We spent 12 hours in London with 2-Michelin-star chef Angelo Sato of Humble Chicken and manager Aiden Monk, eating at his favourite restaurants, exploring the city, and getting to know the chef behind one of London’s most exciting kitchens.
This is the YS3 Chef Series: 12 hours, one Michelin chef, their city, their favourite places.
Angelo Sato is the chef-owner of Humble Chicken, the two-Michelin-star Japanese restaurant on Frith Street in Soho, London. Born and raised in Japan, Angelo moved to London in his late teens and trained in some of the world’s most decorated kitchens, like Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London, NARISAWA and RyuGin in Tokyo, Eleven Madison Park in New York, and Restaurant Story, where he took his first head chef role. Humble Chicken opened in 2021 as a casual yakitori counter serving skewers, before Angelo boldly reinvented it in 2023 as a fine-dining tasting-menu restaurant blending Japanese technique with European influences. It won its first Michelin star in the 2024 guide and a second star just a year later in 2025 — one of the fastest two-star rises in London. Alongside Angelo throughout the day is Aiden Monk, Humble Chicken’s restaurant manager and a key part of the two-star operation.
WHERE WE ATE & DRANK IN LONDON
SUNE
We kicked off with the legendary Sunday brunch at Sune, a canal-side neighbourhood restaurant and natural wine bar at the foot of Hackney’s Broadway Market. Run by sommelier Honey Spencer and Charlie Sims — who met at Copenhagen’s Noma — Sune serves Southern European and Mediterranean sharing plates with a seafood-forward Sunday brunch and one of East London’s best natural wine lists.
THE BARBARY
Next, open-fire cooking at The Barbary, a cult 24-seat horseshoe counter tucked inside the iconic Neal’s Yard in Covent Garden. Diners sit around a robata grill and clay tandoor while chefs cook Barbary Coast cuisine spanning North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Levant, think smoke, spice, harissa, dukkah and warm bread straight from the oven. A Michelin Bib Gourmand favourite and one of the most atmospheric counter-dining experiences in London.
FALLOW
Then to Fallow in St James’s, London’s flagship sustainable restaurant from chefs Jack Croft and Will Murray (both formerly of two-Michelin-star Dinner by Heston Blumenthal) with restaurateur James Robson. Famous for nose-to-tail, zero-waste modern British cooking, house-grown mushrooms and signature dishes like the cod’s head and mushroom parfait, Fallow proves sustainability and world-class flavour go hand in hand. A Michelin Bib Gourmand and one of the UK’s most talked-about restaurants.
BIBI
A must for any chef: BiBi, the acclaimed progressive Indian restaurant on North Audley Street in Mayfair from chef-patron Chet Sharma and the JKS Restaurants group. Named after Chet’s grandmothers (“bibis”), BiBi serves contemporary Indian tasting menus of chaat and live-fire grills built on the finest British produce and subcontinental spice — with signature dishes like Sharmaji’s Lahori Chicken. A GQ Restaurant of the Year winner and one of the best Indian restaurants in London.
DORIAN
Dinner at Dorian, the Michelin-starred modern British bistro just off Portobello Road in Notting Hill.Dorian is one of London’s hottest tables, celebrated for its wood-fired steaks, pristine seafood and impeccable sourcing in an intimate, buzzy bistro setting.
SOMA
We finished the night at Soma, the hidden basement speakeasy cocktail bar beneath Soho from the team behind Indian restaurant Kricket, Rik Campbell and Will Bowlby. Named after a Vedic word meaning “to distil and extract,” Soma serves Indian-inspired twists on the classics and was named Best Bar at the GQ Food & Drink Awards — the perfect late-night end to 12 hours in London.
Chapters:
0:00 – 0:47 – Introduction
0:48 – 3:34 – Sune
3:35 – 7:08 – The Barbary
7:09 – 11:12 – Fallow
11:13 – 14:00 – Bibi
14:01 – 18:13 – Dorian
18:19 – 21:41 – Soma
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