Tottenham Court Road has changed immensely in the last few years with the arrival of the underground?s Elizabeth line and the regeneration that came with it. On the East side of Charing Cross Road, the no-man?s land of administrative tower blocks has been replaced by a clean, open plaza and what is known as the Outernet. It doesn?t quite feel like London, could be New York. But then again, the little labyrinth of backstreets punctuated by bouncers, defined by distant, pumping music, coloured, occasionally, with lysergic patterns from video tunnels, could be Tokyo.

Tattu is located on the 6th floor of one of these anonymous backstreets and is Chinese rather than Japanese in inspiration. It?s split into three neat sections: an intimate bar as you exit the lifts on the left, a very designed restaurant area which reminds of the bottom floor from the infamous fight scene in Kill Bill, kind of straight on, and to the left a charming, semi-outdoors terrace which is seasonal in theme. Bathed in a heady, arguably hedonistic red nightlight, this could also be a favourite of John Wick?s. We sit on a table which overlooks the impressive South London skyline; bright pinpricks from closed offices, a soft, glowing moon, the Shard?s Christmas lights all pierce the darkness and impress. Above us hangs a large curve of winter wonderland foliage and to our left, a row of Lapland-esque small, snow covered trunks and branches. Half the seats are covered in reindeer fur and heaters keep t...