Koji is a contemporary Japanese restaurant at 58 New Kings Road in Parsons Green. The casually elegant room combines a sushi bar, full table service and a late evening bar atmosphere, creating a polished setting for both a tasting menu and a more spontaneous selection of shared dishes.
Sushi and sashimi are prepared from the best fish and seasonal ingredients available each day. Diners can choose individual nigiri, sashimi and rolls or leave the selection to the head chef through a moriawase, an approach that lets freshness determine the exact sequence on the plate.
The menu goes well beyond raw fish, with Japanese fried chicken, gyoza and crispy rice among the smaller plates. Black cod with miso, teriyaki dishes, toban cooked beef and seafood from the wood fire oven bring deeper grilled and savoury flavours, balanced by vegetables, rice and udon noodles.
Cocktails, sake, wine and Japanese teas support the food, while composed desserts offer a more European finish shaped by flavours such as miso, yuzu, fruit and chocolate. Koji’s tasting and early evening menus provide structured ways to explore the kitchen, while the à la carte format rewards sharing across the table.
Address: 58 New Kings Road, Parsons Green, London SW6 4LS, England
Koji Menu
Nibbles
Edamame, sea salt
Pacific rock oysters (3)
Wild prawn & garlic or pork & ginger gyoza
Grilled yellowtail collar, jalapeno dressing
Japanese fried chicken
Yuzu squid
Crispy rice, spicy avocado or tuna
Crispy rice, spicy avocado or tuna
Sashimi Tacos
Minimum order of 2 (Price per taco)
Yellowtail & spicy yuzu
Tuna & spicy ponzu
Salmon & unagi dressing
Fillet mignon & truffle
Yellowtail & spicy yuzu
Tuna & spicy ponzu
Salmon & unagi dressing
Fillet mignon & truffle
Chilled Appetisers
Sea bass and scallop sashimi, lime & chilli dressing
Salmon sashimi, green salsa
Tuna tataki, spicy ponzu dressing
Yellowtail sashimi, wasabi salsa & yuzu dressing
Tuna tartare
Octopus carpaccio, caper salsa
Scallops, granny smith apple & wasabi salsa
Soft-shell crab & asparagus summer roll
Crispy octopus & sea bass sashimi, coriander dressing
Otoro tataki, black truffle
Scallop & sweet shrimp sashimi, hibiscus flower dressing
Sweet shrimp sashimi, orange tosazu dressing
Kushiyaki Skewers
2 Skewers per order
Chicken Yakitori, tare glaze
Chicken Yakitori, summer truffle salsa
Shitake mushroom & asparagus
Fillet mignon & jalapeño
Spicy anticucho octopus
Salmon, sesame soy
Salads
Japanese Caesar
Confit duck, honey dressing
Noodle salad, peanut dressing
Iceberg, green apple dressing
Watercress, yuzu miso dressing
Tempura
Soft-shell crab, jalapeño aioli (1)
Tofu, spicy anticucho
Shojin-Vegetable tempura
Rock ‘n’ roll shrimp, creamy togarashi
Prawn tempura (3)
Robata Charcoal Grill
Black cod miso or black cod butter lettuce (3)
Salmon or Chicken teriyaki
Pork belly, wasabi mash & spicy miso
Barbary duck breast, Japanese umu plum sauce
28 day dry aged fillet mignon, shitake mushroom
Japanese A5 wagyu sirloin 160g
Black cod miso
Black cod butter lettuce (3)
Salmon teriyaki
Chicken teriyaki
Wood Fired Oven
Miso marinated lamb chops (3)
Whole roasted seabass with ponzu ginger (800/1000g)
Charred octopus, kizami wasabi mash
Nigiri Sushi & Sashimi
Minimum order of 2 (Price per piece)
Salmon / Seared / Spicy
Tuna / Seared / Spicy
Otoro / Chutoro
Yellowtail
Sea Bass
Sweet shrimp
Gilthead bream
Orkney islands scallop
Squid
Uni (seasonal)
Price: MP
Ikura
Octopus
Freshwater eel
Mackerel
A5 Japanese Wagyu
Salmon
Seared or Spicy
Tuna
Seared or Spicy
Otoro
Yellowtail
Sea Bass
Sweet shrimp
Gilthead bream
Orkney islands scallop
Squid
Ikura
Octopus
Freshwater eel
Mackerel
A5 Japanese Wagyu
Nigiri Sushi & Sashimi Moriawase
Chef’s selection from the finest fish of the day based on freshness and seasonality
Nigiri (7 pieces)
Sashimi (10 pieces)
Ceviche de pescado
Sushi Rolls
Salmon & avocado
Spicy tuna
Tuna & avocado
Prawn or Asparagus tempura
Dragon roll with eel
Spicy yellowtail
Snow crab California
Price: MP
Soft-shell crab
Salmon skin
Prawn tempura
Vegetables
Bok choy, yuzu truffle dressing
Sautéed shitake mushrooms, toban yaki sauce
Aubergine, spicy sweet miso
Sesame tenderstem broccoli
Asparagus, jalapeño dressing
Steamed spinach, sesame dressing (chilled)
Soup, Rice, Soba & Udon Noodles
Miso soup, shitake
Steamed rice
Spicy seafood soup
Udon noodles, squid or tofu
Chilled soba noodles, classic mentsuyu dipping sauce
Desserts
Pudding by pastry chef Liza Kermanidou
KOJI BLACK FOREST
Dark chocolate mousse, amarena cherries, sour cherry sauce & cherry sorbet
EXOTIC DREAM
Caramelised banana ice cream, macadamia brownie cubes & passion fruit granite
CRÈME BRÛLÉE
Yuzu Crème brûlée with pear espuna & coconut crumble
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
Coffee & caramel milk chocolate truffles (3)
A TRIO OF SORBETS
Coffee & Tea
Espresso Martini
Cold brew Martini
Espresso
Cappuccino
Organic Sencha Tea, 500ml pot
Lemon & Ginger Tea, 500ml pot
Flowering Green Tea, 500ml pot
Chamomile Tea, 500ml pot
Dessert Wine Pairings
100ml Glass
Alcyone Tannat Viñedo de los Vientos, Estación Atlántida, Uruguay NV
Tokaji Late Harvest Disznókő Mad, Tokaj Hungary 2017
Casta Diva Cosecha Miel Gutiérrez de la Vega, Alicante Spain 2014
Banyuls ‘Cirera’ Domaine Madeloc, Roussillon France 2016
Alcyone Tannat Viñedo de los Vientos, Estación Atlántida, Uruguay NV
Digestifs
Camut Calvados 12 yrs
Hine H by Hine
Drouet et Fils Reserve XO
Delamain Pale & Dry XO
Martell Cordon Bleu
Audry Cognac Memorial
Crozet Extra
Frapin Premier Cru De Cognac, Cigar Blend (single estate)
Grappa Di Essenzia, Pojer e Sandri, Italy
Quinto do Infantado 1991 Vintage Port
Robert Parker. A saturated black/purple colour is followed by a huge, ripe, pure nose of jammy blackberry & cassis fruit that is vaguely reminiscent of great 1990 Hermitages… Awesome concentration, massive body, an unctuous texture oozing fruit, glycerin and extraxt, a blockbuster finish”.