Miokuru Opens Japanese-British Counter Restaurant in Soho This July

LONDON, June 10, 2026 — Miokuru, a British-born Japanese-inspired counter restaurant, opens on Monday, July 13 at Warwick Street in Soho, bringing hand rolls, British seafood and a fast-paced Tokyo dining sensibility to one of London's most densely competitive dining neighbourhoods. The 20-seat restaurant is the debut venture from founder Eliott Grabli, who has designed the concept around the Japanese art of counter dining and the quality of produce from British coastal waters and farmland.

In Japanese, miokuru means "to send someone off on a journey" a philosophy that runs through the restaurant's identity from the menu to the interior. The concept positions itself as equally comfortable for a quick hand roll and sake at the counter as for a longer, seafood-led meal, capturing the dual-speed energy that defines the best counter venues in Tokyo.

British Produce Through a Japanese Lens

The menu at Miokuru places British seasonal sourcing at its heart, applying Japanese culinary technique to ingredients from the UK's coastline and countryside. Highlights include Pressed Scallops, seasonal house pickles and Seared Chalkstream Trout Sashimi alongside a selection of made-to-order hand rolls. The hand roll menu features Cornish White Crab with Wild Garlic Mayo, Dry-aged Beef Tartare with Wasabi Mustard and Herbs, and Wild Glazed and Pickled Mushrooms each constructed to order and served immediately, as the format demands.

The meal closes with a seasonal sorbet topped with scorched meringue, offering a light and composed ending to what is otherwise a menu built around precision, freshness and restraint.

"Some of the island's best seafood, paired with rice, nori and handed to you just as it should be simple, fresh and straight into your hands," said Eliott Grabli, founder of Miokuru. The statement distils the restaurant's philosophy into its essence: a counter dining experience that removes ceremony without sacrificing quality.

A Drinks List Built Around Premium Sake and Japanese-Inspired Serves

The beverage programme is as considered as the food menu. Miokuru stocks premium London-brewed sake, with a list that includes Sparkling White Koji Sake and rotating keg sake batches brewed for maximum freshness an offering uncommon in London's Japanese dining scene and one that gives the bar a point of genuine distinction.

Japanese-inspired cocktails join the sake selection, with the Mezcal Miso Margarita and Melon Sour among the featured serves. Natural wines and London-brewed beers complete the list, maintaining the restaurant's emphasis on local production alongside its Japanese reference points.

For those looking to explore the sake and Japanese culinary traditions that underpin Miokuru's drinks and food programme, 

HCP Good Food's Japanese recipes collection offers accessible context on the cuisine's flavour principles and techniques.

A Space Designed to Feel Energetic Yet Understated

The interior was created by Block1:Design, drawing on the aesthetic language of Japanese izakaya bars while grounding the space with distinctly London materials and energy. Dark wood finishes, hammered stainless steel counters, curated ceramics and soft lighting combine to create a dining room that communicates the character of its concept before a single dish arrives.

The space centres on an open kitchen and counter seating for 20 guests, with additional bar seating that can be reconfigured into a speakeasy-style private dining area accommodating up to 10 people. The private dining arrangement gives Miokuru a versatility unusual for a venue of its size — allowing it to serve solo diners, couples and small groups with the same considered experience.

Miokuru opens July 13 at Warwick Street, Soho. Further information is available via the restaurant's official channels at @miokuru_london on Instagram.

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