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Located just off Piccadilly Circus, Ryo is a Japanese noodle bar that we stumbled across late at night, in search of something to eat more substantial than a burger.

You order and pay at the counter, as you walk in, and then take a seat and wait for your food to be brought over.

They do a typical range of Japanase dishes: sushi, ramen, noodles and rice dishes, all for about £6 or £7, and also, I was pleased to see, Japanese lager Asahi Super Dry.

We both ordered the katsu curry (deep fried pork fillet in breadcrumbs served with curry sauce and rice), which was tasty and filling - even without the complimentary bowl of miso soup. One criticism would be the curry sauce; I think it’s microwaved on the plate, so it had a sort of ’skin’ on the top, but don’t let that put you off - fortunately it tastes better than it looks!

Ryo is open late - til 3am. Always worth remembering when you’re on the hunt for a cheap eat after a night out in the West End. The place itself is a little gloomy, but then perhaps a lot of places are at that time of night.

5.5/10