Arigato Japanese Supermarket

The sushi was lovely but the tempura was really horrible. When it arrived it was soggy and cold. The batter was unseasoned and tasted like pancake batter — it was grim. I also ordered mixed fish but I’m 99% certain it was just one type of fish. On top of this, it came 25 minutes late and there were no nice little extras thrown it.
When I rang to let them know my experience they just said «oh sorry, bye».
I might order from here again if I just want plain sushi, but to be honest I’m hoping I’m not ill in the night with this.

Definitely a fan as sometimes they’re quite a bit cheaper for some items than at places like Japan Centre or the Centre Point supermarket. I think if you’re really after your Asian groceries in London, you probably do what I do and go to one place for your noodles, another place for your sweets and walk a few blocks down to get your pocari sweat and get the best of all the worlds as they’re all kind of near each other.
My point is, this should be on your Japanese grocery shopping map route.

Last time my friend and I walked around Soho and encountered this supermarket .
You could find most of the Japanese essential cooking ingredients here like milin, soy sauce etc. I also noticed that they have homemade kimichi, it might be a good choice?
I exactly like the ready food they provide, especially the karaage bento (Japanese fried chicken meal box). They do have some seats for you to eat in as well.

Say what you want about Piccadilly Circus, but I get a huge amount of joy out of the Brewer Street loop: it takes 30 – 40 minutes — I leave at the Regent Street East exit, head to either Ittenbari or Ramen Sasuke for noodles, then head to Arigato to buy Japanese foodstuffs, then back to the tube. Oh, and now PC has Crosstown Doughnuts too. What more could I possibly want in life?
Ok, back to relevant discussion — Arigato is a little Japanese store on Brewer Street. I’ve not tried the food there, but I’ve been shopping here a few times for key Japanese ingredients. It’s not a huge place but they’ve got a bit of everything — noodles, curry mix, stock powders, seaweed, doriyaki, several different types of soy sauce and Mirin, instant ramen… most importantly, they sell jars of Honey Citron Tea mix at the back (it’s a Korean brand, but whatevs) — this is also known as yuzucha and is one of the tastiest drinks ever. Seriously. I’ve seen jars being sold for upwards of £4.50 in other places (£7.99 in one Korean shop) so… arigato, Arigato.
I find the prices here pretty reasonable and I’ve found all the essentials here for Cooking with Dog recipes (seriously, if you’ve not seen, go look it up on Youtube, then go to Arigato, buy your ingredients and get cooking). No, it’s not the biggest place in the world, but it makes up for it with heart (and a well-​curated selection of goods).

As good as the Japan Centre near it. But this one has really nice and cheap bento lunch box. You can also find Korean and other Asian stuff here.

Great selection of Japanese groceries. The pre-​made food in the display case looks a bit tired though. Maybe they should think of plastic versions, Japanese style!!!

A nice market with many Japanese staples, but not a big market with big mix of options. One has to respect the location and probable large rent.
Being somewhat new to London I can’t benchmark this against other similar places, so please take my review with a grain of salt. Or Sake.
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This shop has a good japanese range, but as a bit of a newbie to japanese food, the staff don’t offer much clear advice on japanese products and dishes, and product description translations into english are a bit dubious at times. I tend to go to a local japanese /​oriental groceries called FLK Chinese Groceries in South East London. Its a smaller, but clean shop, where the owner offers experienced advice on japanese food i. e how to pleat gyoza dumplings, make sushi, fry tempura prawns. I would recommend FLK Groceries to newbies, and this place to experienced Japanese foodies

Very, very good Japanese supermarket. The range of products is terrific, not quite as good as the Japan Centre but far better than most places. The furikake is especially cheap and varied.

This is one of the Japanese markets near Piccadilly. It’s rather small but isn’t as much of a fuss as the other places. You can go here for a variety of packaged and fresh foods. They carry some types of ingredients that are non-​Japanese, such as Thai and Chinese sauces making it a bit more flexible. I went here on a pre-​sushi party expedition and found some useful ingredients.

Ok so ive meaning to follow this recipe and I come across the need for Panko?! later I find out its Japanese breadcrumb coating.
So while I wait for my friend to try on a pair of shorts at M&S’s fitting rooms I do a quick Unilocal search for ‘Japanese supermarket’ on my Android phone and up poped Arigato. So I hit call and speak to them for their opening hours. So me and my friend shoot over there, he didnt like the shorts.
I arrive and see and attentive shop assistant I say «im looking for Panko» and her lead me to a shelf with a massive variety of the stuff, large ones, fine ones, small packs…
I got some great advice as to why so many types and grabbed the fine ones, paid and left in under 3mins!
Thank you Arigato!

This little Japanese grocery store is very dear to me: it’s always well-​stocked, many of the products are actually cheaper than in the nearby Chinatown and most importantly… it’s clean!
In here you can not only find all the necessary ingredients for a surprise dinner for your other half (or future other half), but you can also come here during lunchtime and order some delicious curry or other Japanese delicacies…
And…to make your trip home more pleasant, you should a six-​pack of red-​bean mochi — they are really nice!

This small Japanese market in Soho carries fresh mochi, mochi ice cream, kimchee, curry and bento boxes to go. If you’re after frozen Japanese foods like gyoza, a package of Pocky, or shichimi for your ramen you can find them here.

This is a small but well stocked Japanese Supermarket with lots of Korean food stuff as well. I mean 4 different types of kim chi! 10 different flavours of pickled vegetables! How am I supposed to choose?
I also find they also always do good deals– every time I am in there i will pick up something on offer.
Although Japan Centre is very close and arguably have a much larger selection (being much larger), I prefer Arigato when I am in the vicinity because they have just about everything I ever want to need and there is nothing better than a well priced capsule Japanese/​Korean Kitchen.
They also serve food, but I always thought the stuff looked a bit dry, being pre prepared and all. Never tasted it though.

Arigato is in a little cluster of restaurants and food shops on Brewer St. It also obviously serves as a little community contact for the Japanese community with free information and pamphlets about London for them
There are 2 main sections /​functions to this supermarket. The first is for mainly Japanese but also some Korean ingredients with mainly tinned /​bottled foodstuffs, some chilled and frozen food and also some crockery and cooking implements
To be honest, this section isn’t the biggest and most of the big Chinese supermarkets in nearby Chinatown carry a lot of what is available here.
However, I do pop in here for the other section — the fresh food to go. They do carry a decent variety with sushi and bento boxes making up the bulk of the menu. The prices of their sushi boxes are very competitive and the fish always tastes fresh. Also nice to pick up some of their snack items like kara-​age for a little pick me up
There’s a little sit in area but I generally just devour on the go!

I really like this Japanese market. I find the Japan Centre too crowded to shop comfortably at, and Arigato has most of the same products and they are usually a less expensive. They also have a fair amount of Korean products and frozen foods. Arigato is particularly good if you are looking for ingredients for making your own food, although they do have a lot of ready-​to-​eat hot foods as well.
The last time I was Arigato I went to the counter and realized I had forgotten my wallet. They saved everything behind the counter for me and seperated my frozen and refrigerated stuff and waited an hour and a half for me to come back. They were really nice and didn’t even make me feel like a complete retard about it.

Great little Japanese supermarket that has a wide variety of all things from the orient.
There is a little area with a sushi, which you are able to sit and eat or order a take-​away.

It’s really great to know that The Japanese Centre isn’t the only place in central London to grab some Japanese groceries. Arigato and The Japanese Centre are quite close to one another (roughly a 10 – 15 minute walk) and, yes, Chinatown is a stone’s throw away and you can pick up some bits and bobs there but Arigato really feels authentic and special.
This is always *the* place for me to pick up my Japanese sauces, udon and perhaps grab some sushi to go. You can also buy Japanese soft drinks and sweeties too, there’s lots of choice here and the shop is pretty tiny. You can sit in or take away Japanese snacks too.
The fact this is so close to Oxford St /​Regent St and right in the middle of Soho makes this place so desirable and which is probably why it’s still going strong. A must for any Japanese culture /​food enthusiast.

For all you ‘baka gaijin’ out there who thought JapanCentre was the only Nipponese supermarket in town — think again. Admittedly, Arigato can’t really compete in terms of choice or prominence of location. But it offers regular deals on popular Japanese food that, in my experience, significantly beat its larger rival on price. I suspect the difference may be that more savvy Japanese shop here, whereas JapanCentre tends to attract those less familiar with how much a carton of Calpis or a block of Java Kare should cost. There’s a freezer section and a limited selection of vegetables and fresh tofu. Also, you can sit and eat bento boxes at the limited table space. To be honest I haven’t tried the hot food but I’m always curious to see what’s cookin’, and the saving I make on my normal shopping is more than enough to persuade me to make the short trip up from Piccadilly Circus.

Small Japanese supermarket with a small deli area that serves bento boxes and snacks for takeaway or to eat in on the small wooden counter in the window.
The shop has a wide range of Japanse sauces, ingredients and sweets for purchase at reasonable prices, including frozen good and fresh vegetables and fruits. The deli area sells a wide range of bento boxes and side dishes such as croquettes, yakitori chicken kebabs and the usual arrange of snacks.
The bento boxes are good value for money and usually feature tempura pieces or a main dish such as fried chicken, seaweed and potato salad and rice. They also sell simple ice bowls which are cooked with egg and different meats.
It can geta little cramped during busy periods as the food is popular with students and shoppers. Worth popping in if you are shopping or walking around Piccadilly/​Soho; not really a date spot unless you want the date to be very short!