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Okan is a new (as of June 2011) Japanese restaurant in Brixton Village, specializing in okonomiyakiand other Osakan street food.

The venue is austerely but cheerfully decorated to resemble a genuine Osakan street cafe and is a light, airy space. There is table seating for 16 inside and 12 outside, with another four seats at the counter.

Otumami (starters) range in price from £1.75 for miso soup to £3.25 for a tofu salad; all but one of these are vegetarian. There is an option to have four starters on one plate, as a sharer or light main, for £6.50. There are nine different combinations of ingredients for the Okonomiyaki; cheese and sweetcorn (£6.50) is the cheapest and the only truly vegetarian option (due to the fish sauce in the Kimchi), while the Okan Special (£8.25) combines kimchi, prawn, squid and sweetcorn. Noodles can be added to any Okonomiyaki dish for £1. There are also pork (£6.95), prawn (£7.25) or tofu (£6.75) yaki soba. The only desert option is green tea ice cream (£3.25) from LAB G, another Brixton Village establishment.

Tea and freshly prepared cordials are £2.50, with still or sparking water (£1) and fruit juice (£1.75) also available. Okan does not yet have a license and there is a £1-per-person corkage charge.

Service is friendly and helpful. It is assumed that you want chopsticks rather than western-style cutlery.

See also:

• Okan gallery from Brixton Village facebook album