Tombo’s News

Press, reviews and the friends of Tombo.

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• Chawanmushi: the quiet dish that explains umami

  A steamed savoury egg custard, eaten with a spoon, that turns out to be the plainest demonstration of umami in the whole Japanese repertoire — kombu and katsuobushi doing together what neither manages alone.

  September 4, 2026by Private Chef Lisbon
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  Matcha is where it’s atcha – Daily Mail Online

  Tombo’s Matcha gets a big thumbs up by Daily Mail online’s very own Toni Jones.

  March 16, 2015by Tombo
• Tombo Tea a favourite of Rachel Khoo!

  We were so happy to see Tombo Tea in the Daily Mail Weekend Magazine, picked out by Rachel Khoo.

  March 16, 2015by Tombo
• Tombo now on Deliveroo!

  You can now order Tombo and get it delivered fresh to your door. We have teamed up with Deliveroo, who deliver for only the top restaurants in London. Simply go to their site — if you are within a 2.2km radius of us you can get your favourite bento boxes, sushi and katsu curries straight to you.

  February 18by Tombo
• Tombo Tea picked No.1 by The Guardian in “Top 5 Great Green Teas”

  We are happy to say that we have been picked as No.1 by The Guardian in “Top 5 Great Green Teas”. You can buy online at tombotea.com or pop into our café in South Ken.

  January 16by Tombo
• Matcha Made In Heaven – Noted Magazine Review

  Lifestyle magazine Noted did a brilliant write up about Tombo and our love of Matcha. If you are keen to have matcha at home you can buy our matchas in the café or online at tombotea.com.

  January 12by Tombo
• On In London’s Great Review of Tombo

  The London lifestyle magazine did a lovely write up about Tombo.

  January 5by Tombo
• Beat the Christmas Bulge at Tombo – The Sloaney Review

  Thanks to the guys at the luxury lifestyle magazine The Sloaney for a lovely review about Tombo.

  January 3by Tombo
• Christmas Holidays Opening Times

  24–26th December: Closed. 27–30th December: Open as usual. 31st December: 11:30–18:00. 1st January: Closed. 2nd January onwards: Open as usual. Merry Christmas & Season’s Greetings!

  December 26by Tombo
• Great Write Up of Our Japanese Afternoon Tea by Menu Spring

  Thanks to the lovely people at Menu Spring for a great write up on our Japanese Afternoon Tea.

  December 4by Tombo
• Lovely Review by Crummbs Magazine

  Online food magazine Crummbs have done a lovely review on Tombo, and took some beautiful snaps too.

  December 1by Tombo
• Great write up from Shop Chelsea

  Claire Menary from Shop Chelsea, the online lifestyle guide, has done an awesome write up for Tombo which we are thrilled about.

  November 18by Tombo

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