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Bone Daddies Old Street

Japanese Restaurant in Shoreditch
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9 / 10 from 1 review
Address
Unit C, Ground Floor, The Warehouse
211 Old Street
Shoreditch
London
EC1V 9NR
Map
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Telephone
020 7439 9299
Cuisine
Japanese
Region
Shoreditch
Nearest Station
Old Street
0.07 miles
Opening Summary
Mon - Sat: 11:00 - 21:30
Sun: 12:00 - 17:30
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Bone Daddies Ramen Bar has hit Shoreditch: expect classic ramen, rock n roll and kushikatsu.

All In London Review

The new Bone Daddies ramen joint is superb

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The new Bone Daddies on Old Street is the latest addition to ex-Nobu Ross Shonhan's growing brand. He now has restaurants in Soho, Bermondsey and High Street Ken, as well as Flesh & Buns in Covent Garden and Shakfuyu on Old Compton Street.

At this latest eatery he's added some brand new dishes. Although inspired by Japanese cuisine, Ross stamps his imprint using ingredients from around the world. For instance there's his kushikatsu, originally a dish from Osaka consisting of veg, meat or fish that's battered, deep fried and then skewered. He makes them with Iberico ham and onion, and padron peppers with bacon and Cheddar cheese. There's also a cheesy potato salad one. The best way to describe how good these are is by saying we barely manage to utter hyperbole between eager mouthfuls.

Under "snacks" are the sweet and spicy pig bones, huge pork ribs coated in a sticky glaze of sweet chilli, soy and sesame seeds.

Crispy duck aburamen comes with slices of pickled padron peppers and chunks of roasted corn. The ramen, cooked in duck fat, is splendid. The anchovy dipping ramen is "deconstructed", the waiter tells us, as the broth is in a separate bowl on the side. After simmering for 20 hours it's perfectly briny, an ideal complement to the noodles with tender fried pork, large spring onion bulbs, spinach, and a syringe of black pepper vinegar to be squirted at will.

Prices are very reasonable - our meal, which leaves us too full for dessert plus a couple of beers (a pint of Asahi super creamy head and a bottle of dry Asahi black) comes to just over £50.

Like at Ross' other restaurants, there's a rock soundtrack playing - we spot The Jam and vintage Aerosmith way before their inescapable Armageddon pop ballad. It's all communal seating with tables equipped with sauces and plastic bibs that are handy for catching those broth drippings.

It's extremely busy, and as they don't take bookings there's a large queue forming outside. We can totally see why.

Reviewed by Leila anonymously
Published on Jun 27, 2016

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