimp tempura, and hand dived scallop with plum, forming the first part of Kibako’s...Find Out More

Its signature will be the ‘kibako’ omakase-style boxes containing between six to 12 hand-crafted sushi and sashimi dishes chosen by the kitchen staff. .

Kibako is a key part of area’s restaurant revival. The welcome from chef's team at Kibako may give you a jolt: the chefs in the open kitchen chant a loud greeting in Japanese to all that enter. You can take...Find Out More