Brilliant Corners

This Dalston restaurant-bar has a strong Japanese theme running through it, serving dishes inspired by the country’s izakayas – small, casual pubs serving cooked snacks. There’s also regular live music (mostly jazz) and DJ sets played through a top-notch soundsystem. The dishes on offer range from light bites like edamame beans and lotus root crisps, to salads (red cabbage wakame) and sides (chicken kara-age), but the main attraction is the impressive selection of sushi, maki, sashimi and tartare. Larger options include a beef teppanyaki and tuna katsu, plus tofu dishes and tempura. The cocktails are great (the negroni in particular) and they also serve beers from Camden Town and Five Points, as well as sake, European natural wines and several different mezcals.