Taro opens new Holloway Road restaurant, bringing Japanese dining to North London with Arsenal-inspired menu

Taro has just opened its eleventh site on Holloway Road in North London, bringing its menu of sushi, ramen and bento boxes to the area. The Japanese restaurant group, founded in London in 1999, marks in this way its second opening of the year, following the launch of a Crystal Palace branch in March.

The new restaurant is located at 361 Holloway Road, near the Emirates Stadium and the Nag’s Head Market area. It seats 62 covers and is modelled on the Japanese concept of Taishu Shokudo, meaning an everyday dining room.

The menu features handmade sushi and sashimi, ramen and udon, alongside rice dishes, noodles and side dishes. Items carried over from other Taro sites include a selection of gyoza, double-fried karaage, shoyu ramen and a chicken teriyaki bento box.

In a nod to the nearby Arsenal Football Club, the Holloway branch will sell an Arsenal Special Roll, made with prawn tempura, cream cheese and avocado, topped with tuna and a house dressing, and coloured red to reflect the club’s colours.

The restaurant offers a children’s menu with all options priced at £8.90, including a sushi roll set, a chicken katsu set and deep-fried chicken with salad and rice, each served with a choice of juices. The drinks list includes cocktails such as a Yuzu and Elderflower Spritz, the Taro Cocktail (shochu, plum wine and mango) and a Lychee Martini, as well as Japanese beer, sake, wine and soft drinks. Desserts include Matcha Cheesecake, Green Tea Ice Cream, Mochi Ice Cream and Dorayaki, a traditional Japanese pancake.

Mr Taro, founder of the restaurant group, said: “It’s been an exciting and busy year so far with the launch of Crystal Palace and now in Holloway, and we can’t wait for the Holloway locals to come and join us. The area has so much to offer, with some brilliant and creative restaurants around us, and so we’re excited to offer the Holloway community our fresh and authentic Japanese cuisine to the mix. Opening in areas that have a strong, local community feel has worked really well for us, with our recent openings including Brentwood, Walthamstow and Crystal Palace, and we feel confident that Taro will thrive in Holloway as well.”

The group was founded by Mr Taro, who first visited London in 1979 and opened the first Taro on Brewer Street in Soho in 1999. It now employs more than 100 staff across eleven locations in London and the South East, including branches in Balham, Kennington, Finchley Central, Pimlico, Walthamstow, Brentwood, Brighton, Catford and Crystal Palace. The Holloway site will be open Monday to Saturday from noon to 10pm and on Sundays from noon to 9.30pm, with delivery available through Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

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For further information and reservations, visit Taro’s website here.