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Soho, London

Humble Chicken

A twelve-seat Soho counter turning yakitori technique into a two-Michelin-star omakase.

4.8

FlightLogic expert score: 9.2/10 · Editorial composite rating 4.8/5 · £££ · Japanese , East Asian

Special-occasion omakaseSolo diners at the counterAdventurous eaters Two MICHELIN StarsFlightLogic Gold 2026
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★★ Michelin Stars

Quick answer

Is Humble Chicken worth visiting? FlightLogic assigns an expert score of 9.2/10 based on editorial research. The 4.8/5 star figure is an editorial composite for guide comparison — not a verified consumer aggregate. It has 2 Michelin stars. Best for special-occasion omakase, solo diners at the counter, adventurous eaters.

Transit proximity

For global flyers: Humble Chicken is in London, with strong access from heathrow and gatwick airports. Pair with our London dining hub for more local picks after arrival.

About Humble Chicken

Humble Chicken runs its entire two-Michelin-Star reputation through a single ceramic-lined konro grill, twelve counter seats deep in a Soho basement. The kitchen breaks down whole birds in-house and works every part of the animal across a fixed omakase, alongside sashimi courses and rice dishes pulled from a wider East Asian repertoire — Korean and Southeast Asian notes surface between the classic tare-glazed skewers. Char comes from binchotan, timed to the second, so skin renders to shatter while the meat underneath stays barely set. Nothing on the counter is described twice; each course arrives, gets explained in a sentence, and disappears.

Menu highlights

  • Tsukune (chicken meatball, yolk dip) £14 Bound with cartilage for snap, basted twice in tare before the yolk goes on
  • Full omakase counter menu £145 Around fourteen courses, grill through to rice and dessert
  • Chicken liver parfait, koji brioche £16 Fermented six days in-house, served just above fridge temperature

Editorial rating breakdown

Distribution reflects FlightLogic editorial modelling for guide comparison. See published excerpts below.

Published reviews

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  1. 5.0
    Editorial sample

    The tsukune alone justifies the trip — cartilage giving it a bite you don't expect from a meatball, then that raw yolk cutting through the char. Twelve seats means the grill is basically in your lap.

    — Marcus Ellery ·

    Response from Humble Chicken

    Glad the tsukune landed — that dish gets rebalanced every few months and we're happy with where it sits now. See you again soon.

  2. 5.0
    Editorial sample

    Booked solo and it was the right call — you're close enough to watch the binchotan timing on every skewer. The liver parfait on koji brioche was the course I still think about.

    — Yuki Tanaka-Reeves ·

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How far in advance should I book Humble Chicken?

Counter seats are released six weeks out and go quickly for Thursday to Saturday evenings; weeknight tables are easier to find with two to three weeks' notice.

Is there a set menu only, or can I order individual skewers?

The evening counter runs as a fixed omakase; a shorter à la carte skewer selection is available at the lunch sitting on Fridays and Saturdays.

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