About Us
Tombo
Tombo, Japanese for dragonfly, a symbol of renewal and positive force, is London’s first authentic Japanese café and delicatessen. Situated in the heart of the South Kensington museum district, Tombo offers a new experience in modern Japanese food and the art of tea.
We offer you the choice of a range of delicious Umami rich dishes so that you can create your own well balanced healthy meal from our deli counter.
We also carry specialist cakes many containing green tea as well as Japanese desserts such as daifuku, mochi ice cream and dorayaki pan cakes.
Tombo’s Classics
A selection of our most popular dishes for you to enjoy. Choose from our range of best sellers and discover the one for you.
Katsu Curry Rice Bowl
Crunchy chicken katsu or pork katsu with our chef’s special curry sauce on a bed of multi grain rice make this our best seller!
Make your own Bento Box
Healthy balanced meal served in a box with multigrain rice. Choose 1 main from Miso marinated salmon, Teriyaki chicken, Tofu, Katsu or Sashimi and a set of 3 vegetable sides.
Donburi Rice Bowl
A generous serving of multigrain rice with a main of your choice, vegetable garnish and a tasty sauce.
Temari Set
Salmon (3pcs) + Prawn (3pcs) + Edamame
Green Tea at Tombo
At Tombo, we have our own range of unique Japanese teas & Matcha, Tombo Tea. Tombo Tea is carefully sourced from the foot hills of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka, Japan. This area is famous for producing the finest quality Green Teas due to its unique climate and soil. You can enjoy our tea in the Café and also take home with you.
Japanese green tea & Matcha is well known for its health benefits. Green Tea in Japan is special in that it is steamed and not pan fried & fermented, so similar to that of steaming vegetables all the goodness is retained. Thus Japanese Green Tea is very high in antioxidants & Matcha has 10 times the amount of antioxidants of a normal cup of green tea.
Genmai-cha with Matcha Powder
Best seller! Full of flavour. Sen-cha mixed with roasted brown rice grains. This gives the tea a nutty crisp flavour. Adding Matcha powder gives an extra richness and body to the toasty flavour of Genmai-cha.
Kuki-cha
Light and refreshing. Made from the stems of the tea plant and has the strongest alkalizing ability of any Japanese tea. The stems contain more fibre which gives the tea a light astringent taste.
Sen-cha (Fukamushi Sen-cha)
Classic deep green tea. Classic and most popular green tea in Japan. Tombo’s choice is deep steamed Sen-cha. Deep steaming makes the tea taste sweet, sharp and rich. High in antioxidants and vitamin C, and it even helps to freshen the breath.
Hoji-cha
Aromatic. Roasted green tea. The taste is toasty and refreshing which makes it a popular choice after meals. It is low in caffeine and offers the benefits of relaxation and better digestion.
Matcha Latte
Tombo’s speciality. Served hot or iced. Matcha is finely ground green tea and is famous for its use in the tea ceremony. Matcha is grown under cover so the leaves are protected from the sun, bringing out lots of amino acid and rich flavours. For Matcha, only the tips of the plant are used. Tombo mixes sweetened Matcha powder with milk to make our ‘Matcha Latte’.
All our teas are available to buy in store for you to enjoy at home, and online at tombotea.com.
Tombo’s Drinks
As well as our speciality tea selection, we offer Monmouth Coffee and a range of other drinks including Japanese beer & craft ales (Hitachino Nest), wine, premium Sake and unique flavoured Sake.
New to us is plum or yuzu (Japanese citrus fruit) Sake wine, and sparkling peach and yuzu sparkling Sake — perfect as an aperitif!
