"Koya is head chef Shuko Oda’s delicious temple of noodles and soups and all manner of good things, and it legitimately can lay claim to having some of London’s best udon. The Japanese restaurant, with locations in Soho, the City, and Hackney, is a great place to eat at the bar with a friend or two or to even eat solo should you have an hour to yourself. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna