Bincho Yakitori

Went for a meal for two today at Bincho, had a great experience. The atmosphere was energetic and the service was welcoming and prompt. We tried a few different items on the menu and all of them were great. Our favourites were the pork belly, chicken skin, the meatballs and the karaage chicken. Really recommend for anyone looking for a good atmosphere and amazing food!

I had a wonderful experience at this cozy restaurant. The atmosphere was perfect with dimmed lighting that made it feel intimate, even though we were seated at the bar. The service was excellent—welcoming, friendly, and efficient. We didn’t wait long for our food, and the pacing of the dishes was spot on, with plenty of space on the table despite ordering a lot. The wine we started with set the tone for the meal, and the food was amazing. The pork belly skewers were a standout, melting in my mouth. I left feeling full and satisfied, but not overly heavy. We finished with a smooth Japanese whisky, a perfect end to the meal. For the quality of food, drink, and service, the price was great value. I’ll definitely return if I’m ever in Brighton again. Highly recommended!

Not to be dramatic, but i could eat here every single meal for the rest of my life. Pork belly skewers are out of this world. Other faves are the chicken skin skewers, the grilled mackerel, miso corn and garlic rice, but no matter what you go for you won't be disappointed.

If you hate amazing food, wonderful staff and fantastic atmosphere then do not come. Here, you will find a refined menu with flavours you will go to bed and dream about. We sat at the kitchen bar and had the most fantastic experience. The Korean cucumber and pork belly yakatori are essential. Chicken skins a regular favourite also.. I recommend booking the next table you can (be prepared to wait a few weeks) and tell all. Your friends. A true gem in Brighton emerging foodie culture.

Probably the most popular place to eat in Brighton as you need to book few weeks in advance to find a table! And definitely makes sense! Food is great and tasty! The staff is friendly and quick! And I just love the music and the vibes! The only thing that needs to be improved is the seats, which are very very uncomfortable.

Just delicious food & the staff were lovely Got a 5.30pm spot and yes it's early to eat, but so pleased we did. If that's all you can get do it... we couldn't have tried this place while in Brighton for a couple of days otherwise.

What an amazing restaurant! Super friendly and fast service. Get the kupi mayo as a side for the Japanese fried chicken :)

Not normally one to write reviews but this was an incredible experience at a lovely independent Japanese restaurant. The Food was incredible and the service and atmosphere was great! I would highly recommend and will definitely be visiting again when I can find a booking slot as it’s always packed!

A surprisingly good yakitori restaurant in the heart of Brighton. Probaby closer to a 4 than a 5 rating but given the relatively slim options for this classic Japanese cusine in England it is absolutely worthy of your attention. Upon entry the interior will already give off some good signals - it looks and feels like you'd expect a proper yakitori place would be. It's also quite busy so clearly this is not a hidden gem for the locals. The food and drink was really good. Chicken was juicy, tender, and cooked to perfection; normally I don't like sauce on my yakitori but here what they used was subtle and tasty. The typical asparagus and bacon sticks with bacon however were were really, really good and may be the best versions of these classic skewers that I've ever had. Sake selection was also on point and not outrageously expensive like it is at other locations around the country. The server recommended a great one to me and was very well informed on the selection. What's not to love? This place appears to be often packed and if you're sitting at the bar expect to be squeezed in amongst other patrons. Very recommended if you're in Brighton!

There has been a lot of hype surrounding Bincho Yakitori, and my god do they live up to it! They have a great bar which you can sit by and watch the chefs work, sadly there was no space (we luckily got a last minute reservation on a saturday night at 9pm) so we were seated at the back of the restaurant, quite a tight fit as our neighbours pinged their lemon slice over to our table, but no problem, the atmosphere was great! The concept is all small plates with the idea to share with the rest of the table. I definitely over ordered. My eyes were certainly bigger than my belly! To start we had pickles & kimchi - I always order these at other asian places. We then proceeded to order pretty much every vegetarian dish (my partner had the pork belly and chicken thigh skewers and said both were amazing). I asked our waitress how many she suggested, she told us 2-3 dishes each to start with then we can aways order more if hungry. But we are greedy greedy people so ordered an astonishing 9 dishes, it was definitely too much! Luckily I took it all home in a box and had it for lunch the next day. My favourite dish was the miso aubergine and the green salad. The green salad came with crispy lotus root and tamarind. Great sake selection, I opted for the nigori cloudy sake which was served traditionally in a glass, which is inside a masu - which is essentially a little wooden box. You may think this is strange, but the wood adds to the flavour of the sake. You can either drink straight from the box, or pour into your glass when you've finished the glass. Also had a great selection of Whisky which we of course sampled. Our bill came to just over £100 for 2 of us, and I am not ashamed to say £50 of it was all on whisky! I will definitely return, and maybe order less dishes, but still the same amount of whisky!

Chahir Maizi visited Bincho Yakitori from an article reviwed in the Worthing Herald and Littlehampton Gazzette and was truely amazed by the service, decor and food. The sushi was trusly wonderful and highly recommended by myself Chahir Maizi.

I love this place! I've been three times now and never been disappointed. Recommended to me by my good friend who I also happen to share an office with - she's been my introduction to food places in Brighton as I'm relatively new to the area. I love the concept of lots of small portions of food, I'm not a big eater so I usually struggle to get through the average portion for one person, but this allowed me to have all the variety without feeling wasteful. Highlights for me are the chicken skins (so good I promise!) and pork belly skewers, though pretty much everything I've had in there is great. Boyfriend enjoyed their king prawn special as well. Their drinks are also worth a mention, I love both the plum wines on the menu. The sake is pretty good too, if you are new to sake, try the taster sakes, they bring you three different sakes to taste and they explain the difference in taste as well, and they give you a pretty reasonable amount of sake. Staff are lovely, you can see the chef cooking. One of the ladies I went with the first time is gluten intolerant and let them know when we booked, they were really great about it, attentive, gave a list of things that she could have (quite a good proportion of the menu), and the chef even had a little chat with her. It's definitely one of my favourite places. It is a small restaurant though and I would advise you book a table, All three times I've been we booked, all three times I watched as several groups were turned away without a reservation.

A fairly new arrival on the Brighton food scene: welcome, Bincho Yakitori! I like you. There is a lot that this restaurant gets right: easy, quick service. Fresh flavours. Solid price point. Small, intimate feel (30 covers, roughly). For a restaurant that has yakitori (skewered, grilled things) in its name, however, it was a real disappointment to trek down to Preston Street and to be informed...no yakitori at lunch! In fact, the lunch menu is extremely sparse: no starters or desserts on offer, just 4 dishes and one special. All of the options came with a tangy salad, a side of rice, and some (unfortunately lukewarm and not salted as I like 'em) edamame. The proteins on offer included teriyaki salmon and chicken (the chicken was the special of the week), a pumpkin vegetarian option, and chicken kara-age. For 7 pounds per plate it was a great lunch option, and the meat was easily the star; I could have eaten 2x the amount on my plate but, since "restraint!" is my summer 2015 keyword, maybe I'm glad there was no option for seconds. It was all delicious, but I really did miss the yakitori which seem inventive and perfect for summer sharing (n.b.: cuttlefish yakitori! Pig chitterlings! Yes, yes, yes!). This restaurant is probably still finding its feet - their Twitter (@BinchoYakitori) suggests they've only been serving takeaway lunches for over a month. Resolved to give it another go, no arm twisting involved! Yelp note: we were here for lunch, but the nighttime scene looks promising at this spot...drink specials in particular look intriguing! #IHaveAThirst