Nanakusa

High standards of Japanese cooking with wide ranging dishes at reasonable prices and almost incredibly slick service.

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Situated on Sauchiehall Street in a prime spot for attracting gig and pub goers, Nanakusa (which refers to the seven wild herbs of spring, in case you are wondering) is best suited for a quick bite before a night out rather than a lingering meal, but is still a pleasant place to enjoy some authentic Japanese food. The interior of the restaurant is an eye-catching mixture of old and new with rows of wooden benches and huge wall panels of changing lights juxtaposed with an elaborately corniced ceiling. Each dish on the extensive menu is illustrated with rather badly lit photos which don’t do the cooking justice at all. There is a wide selection of starters, from grilled prawn cake with seven-spiced salt to silky smooth fried tofu served with spring onion, tempura sauce and Japanese seaweed. As well as sushi, for mains there is a good choice of rice and noodles dishes, with the ginger chicken udon being a particular stand-out dish. To finish, try the black sesame seed ice-cream which has a lovely, velvety consistency.