founded july 2007 founder david miney defunct july 2014 headquarters london uk number of locations oxo tower soho exmouth market key people hidenori ohata malcolm simpson services japanese izakaya style dining owner david miney dominic ford ronnie truss website home 1 blog 2 facebook 3 bincho in the oxo tower bincho also known as bincho yakitori is a london based japanese restaurant styled on the traditional izakayas found throughout japan . yakitori literally translated as grilled bird is prepared on skewers and cooked over dense coals known as bincho tan made from oak . true to the izakaya theme food is served as it is ready and a variety of dishes can be ordered and are served continuously throughout the meal . contents 1 history 2 awards & reputation 3 london oxo tower 4 london soho 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit chef david miney formerly of oxo tower restaurant and rick stein first entertained the idea of opening an izakaya in london whilst he was living in tokyo in the late 1990s . miney spent several years delving into the dingy late night izakaya scene usually the traditional haunt of drunken salarymen and young japanese hostesses . in 2007 he teamed up with dominic ford opened the flagship bincho yakitori at oxo tower near blackfriars on the banks of the river thames . experienced yakitori chef and bincho head chef hidenori ohata was brought over from japan in 2009 to help with the menu and expansion of the bincho chain . malcolm simpson originally from australia who had been working in tokyo restaurants for many years was also brought over from japan to manage the expanding chain . simpson has been known to host informative and creative sake tastings within the bincho restaurant group . the free company report http intercreditreport.com company bincho yakitori restaurants limited 07160943 awards & reputation edit uk telegraph newspaper review 1 uk guardian jay rayner review 2 uk sunday times aa gill review 3 london oxo tower edit bincho oxo has a massive open floor plan and seats around 140 covers . opening to positive reviews bincho oxo was noted as one of the hottest new openings in london of 2007 . their oxo tower flagship restaurant closed in early 2008 no doubt a victim to the economic climate and its sheer size and its slightly off the beaten track location . london soho edit opening in 2008 bincho opened a second location in the heart of london s theatre land on old compton street in soho . set out over two floors and seating around 100 covers the shop front is deceptively small opening up into a large sake bar dining room and separate basement area once inside . the interior decorations are very similar to the glamorous flagship oxo tower location but overall seems a little more grungy which is in tune with the old compton street atmosphere and the worn look of authentic izakayas in tokyo . as of 2014 the soho and east end locations have closed . see also edit list of restaurants in london references edit restaurants 25 august 2007 . restaurant reviews bincho yakitori london . telegraph . jay rayner 11 august 2007 . jay rayner reviews bincho yakitori oxo tower london life and style the observer . guardian . http www.timesonline.co.uk tol life and style food and drink eating out a a gill article2334735.ece external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bincho & oldid 684723881 categories japanese restaurantsrestaurants in londonrestaurants established in 2007british companies established in 2007hidden categories use dmy dates from august 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2015 at 10 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view