Inside Aki: stories of Japanese cuisine and dining in Marylebone

If you love Japanese cuisine as much as we do, you’re in the right place. This is where we share the stories behind our sashimi, our robata, our Kobe beef, and every detail that makes dining at Aki an event. From the art of Edomae sushi to the rare flavours of certified Japanese wagyu, from private dinners in our glass‑roofed Atrium to late‑night cocktails in Kiyori’s underground vault, this journal is your guide to Japanese dining and Japanese hospitality in the heart of Marylebone.

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Backlit spiral staircase leading to The Atrium private event space at Aki London, Marylebone — an exclusive entrance for terrace hire and private dining

The Atrium: Aki’s private terrace in Marylebone

Planning an event in London is easy until you reach the venue. The guest list is finalised. The date is set. Now you need a space that does not feel like a conference room with better...

An anniversary dinner in London that lives up to the milestone

Every year, without fail, the panic sets in. The date is circled on the calendar. However this year it's different: 20 years. (Yes, twenty!) That is a big number... A number that deserves more than a...

Aki London restaurant near Wigmore Hall offering pre-concert Japanese fine dining and cocktails

Restaurant near Wigmore Hall: pre-concert Japanese dining and cocktails at Aki

You have booked a night at Wigmore Hall, one of London’s most treasured music rooms. The programme is set, the calendar is blocked, and the anticipation is real. But there is one variable left to solve:...

Aki London - best Omakase experience with authentic sushi

Authentic sushi in London? 5 signs you’ve found the real thing

Finding authentic sushi in London is harder than it should be. Too many restaurants promise Japanese precision, then serve fridge-cold rice, horseradish paste, and fish hidden under spicy mayo. Every piece of sushi at our Marylebone...

A full Japanese tasting menu in London including cocktail for under 75 pounds

A Japanese tasting menu under £100 in London? Thursday deal at AKI Marylebone

Finding a Japanese tasting menu under £100 in London is harder than it should be. Too many menus in the capital promise precision, seasonality, and omakase flair, then quietly dilute the experience the moment value enters...

Unique cocktails in London at Marylebone's latest new bar and cocktail lounge Kiyori underneath Aki London

Spring in a glass: the unique cocktails in London making Kiyori the lounge of the season

Around the Chelsea Flower Show, running this year from 19 to 23 May 2026, the city goes properly all in. Blossom in every florist window, peonies on restaurant tables, and a sudden city-wide confidence about horticultural...

Hikari - Aki's new Japanese brunch in London, every Saturday at Aki Marylebone

Hikari: Japanese brunch in London, every Saturday at Aki

London has plenty of brunches. Very few feel distinctly Japanese, and fewer still manage to be both generous and genuinely well judged. Hikari, our new Saturday brunch in Marylebone, has been designed to sit in that...

Japanese cuisine restaurant in London: what it tastes like at Aki

London has no shortage of Japanese restaurants. What it does have a shortage of is Japanese cuisine done as a complete philosophy rather than a category on a delivery app. Most of the city's Japanese food...