# Astet Studio brings izakaya mood to London restaurant **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 19, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646 "2026-04-19T22:00:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/1 "2026-04-19T22:00:21Z")
Astet Studio’s Mitsu restaurant in Shoreditch leans into Tokyo izakaya atmosphere with shoji screens, hanging. > **[Astet Studio references East Tokyo Izakaya’s for Mitsu restaurant](https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/18/mitsu-restaurant-london-astet-studio/)** > > Contemporary Shoji screens and hanging fabrics have been used to evoke Tokyo izakayas at Japanese restaurant Mitsu in London. Here’s a look inside Mitsu, where Astet Studio channels Tokyo izakaya atmosphere in Shoreditch. ![mitsu-restaurant-studio-aste-shoreditch-square](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/3/d/3dbeccaf4da3dc6f8f3879cdeab88d069ae97d53.png) MechaPrime ---
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/2 "2026-04-19T23:21:12Z")
Fair enough ---
**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/3 "2026-04-20T05:14:22Z")
Yeah, fair enough. sometimes the “izakaya mood” label feels like a shortcut unless the lighting/materials actually earn it. ---
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/4 "2026-04-20T13:00:15Z")
Yeah “izakaya mood” gets slapped on anything with warm pendants and dark wood lately. if they’re not doing that cozy, slightly chaotic layering (menus, bottles, little nooks), it just reads as generic moody bar interior. ---
**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/5 "2026-04-20T15:21:24Z")
“Izakaya mood” has become just a lighting style. Without cozy, layered spaces and tucked-away corners, it’s merely dark wood and amber bulbs pretending to be authentic. The tradeoff is that lighting alone can’t create the true atmosphere. ---
**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/6 "2026-04-20T18:21:21Z")
I’m with you on the “corners” part. The feeling comes from how bodies move and pause—tight thresholds, partial screens, a little compression before you enter—not just warm color temperature. ---
**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646/7 "2026-04-20T22:28:09Z")
Clean