Sushi Samba

About Sushi Samba

Private dining on the 38th and 39th floors of Heron Tower is the draw for the City crowd that books here — a table with the door closed, valet at the Bishopsgate entrance, and a menu that runs Japanese sushi through Peruvian and Brazilian technique. The kitchen and bar work as one long service from noon until 1:30am, seven days a week, which means the same room handles a Tuesday client lunch and a Saturday night that runs late. Music sits in the background rather than the foreground: lounge-leaning chill house with Latin threads, pitched for conversation. Friday and Saturday are the pressure points, and the crowd skews late twenties to mid forties — corporate professionals, couples, and visitors from across Europe, the US and the Middle East. Smart casual is enforced, prices sit at the top of the scale, and the 4.5 rating across more than 13,000 reviews suggests the height is not the only reason people return.