3rd September 2008
Hidden gem
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’