Sushi bar opening in Park Lane with 18-course tasting menu setting diners back £420

A new sushi restaurant in Park Lane will see diners paying £420 each for an 18 courses tasting menu – and an additional £150 plus if they want to drink sake with it.

The pricing at the restaurant opened by Tokyo sushi master Shinji Kanesaka means it will vie with Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et Steakhouse in Knightsbridge as the most expensive restaurant in London.

Sushi Kaneski will seat a maximum of just 13 diners at a sitting catered for by a team of eight chefs, sommeliers and hosts.

Opening on July 1 inside the 45 hotel on Park Lane the restaurant’s £420 tasting option will make it the most expensive set menu in Britain, according to the Evening Standard. Sake pairings to go with it start at £150 rising to £220.

Kanesaka also has a two-Michelin-starred restaurant by the same name in Tokyo and will be bringing staff from there to assist in the launch of his Mayfair enterprise.

The pricing at the restaurant opened by Tokyo sushi master Shinji Kanesaka (pictured) means it will vie with Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et Steakhouse in Knightsbridge as the most expensive restaurant in London

Pictured: Salt Bae, who opened his steakhouse in Knightsbridge, London, in October 2021

Pictured: Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et steak house in Knightsbridge, London, know for its pricey menu

One Brit who ate there in May told MailOnline: ‘There was a lot of theatre and the food was very, very good but it was eye wateringly expensive and there wasn’t enough sake for my liking.’

The restaurant will be what’s called in Japanese an ‘omakese’ which translates roughly as ‘I’ll leave it up to you’ and the menu will be primarily built around sushi.

The publicity material suggests Kanesaka aims to ‘set a new benchmark for omakase dining in the city’.

Chef Kanesaka told The Standard: ‘I am honoured to introduce our culinary heritage and passion for sushi, with some of my team and chefs from Sushi Kanesaka in Tokyo. 

‘We are thrilled to share the true essence of Edomae sushi, meticulously prepared using the finest ingredients, traditional techniques, and utmost dedication, transporting guests to the vibrant streets of Ginza — and the tranquillity of a traditional omakase service.

The restaurant will be what’s called in Japanese an ‘omakese’ which translates roughly as ‘I’ll leave it up to you’ and the menu will be primarily built around sushi

‘Dining omakase is very special and unique, an intimate personal connection between the chef and the diner.’

45 Park Lane’s general manager Lee Kelly said: ‘I am delighted to welcome chef Sinji Kanesaka to open his first restaurant in Europe at 45 Park Lane. 

‘I have always admired chef Shinji Kanesaka and had the chance to meet him and taste his finest ingredients in Tokyo myself.

Other restaurants inside the hotel include Wolfgang Puck’s CUT.