Okan - Lambeth

Every time I came by this place, it was full, so I was excited to find a table. they make in first line two things: okonomiyaki (a Japanese pancake street eating with different fillings) or noodle, again with a lot of ingredients the great to okonomiyaki is that they can choose what to put in it, and this customizable element is what this restaurant loves. I went for her special, which is based on seafood and I loved it, but they can get around and make it as they like it, I think that the pancake is better than the noodles so that and then a starter. I recommend the aubergine. the kagua bier is also very good and rare, as it was once only a man who made it in japan...read more

Okan in brixton brings them a new experience of okonomiyaki, served with a lot of toppings along with a la carte selection of classic Japanese “home cooking”

Okan was one of the first brixton village foods – no frills, charming and served original food that it transported meiles from the lively streets of brixton. I'll give him an evaluation of 8/10. a very happy – though late – pancake day for all of you.

We both really enjoyed our meal at this charming, unpretentious cafe and hopefully we'll be back soon!

Okan is one of the few places in London that you can eat Okonomiyaki. Most websites will tell you this is a kind of Japanese pancake. **** I say if you tried tossing one of these you'd be finding cabbage around your kitchen for weeks. It has a lot more in common with a hash. It's hotchpotch of vegetables and noodles, seasoned, spiced and fried together, bound by one lonely egg. So far, so simple. But it's the toppings (or boppings, seeing as they are on the bottom). I ordered the Okan Special, which is bopped with prawns, squid and delicious kimchi, a tangy mess of fermented vegetables that really sang out next to the fried veg. But what really makes these hashes even more special...read more