Sushi maestro Endo Kazutoshi’s debut solo restaurant is inspired by the Japanese spirit of omotenashi - the art of hospitality rooted in empathy towards one’s guest. The 10-seater restaurant is located on the top floor of The Helios building, a striking mid-century number within the former BBC Television Centre in West London.
Offering something that’s more akin to a theatre performance than a conventional meal, Kazutoshi and his team create omakase menus that showcase exceptional produce. No detail is overlooked, with rice and water from a dedicated farm in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture shipped in, ensuring the cooked rice has the perfect pH so guests can feel each yielding grain on their tongue.
Kazutoshi works closely with small-scale fishermen to secure the very best produce, including clams from Dorset, monkfish from Devon, cuttlefish from Brittany and scallops from Orkney. He also has strong links with a number of Japan’s most vaunted saké breweries, meaning Endo at the Rotunda is able to offer bottles that aren’t available anywhere else in the UK.
Endo at the Rotunda launched in 2019 and won a Michelin star in just six months. The restaurant closed in March 2024 and reopened at the end of the year following a 'period of culinary reflection' to create a more personal and immersive omakase experience informed by recipes and techniques learnt from Kazutoshi’s grandfather.
