inamo restaurants & inamo sukoshi

What inamo restaurants & inamo sukoshi does

inamo restaurants & inamo sukoshi is a privately-held UK hospitality group operating under Compurants Ltd, founded in 2008 in London. The group runs three full-service interactive restaurants in Soho, Covent Garden, and Camden serving Pan-Asian cuisine (Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean), differentiated by E-Table — a touch-sensitive projection table licensed from Ordamo Limited that lets guests order food and drinks, watch a live chef-cam feed, customize table-top visuals, and play 20+ games (air hockey, pool, retro arcade) directly from the table surface. The Soho site features an award-winning Games Room with 150-inch wall projections, PS4/PS5/Wii consoles, 2,000+ retro arcade games, karaoke with 90,000+ songs, and a private bar; the Covent Garden location adds the Onyx Room, a semi-private gaming and event space for up to 70 standing. Since 2008 the group reports having served over 1 million patrons and holds a 4.3/5 rating across more than 5,000 2025 reviews.

The group's second brand, inamo sukoshi (meaning 'little inamo'), is a food-hall counter concept operating 8 sites across London (Market Place Leicester Square, Tower Bridge Collective, Hackney Bridge, BOXHALL Liverpool St, BOXPARK Wembley, Market Place Vauxhall), Manchester (Kargo MKT), and Sheffield (Cutlery Works), with delivery via Deliveroo, UberEats, and Just Eat for Business. The sukoshi format brings restaurant-quality sushi and Asian street food into high-traffic third-party venues.

Commercially, inamo runs a hybrid direct-to-consumer + event-driven model: dine-in revenue with 90-minute sittings and last-orders 15 minutes before close; pre-paid voucher experiences (bottomless brunch from £29.95pp, unlimited Asian tapas & sushi from £92.95pp, afternoon tea, masterclasses, comedy nights, drag dinners) that drive advance cash flow; private dining and corporate events in dedicated rooms with minimum-spend tiers; ticketed masterclasses (sushi, sake with Akashi-Tai, cocktail, magic with Inner Magic Circle's John Bulleid, kids' sushi, origami with Alice Sushi Art); outside catering for corporate functions; and third-party delivery. Customer segments span leisure diners and tourists, corporate and private event bookers (logos include Toyota/Lexus UK, Canon UK, Johnson & Johnson, Rothschild, British Heart Foundation, TFI Pharma, Wedgwood), families with children, and food-hall casual diners. Reservations run through OpenTable, Design My Night/Collins, Bookatable, and Quandoo, while marketing is driven by organic social, email newsletters, the Inamonolog blog, PR (Observer Magazine, TimeOut, Harper's Bazaar), and user-generated content from the interactive tables.

Name

inamo restaurants & inamo sukoshi

Legal name

Compurants Ltd.

Website

https://inamo-restaurant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

inamo restaurants & inamo sukoshi is a UK private hospitality group running three interactive full-service Pan-Asian restaurants in London and eight sushi street-food counters in UK food halls, monetizing via dine-in, pre-paid vouchers, events, masterclasses, and outside catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Asian Fast Casual (Pan-Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean) (THAFABAE)

Keywords

• Pan-asian restaurant dining
• Interactive table technology
• Private dining events
• Sushi street food
• Corporate catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Revenue: Core revenue from food and beverage sales across three London restaurant locations and inamo sukoshi food hall counters. Pan-Asian cuisine including sushi, Asian tapas, and specialty dishes. Tables restricted to 90-minute sittings.
2. Pre-paid Voucher Experiences: Pre-paid vouchers for bottomless brunch, unlimited tapas & sushi, afternoon tea, masterclasses, comedy nights, drag dinners. Vouchers must be purchased and redeemed at least 4 hours in advance. Drives advance cash flow.
3. Private Dining & Events: Revenue from Games Room, Onyx Room, and other private space bookings for parties, corporate events, birthdays, proposals. Minimum spends required. Packages include finger buffets, drinks packages, and entertainment.
4. Masterclasses & Experiences: Paid masterclasses including sushi making, sake tasting, cocktail classes, magic classes, origami workshops. Children and adult sessions available. Additional 15% discount on dine-in following class.
5. inamo sukoshi Food Hall Operations: 8 locations across London food halls (Market Place Leicester Square, Tower Bridge Collective, Hackney Bridge, BOXHALL Liverpool St, BOXPARK Wembley, Market Place Vauxhall) and outside London (Kargo MKT Manchester, Cutlery Works Sheffield). Also delivery via Deliveroo, UberEats, Just Eat for Business.
6. Outside Catering: Corporate catering services for office events and private functions. Sushi and Asian fusion street food offerings for events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

inamo operates interactive full-service restaurants serving pan-Asian cuisine (Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, including sushi and Asian tapas) across three London locations (Soho, Covent Garden, Camden), all equipped with licensed E-Table touch-sensitive projection technology that lets guests order food, play 20+ games, and customize ambiance directly from the table surface. The group also runs inamo sukoshi, a sub-brand of casual sushi and Asian fusion street-food counters across eight UK food halls, supported by delivery partnerships and corporate outside catering.

Product overview

inamo restaurants operates as a pioneering interactive restaurant group featuring touch-sensitive E-Table projection technology that allows guests to order food, play games, and customize their dining experience directly from the table surface. The core offering spans three full-service restaurants in London (Soho, Covent Garden, and Camden) serving Pan-Asian cuisine (Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean), all equipped with interactive tables and themed entertainment spaces. The portfolio includes award-winning Games Rooms (Soho) and Onyx Room (Covent Garden) for private events and gaming. Adjacent to the restaurant group is inamo sukoshi, a separate sub-brand operating 8 casual dining locations in food halls and delivery-only kitchens across London and UK cities (Manchester, Sheffield), serving sushi and fusion street food. Additional revenue streams include ticketed experiences (unlimited brunch, afternoon tea, masterclasses), entertainment events (comedy nights, drag nights, World Cup screenings), private dining hire, and outside catering services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• inamo Soho Restaurant
• inamo Covent Garden Restaurant
• inamo Camden Restaurant
• inamo sukoshi Food Hall Counters
• Bottomless Brunch Experience
• Unlimited Asian Tapas & Sushi
• Sushi & Asian Tapas Afternoon Tea
• Masterclasses (Sushi, Sake, Cocktail, Magic, Origami)
• Comedy Nights
• Drag Night Dinner
• World Cup Private Screenings
• Private Dining & Events Hire
• Outside Catering

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million patrons served since opening in 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TagvenueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvents partnership for venue booking enquiries. Tagvenue is a platform for finding and booking event spaces, integrated on inamo's events booking page.
• OpenTablecoreTechnology or IntegrationRestaurant technology platform providing online reservation functionality. inamo uses OpenTable for managing reservations and customer data. Diners' Choice Award Winners 2019 at all restaurants.
• Design My Night / CollinscoreTechnology or IntegrationRestaurant reservation system (Collins) managed by Design My Night. Handles online and offline reservations and associated customer data to enable focus on dining experience.
• Akashi-TaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium sake producer partnership for Sushi & Sake Masterclasses at inamo Soho. Guests taste 4 sakes from Akashi-Tai range including jumai daiginjo, hot honjozo genshu, Ume Shu, and Ninki Ichi. Classes taught with sake educator Satomi Dosseur.
• Alice Sushi ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese origami art educator who hosts Origami Masterclasses at inamo Camden. Classes teach paper-folding techniques culminating in creating Japanese crane.
• Carbon Free Dining / Green Earth AppealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental initiative where inamo guests can plant trees through Carbon Free Dining. Trees planted contribute to carbon offsetting for dining.
• Market Place Food HallcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi locations at Market Place Leicester Square (largest food hall in Central London) and Market Place Vauxhall (unique space in old tunnel). Family-friendly, dog-friendly venues with multiple bars and private hire spaces.
• Tower Bridge CollectivecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi location at Tower Bridge Collective - riverside hub beside London's iconic bridge. Lively venue perfect for post-work drinks, casual dinners or catch-up with friends.
• Hackney BridgecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi location at Hackney Bridge - vibrant canalside hub in East London with creative studios, riverside bars, and eclectic street food traders.
• BOXHALLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi locations at BOXHALL Liverpool St - collection of unique dining experiences in historic food hall with 13 other kitchens, 2 bars, and live entertainment.
• BOXPARKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi location at BOXPARK Wembley - 5 minutes from Wembley Park tube with awesome street food restaurants, bars, games, live events, and club nights.
• Kargo MKTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi location at Kargo MKT Manchester - Salford's newest and largest food hall in Quayside shopping centre with 19 independent global kitchens, waterfront sun terrace, and events including DJs and live music. Near Old Trafford.
• Cutlery WorkscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorinamo sukoshi location at Cutlery Works Sheffield - multi-award-winning food hall voted Best Food Hall in UK 2022 and 2023, offering diverse global food and drink vendors.
• DeliveroominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery partner for inamo sukoshi.
• UberEatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery partner for inamo sukoshi.
• Just Eat for BusinessminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate catering platform partner for office feasts. Also offers pop-up sushi classes for office teams.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Itsu: UK sushi and Asian fusion chain with both dine-in and grab-and-go formats, including food hall presence. Closely comparable to inamo's dual inamo + inamo sukoshi model across pan-Asian cuisine.
• Wagamama: Pan-Asian casual dining chain operating across the UK with Japanese-inspired menu. Most direct comparable in terms of cuisine category (Pan-Asian noodles, sushi, ramen), price point, and UK urban footprint, though without inamo's interactive technology differentiator.
• Dishoom: Experiential themed restaurant in London (Bombay cafe concept) with comparable focus on memorable, design-led dining experiences. Closest peer on the experiential/themed-dining axis even though cuisine differs from inamo's Pan-Asian focus.
• Market Halls: London food hall operator where inamo sukoshi counters operate alongside other vendors. Comparable on the food-hall venue operator axis; market hall competitor for similar prime venue partnerships.
• Ping Pong: Dim sum and Pan-Asian casual dining chain in London. Comparable in cuisine mix, price point, and London restaurant scene positioning to inamo's full-service restaurants.
• Busaba Eathai: UK-based Thai/Asian casual dining chain founded in 1999, serving similar price-point Asian cuisine with a London-centric footprint. Direct overlap in cuisine category and customer demographic.
• The Breakfast Club: Experiential, themed casual dining chain in London with strong private events business. Comparable on the experiential-casual-dining axis and overlap in private dining/corporate event segment.
• YO! Sushi: UK-based Japanese sushi chain famous for its conveyor-belt technology — a comparable experiential/technology-driven casual dining concept. Sushi-focused menu overlaps heavily with inamo's offerings and the conveyor belt is similarly a technology differentiator from standard restaurants.
• Wasabi: UK sushi and Asian grab-and-go chain with food hall and high-street presence. Closely comparable to inamo sukoshi's grab-and-go sushi positioning in food halls.

Others

• Ordamo Limited: Technology licensor of the E-Table interactive table system that powers inamo's core differentiation. Not a competitor but a critical infrastructure/technology partner — relevant for understanding inamo's tech dependency and potential B2B expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InamoRestaurant
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/InamoRestaurant
• Facebookfacebook.com/inamorestaurant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inamo-restaurants
• Instagraminstagram.com/inamorestaurant
• Pinterestpinterest.com/inamorestaurant

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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