Yaki Ya: the best halal Japanese spot in London

By Halal Xplorer England Food Japanese London July 27, 2024

Yaki Ya is doing something revolutionary. Bringing us high quality, traditional and authentic Japanese street food that is halal to London. Based in the @bangbangoriental food hall in London, this little stall is a spot that you CANNOT miss. The food hall itself has a plethora of Asian food options, but most of them are not halal (at least fully halal anyway). Yaki Ya is one of the few that are fully halal. And on top of that finding a fully halal Japanese spot in London is very difficult. Let’s talk more about who they are and our experience. Let’s goooo!

Who are Yaki Ya?

Yaki Ya are a halal Japanese spot in Bang Bang Oriental Food hall in London. Their menu is fully halal from start to finish. From their sauces to their dumplings everything is made in house and so it is all halal. Their menu is so comprehensive and so it has something for everyone. You can really satisfy your Japanese food cravings right here. If you want ramen, they’ve got you, if you want katsu curry, they’ve got you, if you want yakisoba, they’ve got you, if you want udon, they’ve got you, if you want a bento box, then you’ve guessed it… they’ve got you!

Their instagram page: @yakiya.co.uk

Our experience

The customer service here is second to none. They really look after you. There is this attention to detail which is very praiseworthy. They’ll make recommendations to cater to your tastebuds and likes. Really impressed with their love and attention to please.

After saying all that, what really matters is how good the food tastes. And thankfully, I can say we were very impressed. We got the bento box which is completely customisable. In our bento box, we got katsu chicken curry, gyoza, miso soup and a mango mochi in ours. It also comes with a salad and drink. Everything was delicious with a capital D. The katsu curry was comforting as usually a good katsu curry is. I love that curry sauce, fried chicken and rice combo = unbeatable. The salad had a nice little twist, the miso soup was heartwarming and the mochi was a real good mochi (mind you it had kind of melted by the time we got to it as it was an ice cream filled mochi.

The second thing we got was the Yaki Udon, which is a Japanese stir fry dish. This was the highlight of our meal. It was packed full of flavour and spice. Our kind of noodle dish! Highly recommended. It was fiery, flavourful and tastyyyy stir fry noodle dish. It uses thick white udon noodles, which I feel compliment the dish and flavours exceptionally well and just make this dish that much more wholesome and filling. The staff, as mentioned, were very helpful in helping us choose the most suitable dishes for us. And this was a great great recommendation! And the portions were so big we had to take away the leftovers! And it was still AMAZING the day after!

Desserts and Indian

In the opposite corner to Coconut Tree (when you enter the food hall), you’ll find an Indian street food spot and a dessert spot that is run by the people behind Yaki Ya. So, they’re also fully halal. We didn’t try them, but we’ve heard the Indian place does halal momos which is hard to get in London and the dessert place has some wonderful unique Asian desserts and drinks. Definitely need to go back for their desserts. If their Japanese food is anything to go by, these two are also going to be top tier.

They are doing so well that they are expanding beyond this location to an actual brick and mortar sit down restaurant on Finchley Road and even beyond this country too – to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia! Exciting times!