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Contemporary Japanese restaurant Sushi Revolution has opened its second site on Curtain Road, Shoreditch this month, following the success of the original site which has been serving up sushi in Brixton since May 2021. A modern interpretation of a traditional Japanese Izakaya, Sushi Revolution prides itself on going against the establishment and traditional Japanese food by marrying together unconventional flavours from other cuisines.

Sushi Revolution: The Lowdown

The restaurant features traditional Japanese building techniques, including shou sugi ban style burned wooden walls, hand-crafted kintsugi porcelain tables and a beautiful sushi bar carved from reclaimed wood. Modern pendants provide warm hospitable lighting with noren curtains and colourful sake barrels completing the sophisticated look. Tom (the chef) has been making sushi for 15 years and has worked in top-rated sushi restaurants in London and Europe including Aqua Kyoto, Chotto-Matte and most recently Sticks n Sushi. Tom describes his style of cooking ‘as having traditional techniques but with modern flavours’, like his soft-shell crab roll with kimchee hummus.

Sushi Revolution: The Menu

The menu has been designed to be quick, easy, versatile, and creative: each dish is served with carefully fused flavours and presented with design in mind. Begin with snacks including Spicy Edamame with chipotle miso, or the signature Revolution Miso Soup with sancho pepper and truffle oil.

Starter-style dishes are broken down into two sections. ‘Sushi’ for classic serves and ‘The Revolution’ for hot fried dishes. Throughout the menu, displaying a break from tradition, you’ll notice delicious modern twists on classic izakaya dishes from Tom’s own imaginative flair.

Tuna tartare is served with goat’s cheese and truffle onion soy, and fresh Nikkei Yellowtail Tiradito comes with cherry tomatoes, red onion and yuzu truffle soy. The goat’s cheese brings a tangy flavour to the tuna which blends perfectly and is unlike most other tuna tartare. Meanwhile, the classic chicken karaage nanban is deep-fried and crispy, served with yuzu kosho mayo, red onion, spring onion, sesame and tonkatsu (a type of fruity Japanese BBQ sauce). Some of the stand-out favourite vegan dishes are the fried Japanese aubergine with beetroot den miso, crispy onions, sesame and coriander cress. A beautifully presented cucumber tataki with vibrant red pepper ponzu sauce is light and delicious.

Maki rolls come in four variations: House Rolls, Futomaki, Uramaki and Kuburimaki. There are plenty of options to mai and match as you wish or select a sharing platter when dining with friends. The Dragon Maki Platter is a colourful and flavourful mix of the ebi dragon, tuna revolution, salmon picante and ceviche rolls (16 pieces) while the Sushi For Two comes with twelve pieces of nigiri and a Mini Maki Platter (16 pieces).

The dessert menu is not extensive, however, but there’s a choice between the selection of mochi or the homemade miso brownie bites. Seriously decadent stuff.

For those who enjoy a drink with their sushi, there’s Traunstein Helles Lager, Asahi, Brixton Brewery IPA and APA, plus a choice of red, white and sparkling wine starting at just £26 a bottle.

Sake ranges from the Sushi Revolution House Serve – a carafe of classic sake for just £8 or Yuzu House Sake for £10 – ranging up to the high-end Tosatsuru ‘Azure’ Ginjo, recommended for special-occasion toasting (£95 a bottle). A succinct list of quick-to-serve cocktails has been created using the Dalston’s Soda range. Try the Hanami Highball (rum, sweet vermouth, citrus and Dalston’s cherry) or the Ichiban Iced Tea (vodka, gin, rum, tequila, melonade, green tea and Dalston’s lemon).

For more information on Sushi Revoloution, see here.

2, Stage Plaza, Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3NQ