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Rice Wine Shop.

Japanese grocer and sake · Soho · $$ · Staple · verified

82 Brewer Street, London W1F 9UA

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Rice Wine Shop

A Japanese grocer on Brewer Street that prints its delivery terms in English and Japanese on the same line.1

Why go

The record is thin. The shop is live at 82 Brewer Street and sells by post as well as over the counter, with UK mainland delivery at £3.95 on orders over £60. Nothing anybody has published describes the sake shelf, the fridge or who does the buying.1

What locals & experts say

  • Nothing. Nobody has written about this shop.

Good to know

  • Where: 82 Brewer Street W1F 9UA, at the Lexington Street end of Soho. Piccadilly Circus is five minutes.
  • Post: the shop ships UK mainland, £3.95 over £60.1
  • What is not established: the sake list, the groceries and the hours. None of them was found.

Verdict

listed — A Japanese grocer on Brewer Street that sells to the counter and by post, with the delivery terms printed in English and Japanese in the same line, which tells you who the shop is actually for. Beyond that the record is empty: nothing published describes the sake list, the fridge or the person choosing what comes in. Bottom rung on evidence, and this is a row worth coming back to, because a Soho Japanese grocer with a sake shelf deserves better than a page with nothing on it.

At a glance

  • Booking: walk-in
  • Timing: all day
  • Best for: quick, solo
  • Verified 2026-08-16

Where

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82 Brewer Street, London W1F 9UA

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Key: what the badges mean

★ Michelin star · Bib Bib Gourmand · Green ★ Michelin Green Star · Michelin in the Michelin guide, no distinction · J Jeff's own note · Jeff ★★★★☆ 2019 his own rating out of five, and the year he gave it · new the venue itself opened recently · just added recently added to Jeff's list, whatever its age · 2◆ independent chef/industry recommendations · ! hygiene caution in force · ? no current public hygiene record, not a caution · keep walking Jeff has been and would walk past it · the line under a name says when to go: Destination (plan around it) / Solid (the dependable send) / Listed (on the radar). Under it, where the entry states one: how the room takes bookings, and the date I last checked the entry.

Record

page id
rice-wine-shop
city
London
group
Provisions
category
Provisions
cuisine
Japanese grocer and sake
area
Soho
price
$$
editorial class
Staple
verdict
Listed
how I know
verified
confidence
low
status
Open
address
82 Brewer Street, London W1F 9UA
coordinates
51.510775, -0.137103
last verified
2026-08-16