Café Japan menu with up-to-date-prices

Café Japan Menu

September 7, 2026
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Café Japan is a Japanese restaurant at 626 Finchley Road in north west London, a short walk from Golders Green station. It has served the neighbourhood for many years and retains the feel of a focused local dining room rather than a broad pan Asian chain.

Fresh sushi and sashimi are the principal draw, with carefully cut fish offered through individual pieces, rolls and assorted platters. The range lets experienced diners choose specific favourites while giving newcomers an easy way to sample several textures and preparations in one order.

Hot dishes include teriyaki and tempura, providing substantial alternatives to raw fish and useful accompaniments for a shared meal. Rice, soup and vegetable dishes round out the selection, with vegetarian and gluten free choices available for diners who need them.

Lunch is offered on selected days alongside evening service, and the relaxed setting supports both reservations and takeaway. Japanese drinks and attentive table service complete an experience centred on ingredient quality, clear flavours and the established specialist character of Café Japan.

Address: 626 Finchley Road, London NW11 7RR, England

Cafe Japan Menu

Starter

Edamame
£4.20

Boiled Soya beans

Goma-ae
£4.70

Boiled Spinach marinated with Sesame sauce

Hijiki
£4.70

Cooked black Seaweed

Sunomono
£4.70

Vinegared cucumber and Wakame seaweed

Yellow Pickles
£5

Yellow Radish pickles

Ikura Oroshi
£10

Salmon Roe with Grated Radish

Tako-Wasabi
£6

Tin sliced low Octopus mixed with Wasabi

Nanban Zuke
£7

Cooked Sea Bass and Vegetables, Marinated with sweet sour sauce

Miso Soup
£3

Miso paste soup

Agedashi Tofu
£6.50

Deep-fried bean curd

Nasu Dengaku
£6

Grilled Aubergine with sweet miso paste

Deep fried Gyoza
£6

Deep-fried Chicken & Vegetable dumplings (6pcs)

Deep fried Vegetable Gyoza
£6

Deep-fried Vegetable dumplings (6pcs)

Chicken Kara-age
£9

Deep-fried Chicken

Octopus Kara-age
£7

Deep-fried spicy Octopus

Sardine Ume Shiso age
£7.50

Deep-fried Sardine with plum and shiso leaf

Salad

Wafu Salad
£7.50

Green salad with Wakame seaweed

Seaweed Salad
£7

Assorted Seaweeds with sesame oil based sauce

Side Salad
£3.80

Salad

Sashimi Salad
£15.50

Tin sliced Salmon with Green salad

Tempura

Prawn Tempura
£15

4 pieces of Prawn

Vegetable Tempura
£10

8 kinds of vegetable

Mixed Tempura
£12.50

2 pieces of Prawn and 4 kinds of vegetable

Soft Shell Crab
£11.50

Soft Shell Crab tempura

Grilled

Chicken Teriyaki
£10.50

Grilled Chicken with Teriyaki sauce

Salmon Teriyaki
£11.50

Grilled Salmon with Teriyaki sauce

Saba Shio Yaki
£9

Grilled Mackerel with salt

Grilled Yellow Tail neck
£21

Salt-grilled Yellow tail neck served with Ponzu sauce

Grilled Black Cod Miso
£21

Grilled miso marinated Black Cod

Sashimi

Three kinds of Sashimi
£21

3 slices each of Salmon, Tuna & Sea bream

Five kinds of Sashimi
£32

3 slices each of Salmon, Tuna, Yellow tail Sea bream & Mackerel

Seven kinds of Sashimi
£55

3 slices each of Salmon, Tuna, Fatty tuna Yellow tail and Sea bream; Jumbo Shrimp 2 pieces; Scallop 2 slices

Salmon Sashimi portion
£14

Salmon Sashimi 6 slices

Tuna Sashimi portion
£16

Tuna Sashimi 6 slices

Tuna & Salmon Sashimi portion
£15

3 slices each of Salmon and Tuna Sashimi

Hamachi Sashimi portion
£20

Yellow tail Sashimi 6 slices

Chu-Toro Sashimi portion
£25

Medium Fatty tuna Sashimi 6 slices

O-Toro Sashimi portion
£30

Fatty tuna Sashimi 6 slices

Noodles & Rice

Kake-Udon
£7.50

Udon Noodles in Hot Soup

Steamed Rice
£2
Sushi Rice
£2.50

Nigiri or Sashimi

Price per piece

Omelet
£2
Surf clam
£2
Mackerel
£2.20
Octopus
£3
Squid
£3
Flying Fish Roe
£2.50
Salmon
£2.60
Tuna
£3
Sea Bream
£2.80
Sea Bass
£2.80
Turbot
£3.20
Dover sole
£3.20
Brill
£3.20
Sweet Shrimp
£3
Scallop
£4.20
Yellow Tail
£3.70
Eel
£4
Red Mullet
£3.20
Chu-Toro
£4.50

Medium Fatty Tuna

Ikura (Salmon roe)
£5
O-Toro (Fatty Tuna)
£5.50
Jumbo Sweet Shrimp
£9

Assorted Sushi

Sushi set A
£38

10 pcs of Nigiri Sushi & Negitoro roll; O-toro, Tuna, Salmon, Sea bream, Sea bass, Yellow tail, Scallop, Sweet shrimp, Squid, Octopus

Sushi set B (No Shellfish)
£28

8 pcs of Nigiri Sushi & Tuna roll; Chu-toro, Tuna, Salmon, Sea bream, Sea bass, Mackerel, Yellow tail, Red mullet

Salmon Sushi set
£22

6 pcs of Nigiri Salmon & Salmon Avocado Inside out Roll

Regular Roll (6cuts)

Cucumber roll
£3.50

Sesame, Cucumber

Avocado roll
£4

Avocado

Yellow Pickles roll
£4

Sesame, Yellow Pickles

Salmon roll
£5
Tuna roll
£5.50
Natto & Spring onion roll
£4.50
Negi-toro roll
£7

Fine chopped Toro & Spring onion

Toro-taku roll
£8

Fine chopped Toro & Yellow pickles

Salmon skin roll
£5

Sesame, Salmon skin, Cucumber, Teriyaki sauce

Salmon roe & shiso leaf roll
£8

Ikura shiso maki イクラしそ巻き

Squid & shiso leaf roll
£7

Ika shiso maki イカしそ巻き

Spider roll
£13

Soft Shell Crab, Avocado, Cucumber, Asparagus, Omelette, Mayonnaise & Flying fish roe

Inside Out Roll

Avocado & Cucumber roll
£5

6pcs; Avocado, Cucumber & Sesame seeds

Snow crab California
£12

6pcs; Snow crab, Avocado, Cucumber, Mayonnaise & Flying fish roe

Salmon & Avocado
£7

6pcs; Salmon, Avocado & Sesame seeds

Spicy Salmon
£7

6pcs; Salmon, Spicy Mayonnaise & Sesame seeds

Spicy Tuna
£7.50

6pcs; Tuna, Spicy Mayonnaise & Sesame seeds

Negi-Hama
£8.50

6pcs; Yellow Tail, Spring onion & Sesame seeds

Seabass & Yuzu Kosho
£8.50

6pcs; Seabass, Spicy Yuzu Paste, Shiso leaf, Cucumber

Prawn Tempura
£8

6pcs; Prawn Tempura, Asparagus, Mayonnaise & Sesame seeds

Asparagus Tempura
£5

6pcs; Asparagus Tempura, Mayonnaise & Sesame seeds

Eel & Cucumber
£8.50

6pcs; Eel, Cucumber, Sesame seeds & Teriyaki sauce

Age Salmon
£8.50

6pcs; Cooked Salmon, Spring Onion, Spicy Mayonnaise, Sesame seeds & Teriyaki sauce

Age Tuna
£8.50

6pcs; Cooked Tuna, Spring Onion, Spicy Mayonnaise, Sesame seeds & Teriyaki sauce

Age Butter Fish
£8.50

6pcs; Cooked Butter fish, Sprig Onion, Spicy Mayonnaise, Sesame seeds & Teriyaki sauce

Age Yellow tail
£8.50

6pcs; Cooked Yellow Tail, Spring Onion, Spicy Mayonnaise, Sesame seeds & Teriyaki sauce

Chirashi & Bowl

A : Kaisen Chirashi
£30

Assorted selection of fish & Shellfish, Cucumber, Sesame, Nori, mooli, Ginger on Sushi rice

B : Chirashi
£26

Assorted selection of fish, Cucumber, Sesame, Nori, Mooli, Ginger on Sushi rice

Salmon Chirashi
£20

8 sliced Salmon, Cucumber, Sesame, Nori Mooli, Ginger on Sushi rice

Tuna & Salmon Chirashi
£23

4 sliced Tuna & 4 sliced Salmon, Cucumber, Sesame, Nori, Mooli, Ginger on Sushi rice

Tuna Chirashi
£26

8 Sliced Tuna, Cucumber, Sesame, Nori Mooli, Ginger on Sushi rice

Negitoro Don
£30

Fine chopped Toro with Spring onion, Nori, Mooli, Cucumber, Ginger on Sushi rice

Ten don
£21

Prawn(3) and Vegetables(4) tempura on top of plain rice with sweet soy sauce

Una-ju
£25

Grilled Eel on top of plain rice

Omakase

Omakase Nigiri sushi
£48

14 pcs Chef’s choice assorted Nigiri Sushi

Sake

Dassai 45
Bottle 300ml £30

Yamaguchi Pref. Type: Junmai Dai Ginjo; Rice: Yamada Nishiki; Polishing Ratio: 45%; SMV: N / A; Acidity: N / A; ABV: 16%; Rich and fatty among Dassai collection, 45 has gooseberry and lime skin on the nose. Medium body with mild acidity and tropical notes.

Tosatsuru Ginrei
Bottle 300ml £30

Kochi Pref. Type: Ginjo; Rice: Yamada Nishiki; Polishing Ratio: 55%; SMV: 1.5; Acidity: 1.3; ABV: 15%; It is a quiet and subtle type of sake with gentle fruity scent of elderflower. Beautifully balanced with its light body, soft texture and clean finish.

Kubota Manju
Bottle 300ml £56

Niigata Pref. Type: Junmai Dai Ginjo; Rice: 500 Mangoku + Local Rice; Polishing Ratio: 35%; SMV: +2; Acidity: 1.2; ABV: 15%; Sophisticated nose of pear and candy sugar with nice amount of minerality. Smooth and silky texture with beautiful weight. It has vanilla, caramelized banana, rose petal notes with clean finish.

Mio
Bottle 300ml £20

Hyogo Pref. Type: Sparkling Sake; Rice: N/A; Polishing Ratio: 60%; SMV: -70; Acidity: 4.0; ABV: 5%; Refreshing, delicate and fruity with moderate acidity and a hit of vanilla and blackberry. This elegant sweet and mellow sparkling sake with light alcohol can be perfect for new generation.

Dassai Cloudy
Bottle 300ml £30

Yamaguchi Pref. Type: Cloudy – Patially filtered Sake / Junmai Dai Ginjo; Rice: Yamada Nishiki; Polishing Ratio: 50%; SMV: N/A; Acidity: N/A; ABV: 16%; Coconut and creamy with light sweet candy notes on the palate. This premium Junmai Dai Ginjo cloudy sake has elegant and velvety texture with lingering finish.

Nanbu Bijin Plum
Bottle 300ml £32

Iwate Pref. Type: Plum infused Sake – Junmai base; ABV: 9%; Infused sake with Ume plum in All Koji Sake. As All Koji has full of natural sweetness from rice, it has no sugar nor any artificial flavour added. Pronounced aroma of Ume plum and chestnuts with a kick of bitterness of dark chocolate. Quite dry style that can be enjoyed throughout the meal.

Something special…

Mio
Bottle 300ml £20

Hyogo Pref. Type: Sparkling Sake; Rice: N/A; Polishing Ratio: 60%; SMV: -70; Acidity: 4.0; ABV: 5%; Refreshing, delicate and fruity with moderate acidity and a hit of vanilla and blackberry. This elegant sweet and mellow sparkling sake with light alcohol can be perfect for new generation.

Dassai Cloudy
Bottle 300ml £30

Yamaguchi Pref. Type: Cloudy – Patially filtered Sake / Junmai Dai Ginjo; Rice: Yamada Nishiki; Polishing Ratio: 50%; SMV: N/A; Acidity: N/A; ABV: 16%; Coconut and creamy with light sweet candy notes on the palate. This premium Junmai Dai Ginjo cloudy sake has elegant and velvety texture with lingering finish.

Nanbu Bijin Plum
Bottle 300ml £32

Iwate Pref. Type: Plum infused Sake – Junmai base; ABV: 9%; Infused sake with Ume plum in All Koji Sake. As All Koji has full of natural sweetness from rice, it has no sugar nor any artificial flavour added. Pronounced aroma of Ume plum and chestnuts with a kick of bitterness of dark chocolate. Quite dry style that can be enjoyed throughout the meal.

Beer

Asahi Draft Beer
Pint £7 / Half Pint £4
Kirin Beer 330ml
£5.50

Sake & Plum Wine

House Cold Sake 冷酒
190ml £8.50
House Hot Sake 熱燗
Small 110ml £5.50 / Large 220ml £9.50
Takara Plum Wine 梅
Bottle 750ml £32 / Glass 175ml £8
Yuzu sake (Yamayuzu-shibori) 柚子
Bottle 720ml £55 / Glass 100ml £8
Yamanashi White Peach Wine 桃
Bottle 700ml £55 / Glass 100ml £8

Shochu 焼酎

Shirashinken (Barley)
Bottle 720ml £65 / Glass 80ml £8
Kurokirishima (Sweet potato)
Bottle 900ml £67 / Glass 80ml £7.50

Wine

House White Wine
Bottle 750ml £26 / Glass 175ml £6.50
House Red Wine
Bottle 750ml £26 / Glass 175ml £6.50
Pinot Grigio
Bottle 750ml £36

Castel Firmian; Mezzacorona Riserva 2021

Prosecco Brut
Bottle 750ml £52

Col de Salici Valdobbiadene 2021

Soft Drink

Orange Juice
£2.50
Apple Juice
£2.50
Ramune
£3
Coke
£3.20
Diet Coke
£3.20

Tea 茶

Hot Green Tea
£2.50
Hot Hoji Cha
£3

( Roasted Green Tea )

Cold Oolong Tea
£3