Asakusa is an authentic Japanese restaurant at 265 Eversholt Street in Camden, close to Mornington Crescent. Its traditional focus and broad selection make it a useful destination for both a structured lunch and a longer evening meal.
Fresh fish is central to the menu, appearing as sashimi, nigiri, rolls and seafood rice bowls. Tuna, salmon, mackerel, sea bream, scallop, squid and other changing choices let diners explore different textures and cuts, either individually or in mixed selections.
Hot dishes provide equal depth through tempura, grilled food, slow braises and Japanese curry. Lunch sets combine a main with rice, miso soup, salad, hijiki and pickles, while donburi, udon, soba and ramen offer satisfying one bowl meals.
The menu rewards sharing, allowing a table to combine small dishes, sushi and cooked plates before deciding on noodles or rice. Vegetarian choices are available, but guests with allergies or dietary requirements should check current ingredients because many stocks, sauces and garnishes are not immediately visible.
Address: 265 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BA, England
Asakusa Menu
Lunch Set Menu
Served with rice, miso soup, salad, hijiki and Japanese pickles.
Today's Special
Chef’s daily recommendation
Chicken katsu set
Crispy chicken cutlet served with tonkatsu sauce.
Chicken nanban set
Japanese fried chicken is soaked in sweet and sour sauce topped with homemade tartar sauce.
Tonkatsu set
Crispy pork cutlet served with tonkatsu sauce.
Pork kakuni set
Slow-braised pork belly with dashi stock.
Saba miso set
Mackerel simmered in a rich miso sauce.
Ebi Fly set
Breaded prawns served with homemade tartar sauce.
Tempura set
Assorted crispy tempura served with fish stock tempura sauce.
Lunch Donburi Set
Served with miso soup and Japanese pickles.
Chicken katsu don
Chicken katsu with egg cooked in dashi stock on rice.
Katsu don
Pork katsu with egg cooked in dashi stock on rice.
Gyu don
Thinly sliced beef simmered in dashi stock over rice.
Tuna zuke don
Fresh tuna marinated in our special sauce over sushi rice.
Salmon & avocado don
Fresh salmon sashimi and avocade over sushi rice.
Una don
Grilled eel glazed with special sauce over rice.
Lunch Japanese Curry
Served with rice.
CHICKEN KATSU CURRY
chicken katsu with homemade Japanese curry and rice.
TONKATSU CURRY
Pork katsu with homemade Japanese curry and rice.
EBI FRY CURRY
Breaded king prawns with homemade Japanese curry and rice.
Lunch Noodle Udon & Soba & Ramen
KAKE (UDON or SOBA)
Classic noodle soup with spring onions and seaweed.
KITSUNE (UDON or SOBA)
Noodle soup with seasoned deep fried bean curd
ZARU (UDON or SOBA)
Chilled noodles served with spring onions, wasabi and cold dipping sauce.
CURRY UDON
Udon noodles with spring onions in rich Japanese curry soup.
TEMPURA (UDON or SOBA)
Noodles with crispy tempura in soup
TENZARU (UDON or SOBA)
Chilled noodles served with crispy tempura, spring onion, wasabi and cold dipping sauce.
Shoyu Ramen
Traditional Japanese ramen served in a rich soy sauce-based chicken broth, topped with sliced chashu pork, bamboo shoots, spring onions and nori.
Lunch A la carte
EDAMAME
Boiled green soya beans
KIZAMI WASABI
Rough-cut rustic Wasabi
AVOCADO KIZAMI WASABI
Avocado with rough-cut rustic wasabi
HIJIKI
Hijiki seaweed with deep fried bean curd
Horensou gomaae
Spinach with sesame dressing
SESAME SEAWEED SALAD
Seasoned wakame seaweed with chili, sesame seeds and sesame oil
TAKOYAKI
Octopus dumpling ball
MISO SOUP
Miso soup with tofu and seaweed
ASAKUSA GYOZA (5 pieces)
Homemade dumplings (pork and vegetables)
VEGETABLE GYOZA (5 pieces)
Vegetable dumplings
Bento Box for Take Away
All Bento are served with steamed rice, salad/vegetable, Japanese pickles and daily side dishes.
★ CHICKEN NANBAN BENTO
Chicken Karaage (seasoned chicken deep fried) is soaked in sweet and sour sace topped with tartar sauce.
CHICKEN KATSU BENTO
Chicken deep-fried in breadcrumbs
MENCHI KATSU BENTO
Seasoned ground beef & pork meat patty deep fried in breadcrumbs.
KABOCHA KOROKKE BENTO
Mashed pumpkin deep fried in breadcrumbs.
EBI FURAI BENTO
Prawns deep fried in breadcrumbs.
SALMON TERIYAKI BENTO
Grilled salmon and cooked vegetable with Teriyaki sauce.
Gyoza Bento
Japanese dumplings.
Saba miso Bento
Mackerel with miso paste sauce
Chicken karaage Bento
Seasoned chicken deep fried.
Tebasaki Bento
Deep fried chicken wings.
Buta kakuni Bento
Slow cooked pork belly with dashi stock.
Saba shioyaki Bento
Grilled salted mackerel
Tonkatsu Bento
Pork deep fried in breadcrumbs
Chicken teriyaki Bento
Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce
Chicken shogayaki Bento
Grilled chicken with ginger sauce
Pork shogayaki Bento
Japanese pork grilled with ginger sauce
Hamburg steak Bento
Grilled Japanese style meat patty
Menchi katsu Bento
Japanese minced beef cutlet
Sunomono
Vinegared vegetables or seafood
TAKO-SU
Vinegared octopus
KURAGE-SU
Vinegared jellyfish
MOZUKU-SU
Vinegared mozuku seaweed
WAKAME-SU
Vinegared wakame sewaweed
KOIWASHI NAMBANZUKE
Vinegared young sardines with chili
Sashimi
6 slices of raw fish served with gari and wasabi
HAMACHI
yellowtail
MAGURO
tuna
SAKE
salmon
SUZUKI
sea bass
HIRAME
turbot
HOTATE
scallop
IKA
squid
TAKO
octopus
SABA
mackerel
TORO
fatty tuna
UNI
sea urchin
TAI
sea bream
TAMAGO
omlette
MIXED SASHIMI PLATE
11 slices of assorted sashimi (3 tuna, 3 salmon, 3 mackerel and 2 sea bream)
Sushi
SAKE
salmon
TAKO
octopus
MAGURO
tuna
TORO
fatty tuna
EBI
king prawn
HAMACHI
yellow tail
SABA
mackerel
TAMAGO
omelette
IKA
squid
HOTATE
scallop
TOBIKO
flying fish roe
IKURA
salmon roe
UNAGI
eel
SUZUKI
sea bass
HIRAME
turbot
TAI
sea bream
UNI
sea urchin
INARI (2pcs)
bean curd
MIXED SUSHI PLATE
8 pieces of assorted nigiri and 2 pieces of makimono (tuna, salmon, scallop, prawn, turbot 2 pieces rolls and more)
Makimono
Sushi rolled in seaweed. Inside out rolls have seaweed on the inside.
CUCUMBER
JAPANESE PICKLE
PICKLED PLUM & CUCUMBER
STICKY FERMENTED SOYA BEANS
SALMON
TUNA
FATTY TUNA & SPRING ONION
AVOCADO
SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
MACKAREL & GINGER
GRILLED SALMON SKIN
SPICY SAUCE & TUNA
SPICY SAUCE & SALMON
SPICY SAUCE & PRAWN
ROUGH-CUT RUSTIC WASABI
AVOCADO & SALMON INSIDE OUT
AVOCADO & TUNA INSIDE OUT
DEEP FRIED KING PRAWN INSIDE OUT
EEL INSIDE OUT
CALIFORNIA
avocado, egg, crabstick inside out
MIXED MAKIMONO PLATE
18 pieces of assorted roll sushi – avocado / salmon / tuna
GARI
Pickled ginger
Temaki Sushi
SALMON & CUCUMBER
salmon / cucumber / curly lettuce
SALMON & AVOCADO
salmon / avocado / curly lettuce
TUNA & CUCUMBER
tuna / cucumber / curly lettuce
TUNA & AVOCADO
tuna / avocado / curly lettuce
SPICY SALMON & SPRING ONION
spicy salmon / spring onion
SPICY TUNA & SPRING ONION
spicy tuna / spring onion
UNAGI & CUCUMBER
eel / cucumber / shiso leaf
UNAGI & AVOCADO
eel / avocado / curly lettuce
FATTY TUNA & JAPANESE PICKLE
fatty tuna / japanese pickle / shiso leaf
IKA & CUCUMBER
squid / cucumber / shiso leaf
IKA & STICKY FERMENTED SOYA BEANS
squid / sticky fermented soya beans / shiso leaf
ROUGH-CUT RUSTIC WASABI & AVOCADO
Rough-cut rustic wasabi / avocado
EBITEN
deep fried king prawn / curly lettuce
MIXED TEMAKI PLATE
4 pieces of assorted temaki (salmon & avocado / tuna & cucumber / ebiten / unagi & cucumber)
Small Plate
EDAMAME
Boiled green soya beans
BROCCOLI NUTA
Boiled broccoli with special vinegar and miso
MAGURO NUTA
Raw tuna with special vinegar and miso
NATTO
Sticky fermented soya beans
IKA NATTO
Sticky fermented soya beans with raw squid sashimi
IKURA OROSHI
Salmon roe with grated white radish
MENTAIKO OROSHI
Spicy seasoned cod roe with grated white radish
KIZAMI WASABI
Rough-cut rustic Wasabi
GINNAN
Grilled ginkgo nuts
MORO KYU
Cucumber with miso
SUTAMINA TOFU
Tofu with grated Japanese yam, Natto (sticky fermented soya beans) and york
ASATSUKI TAMAGOMAKI
Omelette with Japanese spring onion
NIKU NIRA MOYASHI
Stir fried pork with bean sprouts and Chinese chives
MAGURO YAMAKAKE
Cubed tuna sashimi with grated Japanese yam
GYUNIKU TATAKI
Sliced seared beef with ponzu vinegar
HORENSO OHITASHI
Boiled spinach with dried bonito flakes and soy sauce
HIJIKI
Hijiki seaweed with deep fried bean curd
HIYAYAKKO
Tofu served with dried bonito flakes, ginger and spring onion
UMAKI TAMAGO
Omelette with grilled eel inside
CHIKUWA AONORIAGE
Deep fried fish cakes with dried seaweed
NASU DENGAKU
Deep fried aubergine with sweet miso paste
AGEDASHI NASU
Deep fried aubergine and prawn served in dashi stock with dried bonito flakes and seasoning
AGEDASHI TOFU
Deep fried tofu in dashi stock
TOFU STEAK
Tofu (bean curd) cooked with egg and teriyaki sauce
IKA SHOGA YAKI
Baby squid cooked with special ginger sauce
TAKOYAKI
Octopus dumpling ball
OIKONOMI STICK
Savoury seafood, cabbage pancake on stick
INGEN GOMAAE
French beans with sesame dressing
SPINACH GOMAAE
Spinach with sesame dressing
ASPARA BUTTER
Butter grilled asparagus
SHIMEJI BUTTER
Butter grilled shimeji mushrooms
HOTATE BUTTER
Butter grilled scallops
ASAKUSA GYOZA (5 pieces)
Homemade dumplings (pork and vegetables)
VEGETABLE GYOZA (5 pieces)
Vegetable dumplings
TOFU MOYASHI ITAME
Stir fried Tofu and bean sprouts
Starters
KINPIRAGOBO
Chopped burdock root and carrot cooked with dashi stock
KYURI ZUKE
Overnight pickled cucumbers
HAKUSAI ZUKE
Pickled Chinese cabbage
KIMUCHI
Spicy pickled Chinese cabbage
IKA KIMUCHI
Spicy pickled Chinese cabbage with squid sashimi
TSUKEMONO MORIAWASE
Assortment of Japanese pickles
Salads
ASAKUSA SALAD
Pieces of sashimi, seaweed and vegetables with nuts and special sesame based dressing
KAISOU SALAD
Mixed seaweed and vegetables with special sesame based dressing
TOFU SALAD
Tofu and vegetables with special sesame based dressing
YASAI SALAD
Mixed green vegetables with dressing
NATTO SALAD
Mixed green vegetables with sticky fermented soya beans
Soup
KANITAMA JIRU
Clear soup with crab meat and whipped egg
Grilled Dishes
WAFU STEAK
Beef steak with grated white radish served with salad
BEEF TERIYAKI
Grilled beef and cooked vegetables with teriyaki sauce
SAKE TERIYAKI
Grilled salmon and cooked vegetables with teriyaki sauce
BEEF SHOGAYAKI
Grilled beef and cooked vegetables with ginger sauce
CHICKEN SHOGAYAKI
Grilled chicken and cooked vegetables with ginger sauce
PORK SHOGAYAKI
Grilled Japanese Sangenton pork and cooked vegetables with ginger sauce
BUTA KIMUCHI
Stir fried Japanese Sangenton pork, Spicy pickled Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chive and Spring onion
GINDARA KASUZUKE
Grilled marinated black cod
HAMBURG STEAK
Grilled Japanese style meat patty served with salad (choice of with cheese or without)
SABA SHIOYAKI
Grilled mackerel served with grated white radish
IWASHI SHIOYAKI
Grilled sardine served with grated white radish
SANMA SHIOYAKI
Grilled mackerel pike served with grated white radish
SAKEGASHIRA SHIOYAKI
Grilled salted salmon head
HAMACHI KAMA SHIOYAKI
Grilled salted yellow tail cheek steak
HAMACHI SHIOYAKI
Grilled salted yellow tail served with grated white radish
HARASU SHIOYAKI
Grilled salted salmon belly served with grated white radish
GESO YAKI
Grilled squid tentacles
UNAGI KABAYAKI
Barbecued eel with teriyaki sauce
YAKINASU
Grilled aubergine with dried bonito flakes
SHISHAMO
3 grilled whitebait with lemon
Yakitori
YAKITORI ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled chicken and onion on skewers with teriyaki sauce
TSUKUNE ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled chicken meatballs on skewers with teriyaki sauce
SUNAGIMO( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled chicken gizzards on skewers with salt
REBA ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled chicken livers on skewers with teriyaki sauce
HATSU ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled chicken hearts on skewers with teriyaki sauce
UZURA ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled quell eggs on skewers with teriyaki sauce (3 eggs)
TORIKAWA ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled chicken skin on skewers with salt
GYU TAN ( 2 SKEWERS )
Grilled ox tongue on skewers with salt
MIXED YAKITORI PLATE
2 skewers chicken, 1 skewer tsukune, 2 skewers sunagimo, 2 skewers hatsu and 2 skewers torikawa
Simmered Dishes
SABA NO MISONI
Mackerel with miso paste sauce
BUTA NO KAKUNI
Slow cooked pork belly with dashi stock
TORO NO KAKUNI
Simmered tuna with dashi stock
TAKENOKO NO TOSANI
Simmered bamboo shoots with dashi stock
Deep Fried Dishes
TEMPURA MORIAWASE
Assorted tempura (4prawns + vegetables) deep fried in batter
EBI TEMPURA
6 Prawns deep fried in batter served with fish stock tempura sauce
YASAI TEMPURA
Vegetables deep fried in batter served with fish stock tempura sauce
IKA TEMPURA
Squid deep fried in batter served with fish stock tempura sauce
EBI FURAI
4 prawns deep fried in breadcrumbs served with salad
AJI FURAI
Deep fried horse mackerel in breadcrumbs served with salad
KAKI FURAI
Deep fried oysters in breadcrumbs served with salad
MENCHI KATSU
Seasoned ground beef & pork meat patty deep fried in breadcrumbs
TONKATSU
Pork deep fried in breadcrumbs served with salad
CHICKEN KATSU
Chicken deep fried in breadcrumbs served with salad
KATSU TAMAGO TOJI
Pork or chicken deep fried in breadcrumbs and eggs cooked in dashi stock
YASAI KOROKKE
Mashed potato and vegetables deep fried in breadcrumbs served with salad (2 pieces)
KABOCHA KOROKKE
Mashed pumpkin deep fried in breadcrumbs served with salad (2 pieces)
TORI KARAAGE
Seasoned chicken deep fried served with salad
CHICKEN NANBAN
Karaage (seasoned chicken deep fried) is soaked in sweet and sour sauce topped with tartar sauce
IIDAKO KARAAGE
Small octopus deep fried
KOEBI KARAAGE
Small shrimp deep fried
SOFT SHELL CRAB KARAAGE
Soft shell crab deep fried
UZURA KUSHIAGE ( 1 SKEWER )
Deep fried quail egg on skewers with katsu sauce (3 eggs)
HOTATE KUSHIAGE ( 2 SKEWERS )
Deep fried scallops on skewers with katsu sauce
TEBASAKI
Deep fried chicken wings
Japanese Hot Pot
Please ask the staff if these dishes are available on the day.
SUKIYAKI
350g Sliced beef, fresh vegetables, tofu and shirataki (yam noodles) cooked in sukiyaki sauce
YUDOUFU
Tofu in a hot pot with ponzu vinegar
Noodles
UDON – THICK WHITE NOODLES / SOBA – THIN BUCKWHEAT NOODLES
KAKE (UDON or SOBA)
Noodles with spring onion and seaweed in soup
KITSUNE (UDON or SOBA)
Noodles with deep fried bean curd in soup
TANUKI (UDON or SOBA)
Noodles with deep fried tempura batter bits in soup
TSUKIMI (UDON or SOBA)
Noodles with egg in soup
TEMPURA (UDON or SOBA)
Noodles with tempura (prawn and vegetables) in soup
CURRY UDON
ASAKUSA UDON
Udon noodles with eel, prawn tempura, egg, mochi (glutinous rice cake), chicken, seaweed and spring onion in soup
NABEYAKI UDON
Udon noodles with chinese cabbage, spring onion, shimeji mushroom, egg, chicken and seaweed in soup, served in a hot pot
ZARU (UDON or SOBA)
Cold noodles served with spring onions, wasabi and cold soup
TENZARU (UDON or SOBA)
Cold noodles served with Tempura (prawn and vegetables), spring onion, wasabi and cold soup
TORORO (UDON or SOBA)
Cold noodles served with grated Japanese yam, spring onions, wasabi and cold soup
YAKIUDON
Fried Udon noodle with chicken and or only vegetables
Rice Dishes
KATSU DON
Pork or Chicken deep fried in breadcrumbs and aggs cooked in dashi stock on rice
UNA-DON
Bowl of rice with barbecued eel on the top
VEGETABLE CURRY
YASAI ZOUSUI
soupy risotto with vegetable and egg
TORI ZOUSUI
Soupy risotto with chicken and egg
SAKE ZOUSUI
Soupy risotto with salmon and egg
TAMAGO ZOUSUI
Soupy risotto with egg
WAKAME ZOUSUI
Soupy risotto with wakame seaweed and egg
UME ZOUSUI
Soupy risotto with pickled plum and egg
KANI ZOUSUI
Soupy risotto with crab meat and egg
SAKE CHAZUKE
Rice in clear soup with grilled flaked salmon
UME CHAZUKE
Rice in clear soup with pickled plum
NORI CHAZUKE
Rice in clear soup with dried seaweed
MENTAIKO CHAZUKE
Rice in clear soup with spicy seasoned cod roe
SAKE ONIGIRI
Rice ball with grilled flaked salmon
UME ONIGIRI
Rice ball with pickled plum
OKAKA ONIGIRI
Rice ball with dried bonito flakes
MISO ONIGIRI
Rice ball with miso paste
MENTAIKO ONIGIRI
Rice ball with spicy seasoned cod roe
YAKI ONIGIRI
Grilled rice balls (2balls)
GOHAN
Bowl of boiled rice
Desserts
ICE CREAM
2 Scoops of any flavour (Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Green tea, Golden Chestnut, Black sesame and Sweet red beans)
MOCHI ICE
2 Balls of any flavour (Vanilla, Black sesame, Green tea, Mango and Yuzu)
DORAYAKI – OGURA
Small Pancakes filled with sweet red bean paste
DORAYAKI – MATCHA CUSTARD
Small pancakes filled with matcha and custard cream
DAIFUKU MOCHI
Small round mochi (Glutinous rice cakes) with sweet red bean paste
YOMOGI DAIFUKU MOCHI
Small round mochi (Glutinous rice cakes) with Japanese mugwort filled with sweet red bean paste
Sake
HOUSE SAKE HOT
HOUSE SAKE COLD
KAWATSURU(COLD or HOT)
TEDORIGAWA(COLD or HOT)
Plum & Fruit Wines
UME-SHU – Plum wine –
NASHI SHU – Asian pear Wine –
YUZU SHU – Yuzu citrus Wine –
ARAGOSHI UME-SHU – Plum wine –
Shochu
HOUSE SHOCHU
UN-KAI – BUCKWEAT SHO-CHU –
ZANPA – AWAMORI –
IICHICO – BARLEY SHO-CHU –
Beer
ASAHI SUPER DRY
KIRIN ICHIBAN
SAPPORO
SAPPORO PREMIUM BLACK
Whisky
Please ask a member of staff for the list of Japanese Whisky
JACK DANIEL’S
SUNTORY KAKUBIN
Mt. FUJI
NIKKA FROM THE BARREL
Champagnes & Wines
MOET ET CHANDON
HOUSE WINE RED/WHITE
L’INSTANT SAFRAN MALBEC ROSE
Rose Wine
CHIANTI
Red Wine
High-Ball / Chu-High
HIGH-BALL ORIGINAL
Whisky(BELL’S) , soda and lemon
HI-BALL KAKUBIN
Whisky (SUNTORY KAKUBIN) ,soda and lemon
HI-BALL Mt. FUJI
Whisky (Mt. FUJI), Soda and Lemon
Soft Drink
CALPIS
CALPIS ― Milky/Yoghurty soft drink
CALPIS SODA
CALPIS ― Milky/Yoghurty soft drink
RAMUNE
RAMUNE ― Japanese soda