Machiya is a contemporary Japanese restaurant at 5 Panton Street, a short walk from Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. Its informal format is inspired by the food of Japanese home kitchens, bringing together small plates, rice bowls, noodles and comforting larger dishes.
Otsumami include white miso soup, soy pickled cucumber, sesame dressed spinach, agedashi tofu and miso glazed aubergine. Kara-age fried chicken, yakitori, braised pork belly and other savoury plates give a table plenty of options to share before the main course.
Japanese curry is served with crisp seasonal vegetables, chicken katsu, tonkatsu or breaded prawns. Larger plates range from beef brisket udon and teriyaki salmon donburi to grilled lamb, seared beef and glazed eel over rice, with vegetable choices clearly integrated into the menu.
Desserts continue the Japanese theme through matcha mille crepe, a molten matcha fondant, mochi ice cream and yuzu chocolate cheesecake. Sake, Japanese tea, cocktails and familiar soft drinks make the restaurant equally suited to a quick central London meal or a longer evening visit.
Address: 5 Panton Street, London SW1Y 4DL, England
Machiya Menu
Otsumami & Small Plates
Misoshiru
Classic white miso soup, tofu, spring onion, mushroom
Moyashizuke
Bean sprouts infused with yuzu peel, rice vinegar, and bell pepper
Kyurizuke
Soy pickled cucumber, ginger, chilli, sesame
Horenso No Gomaae
Wilted spinach salad, nutty sesame dressing
Broccoli Itame
Stir-fried tenderstem broccoli with soy, sesame, chilli & garlic
Agedashi Tofu
Fried tofu, tempura sauce, spring onion
Nasu Dengaku
Miso glazed aubergine, sesame, itokiri togarashi
Kara-age
Crispy fried chicken, lemon-ponzu sauce
Negima Yakitori
Chargrilled chicken & spring onion skewers, tare glaze
Pork Kakuni
Braised pork belly, sweet soy glaze, nitamago egg, wilted spinach
Tsukune
Japanese tare glazed chicken skewers, rich egg yolk
Ebi Katsu Tartare
Panko breaded tiger prawns, Japanese tartare sauce, lime
Shake Teriyaki
Teriyaki glazed salmon fillet, chives
Niku Dango (Wagyu) Sho
Spicy wagyu beef meatballs, itame sauce, cripy leeks, kasuobushi, lemon
Donburi — Rice Bowls
Kinokodon
Mixed japanese mushrooms, onsen egg, spring onion, chilli
Chicken Katsudon
Panko breaded chicken, simmered egg and onions, benishoga
Pork Katsudon
Panko breaded pork loin, simmered egg and onions, benishoga
Oyakodon
“Parent & Child”: simmered chicken, egg and onions, kizami nori
Kakunidon
Slow braised pork belly, sweet soy glaze, wilted spinach, nitamago egg, ichimi togaroshi
Gyudon
Thinly sliced beef brisket and onions simmered in a mildy sweet soy based sauce, onsen egg, benishoga
Hibachi Ebidon
Prawns, courgette, hibachi sauce, spring onion, katsuobushi, itokiri togarashi, lemon
Shake Don
Teriyaki glazed salmon, wilted spinach, spring onion, sesame
Curries
Vegetable
Crisp seasonal vegetables, japanese curry sauce, steamed rice, fukujinzuke, crispy fried lotus root
Chicken Katsu
Panko breaded chicken, japanese curry sauce, steamed rice, fukujinzuke, crispy fried lotus root
Tonkatsu
Panko breaded pork loin, japanese curry sauce, steamed rice, fukujinzuke, crispy fried lotus root
Ebi Katsu
Panko breaded prawns, japanese curry sauce, steamed rice, fukujinzuke, crispy fried lotus root
Large Plates
Chicken Katsu
Panko breaded chicken, apple dressed hispi cabbage, tonktasu sauce, lemon
Tonkatsu
Panko breaded pork loin, apple dressed hispi cabbage, tonktasu sauce
Niku Udon
Thinly sliced beef brisket, udon noodles, savoury broth, crispy leeks, spring onion
Jingisukan Lamb
Grilled lamb rump, grilled mixed vegetables, beansprouts, Genghis Khan sauce
Teppan Beef
Seared beef striploin ‘skillet’, chestnut mushrooms, wilted spinach, beansprouts, yakiniku sauce, chilli, spring onion
Niku-dango
Spicy wagyu beef meatballs, itame sauce, cripsy leeks, katsuobushi, apple-ponzu dressed japanese coleslaw
Unaju
Glazed eel kabayaki, steamed rice, unagi sauce, sesame, kizami nori
Wagyu Beef Katsu
Panko breaded koukyu wagyu, wasabi mayonnaise, yuzu kosho
Extras
Japanese Tartare Sauce
Creamy, tangy sauce with finely chopped gherkins, boiled eggs and Japanese mustard
Wasabi Mayonnaise
Umami Bros japanese mayonaisse with wasabi
Onsen Egg
Slow cooked ‘hot spring’ soft boiled egg
Curry Sauce
Aromatic Japanese curry sauce
Steamed Rice
Japanese steamed rice
Udon Noodles
Thick & chewy japanese wheat noodles
Japanese Coleslaw
Apple-ponzu dressed shredded hispi, carrot and spring onion
Dashi Broth
a light savoury umami broth