Koji Izakaya is a new exciting chef residency open on Wednesday and Thursday evenings inside Root - Shires Yard, Bath.

Head chef of Root Bath, Joe Fowler has spent close to a decade cooking Japanese food, shaped by repeated visits to Japan and a deep familiarity with izakaya culture.

The menu draws on British ingredients treated with Japanese technique and philosophy. The drinks list is equal in ambition to the food: house sakes, Japanese whisky, highballs and cocktails.

Joe’s introduction to Japanese food came through his partner, whose Japanese heritage took them both to Japan repeatedly and into the izakayas he fell in love with.

During lockdown Joe created ‘Bushi Sushi’ - which was a delivery operation that grew from twenty weekly orders into something he was genuinely proud of.

Now Koji is quickly establishing itself as one of Bath’s hottest Japanese restaurants.