The 12-seater Luna Omakase will be overseen by Los Mochis executive head chef Leonard Tanyag whose CV includes Zuma and Nobu.
Unlike its sister Notting Hill omakase restaurant Juno - which is billed as the world’s first Mexican-Japanese omakase experience and is also overseen by Tanyag - Luna Omakase will eschew Mexican influences.
Instead, it will offer Sosaku-style Edomae omakase, a modern interpretation of traditional Edomae sushi.
Each course can be paired with sake, wine, or cocktails with the meal concluding with a traditional tea ceremony that ‘brings the experience to a contemplative close’.
Luna Omakase will operate in the evening only with two seatings at 6pm and 8.30pm.
The price point is considerably higher than Juno putting the restaurant in the same bracket as London’s top omakase experiences including The Araki, Sushi Kanesaka and Taku.
On the ninth floor of 100 Liverpool Street with views of St Paul’s Cathedral, Luna will be London’s highest omakase restaurant.
Design details include custom artwork by Oms Rocha; a series of 12 circular paintings symbolising the moon’s perpetual cycle; a traditional wooden counter; and a sculptural hanging shelf displaying artisanal glassware and sake bottles.
Los Mochis City launched last year following the success of the original Los Mochis in Notting Hill, which is also home to Juno.
Los Mochis owner The Thesleff Group also operates experimental cocktail bar Viajante87 in Notting Hill and Sale e Pepe in Knightsbridge.
“For Luna Omakase, we set out to create a fresh take on omakase, one that feels both familiar and unexpected. While Juno uniquely blends Mexican and Japanese cuisine, Luna has its own identity, rooted in tradition but seen through a modern lens,” says The Thesleff Group founder and CEO Markus Thesleff.
“Drawing from Edomae sushi, we take a Sosaku-style approach, combining time-honoured techniques with Leo’s creative flair. Each dish centres around a key ingredient that is reimagined, bringing out new contrasts and depths of flavour. Our menu reflects our journeys, travels, and memories which are always evolving, always inspired, and, most of all, meant to be enjoyed.”
Tanyag added: “Markus and I share a love for food that is both bold in flavour and texture. With Luna Omakase, we wanted to bring a new kind of omakase experience to London, one that honours Japanese tradition whilst embracing innovation. Every dish on the menu is deeply personal to me, each one inspired by a memory, experience, or emotion, that I hope will resonate with our diners.”