Just happened upon this specialized okonomiyaki place in Brixton Market, but the food is top quality. I guess such goodness comes from cooking the same item over and over, until it gets to perfection. The okonomiyaki here has a good balance between salty, tart, sweet and savory, without anything too overpowering. The portion is quite generous and well executed. Personally, I found it to be quite authentic Japanese street food. Service is super friendly and attentive, even though it's essentially a food stall. It's easy to tell why this place was able to expand to several different locations in London. Good job!

Unreal food and service. My friends and I were in the area and did not know where to eat. Saw this hole in the wall restaurant in a market and the food did not disappoint. My friend got the Japanese pancake and I got the egg noodle dish. The flavors and the overall presentation were phenomenal. The price was also very reasonable and I could not ask for more. If you still have room after dinner stop across the walkway at Whipped for another 5 star cookie !

Delicious! Also it was quite cheap. I'll visit nexttime if I get there. They have limited space so if you get there around 12-1 lunchtime. There are going to be some queue.

So this review is for the county hall location, but I HAD to write a review because of their OKONOMIYAKI!! It seriously took me back to my time in Osaka! Oh the nostalgia!! The miso udon and curry rice were also wonderful. What a lovely treat for our short stay in London!!! If I lived here I would seriously be back all the time.

Whoa! Great Japanese street food! So I totally fell in love with Brixton market today on our walk through - so many cool stores and hip places to check out - but took one look at this place and decided we had to come back for dinner. One green salad, yuzu and honey tea, and savory pancake later, I'm super sated and very happy we stopped in here. All the food was lovingly crafted, the flavors were great, and the staff was helpful but not overbearing. Yay!

We were wandering round the village on the hunt for Asian food when, lucky us, we spied a spare table at Okan. Japanese it was. I realised I'd been before. All I remember is: eurgh, fish flakes! no-one seems to have mentioned the fish flakes. I love fish, btw, just not when it overpowers all other ingredients. I avoided the pungent, unwelcome taste by ordering the veggie cheese and corn pancake - mercifully fish-free. Packed with crunchy veg, stringy cheese and sweetcorn. My companion seemed happy with their huge portion of noodles. And, we washed our food down with beer and plum wine. If you like a powerful, fishy taste, you'll love Okan. If not? Ask them not to add the flakes - or go veggie.

Every time I've passed by this place it has been full, so I was excited to find a table. They primarily make two things: okonomiyaki (a Japanese pancake street food with various fillings) or noodles, again with a variety of ingredients. The great thing about okonomiyaki is that you can choose what to put in it and this customisable element is what this restaurant loves. I went for their special which is seafood based and I loved it but you can plea around and create it the way you like it. I think the pancake is better than the noodles so get that and then a starter. I recommend the aubergine. The kagua beer is really good too and rare as it used to be only one guy making it in Japan and it has only recently been licensed to a Belgian brewery too. In general, the food is delicious and you should go try it out and the atmosphere feels very authentic, they even have Japanese music playing in the radio (which I ended up shazaming to find what they were). Go eat there... Go now...

Check me out getting down with the Japanese vibe! I thought it was about time to try Okan & it was worth the wait. Announcing on their menus that they made 'authentic street food', I was intrigued as I had no idea what that meant. Scanning the the line up, I spotted a dish that had all my favourite things - squid, prawns, kimchi (huh?) and sweetcorn. 'The Okan special for me please', completed unnoticed by me that is was nested under okonomiyaki, not that I knew what that was either. When the giant bubble and squeak looking hash arrived, I was a little surprised having expected a noodle dish, but got stuck in anyway. It actually did taste like bubble meets an omelette - eggs, cabbage, onion and all of the above goodies. I was a little disappointed there was no bit to it, and when I asked the waitress for some chili she said there weren't any to be had. Sad face. Things to know. - You may need to queue, Okan is small and popular. - It's BYO. Not sure if cockage is charged. - Not the place for a hot intimate date as you may need to share a table. - Cash only. Definitely one to bookmark & try!

Yattaaaaaa!! Okan made me very very happy! Finally London has decent, inexpensive and authentic tasting Okonomiyaki. Yay!! (I know central London has Abenos...but I was never keen on that place) Okonomiyaki is the ultimate comfort food. It is a bit like a fat, cabbage filled pancake; you choose your favourite toppings, then they make it for you. You can pay an extra pound to have yakisoba on top (a 'modern-yaki') I had the Okan special (with squid, prawns, kimchi and corn), while my boyfriend tried the pork and noodles option. Nom nom nom. We also tried the 'onasu' which was a bit like nasu-dengaku, so squidgy, aubergine joy. The waitress made a mistake, so we actually had two portions of this (she decided to let us munch it when she arrived to see we had just finished the previous bowlful.) The owner is from Osaka (this is probably why it tastes so good...Osaka folks grow up on this stuff- it's never as good over in Tokyo!) The only way it could be better is if they had those tables with the hot plates so we could make the Okonomi ourselves. However the lazy side of me likes okan just the way it is.