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The Londoner
38 Leicester Square, London,
WC2H 7DX, United Kingdom
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Our Japanese restaurant in London blends traditional techniques with authentic flavours, creating a unique dining experience where cocktails complement each dish.
Expertly curated cocktails complement dishes from the designed menu, enhancing every flavour and mouthful for a unique and unforgettable experience.
Complex, rare and exceptional. Our Leicester Square rooftop bar offers one of Europe's finest Japanese whisky selections, including rare Suntory and Pearl Geishas.
Join us on the 8th floor, 22–28 June.
Taste the Orient
This June, 8 at The Londoner is proud to be part of Taste the Orient. A brand-new festival celebrating Asian creativity, craft and cocktail culture across 30 of London's finest venues, in partnership with The Orientalist Spirits.
For one week only, we're shaking things up with our festival signature serve:
The Dark Knight - 12-year-aged Dragon Whisky, meticulously layered with an elegant Sakura tea infusion, clarified black cherry, and refined goji liqueur, delicately lifted with fine carbonation. Finished with a semi-frozen black cherry enrobed in white chocolate for a graceful final flourish.
The perfect companion? The Umami Bite — rib-eye steak bites with a rich buttered cherry, sake, soy, and chilli reduction. Bold, balanced, and built to match.
Open-Air Space
Shima Garden
Step into Japan’s changing seasons in the breathtaking Shima Garden, where a unique and sensory drinking experience awaits as the retractable roof reveals the London sky.
This area is available for private hire.
The Bar
Designed in striking accents of chiaroscuro, our rooftop bar in London invites you to experience the izakaya style of drinking and dining with understated elegance and drama.
Lounge & Terrace
Entertain and be entertained in the Lounge and Japanese-inspired minimalist terrace, playfully blurring inside and outside with retractable skylights and splintered glimpses of the city’s silhouette.
This area is available for private hire. For more information, please click here.
Date nights
Rooftop cocktails, low lighting and panoramic London views. One of the city's most distinctive settings for an evening out.
After-work drinks
Unwind eight floors above the West End. Cocktails from 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
Group celebrations
Birthdays, promotions, leaving dos and everything in between. Group bookings available from 8 guests. Private hire on request.
Drinks with a view
One of London's best rooftop bars, with skyline views across Leicester Square and the West End. The Shima Garden opens to the sky in summer.
Luxury bar experience
Rare Japanese whisky, expertly crafted cocktails and contemporary Japanese small plates. Smart casual to fashionably elegant.
Rooftop Bar Central London
Private Dining & Exclusive Hire
Mingle with the city’s silhouette as your backdrop, toast under the night sky of the Shima Garden, or hire the entire bar for the ultimate entertaining experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
8 at The Londoner
8 at The Londoner is a rooftop dining and bar destination offering a vibrant, contemporary setting with a focus on elevated sharing plates, seasonal dishes, and expertly crafted cocktails.
It is located at the top of The Londoner in Leicester Square, offering panoramic views across London’s skyline in the heart of the West End.
8 at The Londoner serves contemporary Japanese cuisine — including sushi, sashimi, wagyu and a Sashimi moriawase selection — alongside sake, rare Japanese whisky and cocktails from the 8 Tastes of Japan menu. The food menu is concise and designed to complement the drinks.
Yes. 8 at The Londoner is one of London's best rooftop bars, offering panoramic views of the city skyline from the terrace eight floors above Leicester Square. The Shima Garden features a retractable roof, opening to the London sky in summer for open-air dining and drinking.
Yes, reservations are strongly recommended, particularly for weekend visits, as 8 at The Londoner is a popular rooftop destination with limited seating.
To make or modify a reservation please contact: reservations@8atthelondoner.co.uk.
Tables must be returned within 2 hours.
The dress code at 8 at The Londoner is fashionably elegant. We ask that guests dress to reflect the elevated rooftop setting and evening atmosphere.
Tuesday and Wednesday:
No-shows or cancellations within 24 hours will incur a cancellation fee of £50 per guest.
Thursday to Saturday:
No-shows or cancellations within 24 hours will incur a cancellation fee of £75 per guest.
No cancellation fee will be charged for reservations cancelled outside of 24 hours.
Yes. 8 at The Londoner's central location makes it an excellent choice for pre- or post-theatre drinks and dining in the West End. We're a short walk from the Sondheim Theatre, His Majesty's, the Prince of Wales and many more. Reservations recommended.
The Shima Garden is one of three spaces at 8 at The Londoner — a retractable-roofed outdoor area that opens to the London sky in warmer months, offering a uniquely sensory drinking and dining experience eight floors above Leicester Square. The Shima Garden is available for private hire.
8 at The Londoner offers one of Europe's finest selections of rare Japanese whisky, including expressions from Suntory and Pearl Geishas. Our team is on hand to guide you through the full whisky list.
Yes, the menu includes a range of options, and the team can accommodate most dietary requirements with advance notice.
Yes, 8 at The Londoner is available for group bookings and private hire, subject to availability and minimum spend requirements.
For group reservations in the lounge, a 100% deposit of the minimum spend will be required upon confirmation of the reservation.
A pre-order for food and drinks will be required 7 days before the event for reservations of 14+, up to a maximum of 28 guests.
Yes, the venue features an outdoor terrace space and the Shima Garden, which offers a retractable roof in the summer, allowing guests to enjoy open-air dining with views across central London when weather permits