Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton has confirmed his seventh London restaurant, Japanese concept Sosharu, will open in Clerkenwell in March.
The Japanese izakaya-style restaurant will be situated within the Turnmill Building on Clerkenwell Road and include a 40 cover cocktail bar, Seven Tales, in the basement of the restaurant.
The restaurant is a collaboration between Atherton and executive head chef Alex Craciun, who has worked within The Social Company for four years, previously sous chef at Pollen Street Social.
Sosharu will serve “casual yet refined Japanese cuisine using British seasonal ingredients”, with a menu comprising of small dishes, with sections dedicated to different specialities including temaki, hibachi grill, yaki grill, tempura, sashimi and more.
Dishes include chashu pork belly, udon, king oyster; bream sashimi, shichimi, crispy potato; scallop, yuzu butter, fresh nori; and sukiyaki wagyu beef, glass noodles, young leeks. Desserts include apple pie, miso butterscotch; and white sesame, chocolate, miso caramel.
In preparation for the launch, Craciun relocated to Japan on a research trip, spending the year studying at the Kyoto Culinary School.
“Sosharu is a complete departure from anything I’ve done before, which makes it that much more exciting for us,” Atherton said.
“This restaurant has been a long time in the making as we wanted to get it right – Alex has dedicated himself to learning everything there is to know about Japanese food in the past couple of years and the result is some incredible cooking. I can’t wait to open the doors.”
Atherton is due to launch a site in Land Securities’ £2.2bn Nova development, alongside Jamie’s Oliver’s Barbecoa concept, Franco Manca, Sourced Market, a ramen bar from Ross Shonhan and Beany Green in London’s Victoria in September.
Shelley Sandzer acted on the Clerkenwell deal.
