Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 15 and Version 10 of Tsuru, SE1 9AN

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Tsuru was a modern-style Japanese cafe/takeaway just off Southwark Street in [[Locale Borough|Borough]]. It has now closed and been replaced by a branch of Tonkotsu (which is part of the same restaurant group).
 Modern-style Japanese cafe/takeaway just off Southwark Street in the [[Locale Borough|Borough]].
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The information below is retained for historical purposes.
 Their main custom is local office workers coming in for takeaway, but they also have eat-in space for around 15-20 people, plus plenty of outside seating on the pedestrian stretch at the Southwark Street end of Canvey Street. (Note that they're also open in the evenings on Thursdays and Fridays, when there's more of a restaurant ambience.)
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Modern-style Japanese cafe/takeaway just off Southwark Street in [[Locale Borough|Borough]]. They also have two other branches, one [[Tsuru, EC2M 3UG|just off Bishopsgate]] a little north of [[Liverpool Street Station]], and the other near [[Mansion House Station]].

Their main lunchtime custom is local office workers coming in for takeaway, but they also have eat-in space for around 15-20 people, plus plenty of outside seating on the pedestrian stretch at the Southwark Street end of Canvey Street. (Note that they're also open in the evenings, when there's more of a restaurant ambience.)
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* [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/tsuru Time Out review]
* [https://www.chowhound.com/post/tsuru-japanese-london-bankside-521252 Chowhound thread]
* [https://www.chowhound.com/post/tsuru-southwark-london-554804 Another Chowhound thread]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071219195955/http://www.southwarknews.co.uk:80/food-and-drink/00,news,8135,947,00.htm Southwark News article]
* [http://www.thecattylife.com/2010/06/lessons-learned-the-hard-way-no-matcha-ice-cream-mochi-for-me-tsuru-sushi-bankside/ The Catty Life review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20150409072920/http://eatlikeagirl.com:80/2008/06/13/sake-tasting-menu-tsuru/ Eat Like A Girl review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130724064019/http://hungryinlondon.com:80/2010/07/tsuru-sushi-bankside/ Hungry In London review]
* [http://www.laymanslondon.com/2014/06/tsuru-bankside-canvay-street-central.html Layman's London review]
* [https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/tsuru-london-2 Yelp comments]
 * [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/12524.html Time Out review]
* [http://www.chowhound.com/topics/521252 Chowhound thread]
* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/554804 Another Chowhound thread]
* [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/restaurants/info/660/tsuru London-SE1 entry]
* [http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/food-and-drink/00,news,8135,947,00.htm Southwark News article]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/160925 Qype comments] (warning: mostly written by people who got free food in a Qype promotion)
* [http://eatlikeagirl.com/2008/06/13/sake-tasting-menu-tsuru/ Eat Like A Girl review]
* [http://newyorkerinlondon.blogspot.com/2008/11/restaurant-review-tsuru.html New Yorker In London review]
* [http://www.worldfoodieguide.com/index.php/tsuru-japanese-london-england/ World Foodie Guide review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], June 2008.</div>
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 <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 4 June 2008. Opening hours taken from the Tsuru website, July 2009.</div>
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category='Now Closed'
 category='Cafes,Curry,Japanese Food,Sushi,Takeaway'
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summary='Now closed; was a takeaway katsu and sushi place just off Southwark Street.'
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phone='020 7928 2228'
postcode='SE1 9AN'
website='' summary='Takeaway katsu and sushi boxes just off Southwark Street.'
website='http://www.tsuru-sushi.co.uk/'

Modern-style Japanese cafe/takeaway just off Southwark Street in the Borough.

Their main custom is local office workers coming in for takeaway, but they also have eat-in space for around 15-20 people, plus plenty of outside seating on the pedestrian stretch at the Southwark Street end of Canvey Street. (Note that they're also open in the evenings on Thursdays and Fridays, when there's more of a restaurant ambience.)

They are very proud of their home-made katsu curry sauce, which they advertise as being cooked for eight hours, and which is served over various breaded and fried proteins such as chicken, pork, etc, with rice on the side. They also offer a number of pre-prepared sushi boxes.

Kake visited on a Wednesday lunchtime in June 2008. I had no trouble finding a seat; almost all of the other customers who came and went during my visit were just there for takeaway. I tried the chef's special sushi box photo. Although this selection wasn't too exciting, including no fish other than tuna and salmon, the execution was above average for pre-made takeaway sushi; it hadn't been over-chilled, and there was nothing wrong with either fish or rice. Purists (and doop) might weep at the inclusion of tuna mayo maki, though.

Although as of early 2010 they do offer delivery, this is limited to a very small area, and you have to preorder rather than just calling when you want it.

Kake's verdict: I want to come back and try the curry, and I have other things to explore in this area, so probably will. I'm fairly sure that if I worked in one of the nearby offices then this would be on my rotation of lunch places. I also plan to come back in the evening some time, since I'm curious to see how the restaurant thing works out in a space like this.

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Last visited by Kake, 4 June 2008. Opening hours taken from the Tsuru website, July 2009.

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