Zen Mondo Japanese Dining is a cosy restaurant on Upper Street in Islington, around five minutes from Angel station. The business is Japanese owned and its chefs combine traditional techniques with a modern approach, aiming to provide fresh food in a calm and comfortable setting. The intimate room suits an unhurried dinner, a meal before an evening nearby or a focused visit for sushi and sake.
Sushi and sashimi are central to the menu, with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, sea bass, scallop, mackerel, eel and other seafood appearing across nigiri, rolls and assorted sets. Chirashi places selected sashimi over seasoned rice with vegetables and egg, while vegetarian nigiri and rolls provide alternatives. The range allows guests to order individual pieces or choose a composed selection that explores several fish and textures.
Hot dishes extend the experience beyond sushi through tempura, teriyaki, noodle soups and Japanese hot pots. Udon and soba can be served in broth with beef, chicken, vegetables or tempura, while sukiyaki and shabu shabu bring thinly sliced beef, tofu, mushrooms and greens together at the table. Bento boxes, gyoza, tofu dishes and homemade matcha desserts add further variety for both dining in and takeaway.
Zen Mondo currently serves dinner from Tuesday to Saturday and takes reservations by telephone rather than through its website. Takeaway and delivery are also available, and the restaurant can cater for events of different sizes. The full menu below shows the latest sushi, sashimi, hot dishes, set menus, drinks and prices offered at the Upper Street restaurant.
Address: 326 Upper Street, Islington, London, England N1 2XQ, United Kingdom
Zen Mondo Japanese Dining Menu
Bento (Set Meal)
Sabamiso Bento
Mackerel in Ginger and Miso Broth. Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit.
Salmon Teriyaki Bento
Grilled Salmon with Teriyaki Sauce Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit.
Chicken Teriyaki Bento
Deep fried Chicken cooked with Teriyaki Sauce. Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit.
Tatsuta Bento
Deep fried Chicken Marinated in Sesame & Soy Sauce. Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit.
Katsudon Bento
Deep Fried Pork in Bread Crumbs with Egg, Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit.
Tonkatsu Bento
Pork Cutlet Deep-Fried in Bread Crumbs. Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit
Tatsuta Sashimi Bento
Deep fried Chicken Marinated in Sesame & Salmon Sahimi. Served with Steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Fruit.
Salad
Tofu Salad
Seaweed Salad
Soups & Small Dishes
Miso Soup
Edamame
Agedashi Tofu
Gyoza (5pcs)
(Deep- fried pork dumpling)
Salmon Tatsuta
Salmon Teriyaki
Spicy Salmon Teriyaki
Sashimi Individual (1 piece)
Salmon
Tuna
Yellow Tail
Marinated Mackerel
Scallop
Snow Crab
Sea Bass
Sashimi Sets
Tricolor (9 pieces)
Tuna, Salmon & Sea Bream
Moriawase (15 pieces)
Tuna (2 pcs), Salmon (2 pcs), Sea Bream (3 pcs), Yellow Tail (2 pcs), Scallop (3 pcs), Marinated Mackerel (3 pcs)
Nigiri Sushi (2 pieces)
Salmon
Tuna
Yellow Tail
Marinated Mackerel
Scallop
Grilled Eel
Sea Bass
Prawn
Snow Crab
Sushi Rolls (Hosomaki) 6pcs
Tuna Roll
Salmon Roll
Avocado Roll
Cucumber Roll
Yellow Tail & Spring Onion
Snow Crab & Cucumber Roll
Medium Roll 4pcs
Soft Shell Crab
Jumbo Roll 8pcs
Prawn Tempura Roll Large
Vegetable Roll
Vegetable Roll
Inside out Rolls 8pcs
Tuna
Salmon
Spicy Tuna
Spicy Salmon
Avocado, Salmon & Masago
Avocado & Prawn
Eel & Cucumber
Sushi Sets
Maki only Set
(Rolls & Inside Out Rolls 20pcs) Salmon, Avocado & Masago Inside Out Roll, Spicy Tuna Inside Out Roll, Salmon Roll & Cucumber Roll.
Maru Set
(6 Nigiri , 12pcs rolls) Tuna, Salmon, Yellow Tail, Grilled Eel, Sea Bream, Prawn, Cucumber Roll & Salmon Roll.
Kansai Chirashi
Sashimi on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice, Tuna, Sea Bream, Yellow Tail, Marinated Mackerel, Prawn, Salmon & Shredded Egg.
Salmon Chirashi
Salmon Sashimi on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice, & Shredded Egg.
Tuna Chiras hi
Tuna Sashimi on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice, & Shredded Egg.
Eel Chirashi
Grilled Eel on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice & Shredded Egg.
Salmon Lover
4 types of Salmon Nigiri, Salmon Sashimi (2pcs), one inside out Salmon Roll with Sesame (4pcs).
Tuna Lover
Tuna Nigiri (4pcs) Spicy Tuna Inside Out Roll with Sesame (4pcs) & Tuna Sashimi (2pcs).
Twin Lover
Tuna Nigiri (2pcs) Salmon Niigiri (2pcs) Spicy Salmon Inside Out Roll with Sesame (4pcs) & Tuna Sashimi (2pcs).
Trio Lover
Tuna, Salmon & Sea Bass Nigiri (2pcs each) Spicy Tuna Inside Out Roll with Sesame (4pcs) & Tuna, Salmon & Sea Bass Sashimi (2pcs each).
Starters, Sushi & Sashimi
Edamame with Cornish Sea Salt
Miso Soup
Bowl of Steamed Rice
Agedashi Tofu
Deep fried Tofu in Fish Soup
Vegetable Gyoza
Seaweed Salad
with lime leaves & sesame dressing
Tuna Roll
Salmon Roll
Avocado Roll
Cucumber Roll
Yellow Tail & Spring Onion
Snow Crab & Cucumber Roll
Soft Shell Crab
Prawn Tempura Roll
Salmon
Spicy Tuna
Spicy Salmon
Avocado, Salmon & Masago
Prawn Avocado
Ever Green
Double Prawn Tempura Roll
Tenmusu
Prawn Tempura, ginger, spring onion, salad leaves & mayo
Spicy Yellow Tail
with Spring Onion & Oak Leaves with Home made Gochujang Paste
Salmon & Avocado
with O ak Leaves & Mayo
Eel & Cucumber
Grilled Eel, Cucumber with Oak Leaves & Mayo
Avocado & Salad (V)
with Cucumber, Leaves & Mayo
Spicy Chu-Toro
Tuna belly with Spring Onion, Salad Leaves & home made Gocgjang
Tuna
Salmon Mayo
Ikura (Salmon Roe)
Yellow Tail
Snow Crab
Butakaku
2 days Braised Pork Belly in Sweet Teriyaki Sauce. Served with “Karashi” Mustard Sauce & “Granny Smith” Apple Puree.
Pork Gyoza
Deep Fried Pork & Vegetable Gyoza (5pcs)
Tatsuta
Deep Fried Chicken marinated in Sesame & Soy
Sake Gyoza
ZM Original Steamed Salmon Dumpling with 4 Types of Sauce
Prawn Tempura (1pc)
Soft-Shell Crab Tempura
Salmon
Tuna
Yellow Tail
Sea Bass
Marinated Mackeral
Scallop
Chu-Toro Tuna
Asparagus (V)
Aubergine (V)
Shitake Mushroom & Shiso (V)
Tofu (V)
Romano Pepper (V)
Salmon
Snow Crab
Scallop
Tuna
Yellow Tail
Sea Bream
Sea Bass
Marinated Mackeral
Grilled Eel
Prawn
Ikura (salmon roe)
Sushi & Sashimi Sets
Salmon Chirashi
Salmon Sashimi, Ikura & Shredded Egg on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice
Tuna Chirashi
Tuna Sashimi, Ikura & Shredded Egg on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice
Nishoku Chirashi
Tuna & Salmon Sashimi & Shredded Egg on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice
Sanshoku Chirashi
Tuna, Salmon & Yellow Tail Sashimi & Shredded Egg on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice
Zanmai Chirashi
Tuna, Salmon, Yellow Tail, Scallop, Prawn, Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Snow Crab, Marinated Mackeral, & Grilled Eel Sashimi with Ikura (Salmon Roe) & Shredded Egg on Mixed Vegetable Sushi Rice
Salmon Lover
4 types of Salmon Nigiri, Salmon Sashimi (2pieces), Ikura Gunkan (Salmon Roe), inside out Salmon Roll with Sesame (4 pieces).
Zen
(7 Traditional Nigiri & 3 Sashimi) Tuna, Salmon, Grilled Eel, Yellow Tail, Sea Bream, Marinated Mackerel, Prawn Nigiri & Yellow Tail, Tuna, Sakmon Sashimi.
Mondo
(7 Contemporary Nigiri, 4pcs Roll & 3 Sashimi) Tuna, Yellow Tail, Salmon, Sea Bream, Prawn, Scallop, Snow Crab, Salmon & Avocado Roll & Tuna, Salmon & Yellow Tail Sashimi
Tricolor
(9 pieces) Tuna, Salmon, Yellow Tail & Ikura (salmon roe)
Moriawase
(18 pieces) Tuna, Salmon, Snow Crab, Scallop, Sea Bass & Yellow Tail.
Hot Dishes
Nabeyaki Udon
Thin Sliced Scotch Premium Beef Loin & Chicken on White Noodles with Seasonal Vegetables in Fish Broth.
Tempura Udon or Soba
Prawn and Vegetable Tempura on White or Buck Wheat Noodles with Seasonal Vegetables in Fish Broth.
Sukiyaki (Beef)
Thin Sliced Scotch Beef Loin, Hakusai Leaves, Shirataki (Yam), Shitake Mushrooms, Tofu, Leek & Free Range Egg in Sweet Soy Sauce.
Shabu-Shabu (Beef)
Thin Sliced Scotch Beef Loin, Hakusai Leaves, Shirataki (Yam), Shitake Mushrooms, Tofu, Leek & Free Range Egg in Sweet Soy Sauce.
Salmon Teriyaki
Tempura Fiesta
3 Tiger Prawns, 2 Scallops, 3 White Fish, Shitake Mushroom, Kabocha Pumpkin, Banana Shallot, Aubergine & Seasonal Vegetables with Fish Stock based Dipping Sauce & Matcha (Green Tea) Sea Salt.
Vegetable Lover Tempura (V)
Shitake Mushroom, Kabocha Pumpkin, Banana Shallot, Aubergine & Seasonal Vegetables with Fish Stock based Dipping Sauce & Matcha (Green Tea) Sea Salt.
Desserts
All Homemade
£6.50 for 2 choices
Matcha Ice Cream
(Organic Dark Green Tea from Kyoto)
Chocolate Ice Cream
with Cointreau
Lychee Granita
Plum Wine Granita
Fruits of the Forest Granita
Express Lunch
Kansai Chirashi
Sashimi (6 pcs) & Shredded Egg Paper on Vegetable mixed rice wth salad & Miso soup.
Traditional Nigiri Lunch (GF)
No toppings, 6 types of Nigiri, 1 piece of seasonal vegetable nigiri & 6 pieces of Sushi Roll selected by our Sushi Chef. Served with Salad & Miso Soup.
Vegetable Nigiri Sushi Lunch (V)
6 types of Vegetable Nigiri Sushi & one Sushi Roll selected by our Sushi Chef Served with Salad & Miso Soup.
Nigiri Sushi Lunch
6 types of Nigiri Sushi & one Sushi Roll selected by our Sushi Chef Served with Salad & Miso Soup.
Salmon Sushi Lunch
6 pieces Salmon, 4 pieces Salmon Inside Out Roll. Served with Salad & Miso Soup
Duo Sushi Lunch
3 pieces each Tuna Nigiri, Salmon Nigiri 4 pieces Salmon Inside Out Roll. Served with Salad & Miso Soup.
Trio Sushi Lunch
2 pieces each Tuna Nigiri, Salmon Nigiri Yellowtail Nigiri. 4 pieces Spicy Tuna Inside Out Roll. Served with Salad & Miso Soup.
Salmon Lover Lunch
4 types Salmon Nigiri Sushi & 4 pieces Salmon Inside Out Roll. 2 pieces salmon Sashimi. Served with Salad & Miso Soup
Sashimi Lunch
6 pieces of Sashimi selected Daily by our Sushi Chef. Served with Rice, Salad & Miso Soup.
Sabamiso Lunch
Mackerel in Ginger and Miso broth. Served with steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Miso Soup.
Salmon Teriyaki Lunch
Grilled Salmon with Teriyaki sauce. Served with steamed Rice, Pickles, Salad & Miso Soup.
Tatsuta Lunch
Deep fried Chicken marinated in Sesame & Soy sauce. Served with Rice, Pickles, Salad & Miso Soup.
Katsudon
Deep Fried Pork in bread crumbs with egg, on Rice. Served with Pickles, Salad & Miso Soup.
Tendon
Assorted Tempura on Rice. Served with Pickles, Salad & Miso Soup.
Butakaku
Braised Pork Belly in Sweet Teriyaki Sauce. Served with “Karashi” Mustard Sauce & “Granny Smith” Apple Puree.
Tempura Lunch
Prawn, White fish, Shitake Mushrooms, with seasonal vegetables. Served with Rice, Pickles, Salad & Miso Soup.
Udom Lunch
White noodles in Fish Soup with Choice of Toppings & a Hand Roll.
Soba Lunch
Buckwheat noodles in Fish Soup with Choice of Toppings & a Hand Roll.
Niku Udom/Soba Lunch
White or Buckwheat noodles with thin sliced Scotch Beef in Fish Soup with Choice of Hand Roll
DESSERTS
All homemade
Baked Matcha (Green Tea) Cheesecake
Matcha (Green Tea) Mousse
Chocolate Ice Cream with Cointreau
Chocolate Cake
Lychee Granita
Yukimi Daifuku
(Strawberry Ice Cream in Rice Paste)
Fruit Crepe
Sake with a Twist
ABV 100ml 720ml
Yuzushu
Sake based Yuzu (Japanese citrus) Best enjoyed as an aperitif or dessert wine. Well-balanced sweetness with tart citrus notes.
Nigorisake
Unfiltered Sake. Brewed using the natural mineral waters of the Rokko Mountain area. This sake has a lively sweetness, good depth & a clean after taste.
Umeshu
Plum Wine Red or White From the Kishu region where the best quality plums are made into this delicious sweet wine by the local Nakata Family. Deep fruity flavours.
Mio
A Breakthrough Sparkling Sake with a refreshing fruity aroma. Crafted in the traditional brewing style with rice, water and Koji yeast. A new Sake for new age.
Sake
Japanese Rice Wine
Kyoto Fushimizu
Light and crisp palate. Recommended with Hot food.
Taru Sake
Stored in best Yoshino cedar barrels. Good with Tempura.
Uragazanryu Koka
Gold Medal Sake 2009 (IWC) Elegant, fresh and fruity with a hint of pear. Recommended with Sushi.
Tengumai
Unique slow brewed with a very earth intensity on the palate. Recommended for those who like to explore Sake in depth.
Kubota Senju (Pure Rice)
Light & dry elegant flavour. Recommended with full flavoured fish.
Dasai (Daiginjo)
Best grade sake in the world! Recommended with sushi.
Japanese Tea in a Pot
Sencha
(Green Tea)
Genmai
(Green Tea with Roasted Rice)
Hoji
(Roasted Green Tea)
Barley
(Decaf)
White Wine
Kokako Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand 13.0%
Picpoul Plo d'Isabelle
France 13.0%
Domaine Passy le Clou Chablis
Burgundy 13.0%
Rose Wine
Coline San Georgio Pino Grigio
Italy 13%
Red Wine
Vina Carsasco Merlot
Chile 13.5%
Sparkling Wine
Prosecco Bel Canto
Italy 11.0%
Soft Drinks
Hildon Still
750ml
Hildon Sparkling
750ml
Coke Can Regular
330ml
Coke Can Diet
330ml
Cranberry/Orange/AppleJuice
250ml
Ramune (Japanese lemonade)
250ml
Calpis (Japanese Juice)
300ml
Japanese Beer
ABV
Asahi Super "Dry"
330ml 5%
Kirin Nrb
330ml 5%
Sapporo Premium
330ml 4.7%