Historical version 17 of Bincho Yakitori, SE1 9PH (view current version)
- 020 7803 0858
- 2nd Floor, Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House Street, SE1 9PH (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- bincho.co.uk
Reasonably priced yakitori restaurant in the Oxo Tower. They also have another branch at 16 Old Compton Street in Soho.
Serves a wide range of authentic yakitori and kushiyaki, including bits of a chicken (and other animals) that are not often seen on a skewer in the west. Prices per skewer start from about £1.50 and go up to about £2.50. They also do a range of side dishes to accompany the skewers.
Kake and James visited on a Sunday evening just before Christmas 2007. We paid £40 each, but that did include quite a lot of sake (if I've calculated right, the food part was just over £16/person for six skewers each, a bowl of rice each, and a shared dessert). I'd say you want at least six skewers each plus rice.
The kitchen is open-plan, so you can watch the chefs grilling your skewers.
See also:
- Dos Hermanos review
- Southwark Weekender review
- Telegraph review
- Independent review
- Marina O'Loughlin review in the Metro
- Fay Maschler review in the Evening Standard
- Londoner Life review
- Eating Out In The Capital review
- Chowhound thread
- Suziedepingu's photos on Flickr