
About Kibou Japanese Kitchen & Bar - Oxford
Enjoy KIBOU's award-winning and diverse menu of traditional and contemporary of Japanese cuisine. Dive into steaming bowls of Ramen, freshly prepared Katsu curry, pillowy steamed Bao buns and crispy Tempura. You'll also find a selection of handmade to order Sushi and Sashimi, including our signature and much-talked-about Volcano roll- salmon, avocado and tobiko futomaki, tempura fried and served with our KIBOU special sauce. Plus Sake, Japanese Beers & fine wines.Free delivery
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Volcano Roll
£21.10Salmon & Avocado Uramaki
£15.50Snow Crab Uramaki
£15.80Chashu Tonkatsu
£17.20Chicken Katsu
£17.20Lantern Roll
£26.10Ebi Tempura
£13.20Nigiri 7
£17.10Chicken Teriyaki
£17.00Spicy Tuna & Cucumber Uramaki
£14.60
For the Table
Edamame with black lava salt
£4.90Edamame with garlic oil, sea salt and roasted sesame
£4.90Edamame with chilli oil
£4.90Prawn crackers
With sea salt & aonori£5.00
Sharers
Dynamite Cauliflower
crispy cauliflower florets marinated in sake & shichimi togarashi, served with sweet & spicy sauce£9.90VeganPork Gyozas (5pcs)
Handmade, lightly spiced, pork mince dumplings, pan-fried & steamed, served with gyoza sauce.£11.30Spicy Chicken Zangi
Hokkaido-style deep-fried chicken with a crispy coating & spicy seasoning£12.10Gluten freeChicken kara-age
Highly rated· Chicken thigh marinated in soy, ginger & garlic, fried & served with sriracha mayo.£12.10Takoyaki
Round batter snacks with a small piece of octopus in the centre, tonkatsu sauce, sriracha mayo & bonito flakes.£12.10Nasu dengaku (v) (vg) (gf)
Charred aubergine with a caramelised sweet miso glaze, sesame and spring onion£9.90VeganTruffle teriyaki tofu
With shimeji mushrooms and an umami-rich truffle infused teriyaki sauce£9.40VeganPumpkin korokke (v)
2 pumpkin croquettes topped with tonkatsu sauce, vegan sriracha mayo & aonori.£9.00Vegan
Bao Buns
Steamed bao buns filled with finely sliced raw cabbage, served with beni shoga and choice of fillings
Chashu Bao
Pork Belly with mustard miso£8.80Oyster mushroom bao
With truffle mayo & crispy onion£8.60VegetarianMarinated duck bao
with teriyaki sauce£9.90Chicken Teriyaki Bao
With red onion pickles£8.90
Tempura
Lightly battered, with crispy, handmade tempura flakes, served with tempura sauce.
Ebi Tempura
(prawn)£13.20Soft Shell Crab Tempura
Served with crab sauce£11.70Yasai Tempura
(vegetable)£9.90
Mains-Katsu Curry
Panko fried & served with steamed rice & Japanese pickles and our delicious homemade katsu curry sauce.
Chicken Katsu
£17.20Kabocha Korokke Katsu
Pumpkin croquettes£15.40VeganEbi Katsu
(prawn)£18.60
Teriyaki
Chicken Teriyaki
£17.00
Ramen
Firm Hakata noodles in a rich broth, topped with mirin & soy marinated egg, bamboo shoots, pak choi, naruto, spring onion, ginger, nori, sesame & crispy onion
Chashu Tonkatsu
Hakata-style hearty ramen, known for its rich, cloudy pork bone broth. Topped with Japanese braised pork belly.£17.20PopularCrispy Chicken
Lightly battered fried chicken thigh in our signature umami- rich chicken broth, slow-simmered for depth and aroma.£17.20PopularYasai Miso (vegetable) (v)
Hokkaido-style ramen with firm tofu & seasonal vegetables in a rich shiitake miso broth£16.30Vegetarian
Soups & Sides
Miso Soup
£5.30Gluten freeCucumber goma wakame salad
Seaweed and cucumber salad with soy dressing & sesame seeds£6.60VeganFurikake Rice
Steamed rice topped with Furikake seasoning: a blend of seaweed, sesame seed & dried fish£4.30VeganSteamed rice
£4.10VeganJapanese Pickles
Seasonal Japanese pickles£4.00VeganKimchi
Side dish of homemade fermented hakusai cabbage£4.00
Sharing & Mixed Platters
Jo Moriawase
20 piece, variety sushi platter - selection chosen by our chef - perfect for sharing or easy to eat on your own if you’re hungry!£43.90Yasai Moriawase (v)
20 piece, variety vegetarian sushi platter - selection chosen by our chef - perfect for sharing!£29.20Vegetarian
Hosomaki
8 piece small sushi roll.
Avocado Hosomaki
£7.00VeganSalmon Hosomaki
£8.40Gluten freeOshinko Hosomaki
pickled daikon£7.00VeganSea Bream with Tobiko Hosomaki
£8.00Gluten freeCucumber Hosomaki
£7.00Vegan
Futomaki
10 piece large sushi roll.
Volcano Roll
Highly rated· 10 piece, salmon, avocado & tobiko, dipped in tempura batter, fried & drizzled with special KIBOU sauces!£21.10Yasai Volcano Roll
10-piece futomaki, red pepper, avocado, dipped in tempura batter, friend and drizzles with special KIBOU sauces.£18.10VeganSpider Roll
10 piece, soft shell crab tempura, shiso leaf, tobiko, kimchi mayo.£21.70
California Roll
8 piece inside out sushi roll.
Snow Crab Uramaki
avocado & cucumber roll topped with snow crab, tobiko & spicy mayo£15.80Lantern Roll
8 piece salmon & tuna topped roll, filled with softshell crab tempura, mango, avocado, tempura flakes and tobiko.£26.10Salmon & Avocado Uramaki
£15.50PopularDuck & Cucumber Uramaki
With avocado£16.30Spicy Tuna & Cucumber Uramaki
£14.60Mixed Vegetable Uramaki
£12.80VeganEbi Yukari Uramaki
Prawn tempura, avocado, tobiko, yukari, red amaranth.£16.60Grilled Teriyaki Eel & Cucumber Uramaki
£16.60
Nigiri
2 piece.
Nigiri 7
7 piece chef’s selection nigiri.£17.10Aburi Nigiri
Highly rated· 7 piece nigiri, salmon, tuna, yellow tail and sea bream seared briefly and dressed in aburi sauce.£17.10Gluten freeSalmon Nigiri
£5.60Gluten freeYellowfin Tuna Nigiri
Currently sold out£7.10Gluten freeAmaebi Nigiri
Raw sweet prawn£5.10Gluten freeSea Bream Nigiri
£5.60Gluten freeGrilled Red Pepper Nigiri
£3.80VeganHamachi Nigiri
(Yellowtail)£7.00Gluten freeScallop Nigiri
£7.80Gluten freeAvocado Nigiri
£4.00Vegan
Sashimi
5 slices of the freshest raw fish
Salmon Sashimi
£9.00Gluten freeSashimi Hamachi
(Yellowtail)£12.00Gluten freeYellowfin Tuna Sashimi
Currently sold out£13.60Gluten freeSashimi Moriawase
13 pieces of the freshest sashimi selected by chef.£29.80Gluten freeNew Style Sashimi
8 piece, seared sashimi, fresh chili, mooli, red amaranth & yuzu dressing; typically salmon, sea-bream & tuna.£15.10Gluten freeScallop Sashimi
£13.00Gluten free
Tataki
6 piece seared meat or fish, marinated and seasoned with kimchi, chives and aburi sauce.
Scallop Tataki
lightly seared Hokkaido scallops with goma dare (sesame sauce) dressing, chilli oil, cucumber & tomato salsa.£13.10Salmon Tataki
With mango salsa, chives, red amaranth, roasted sesame & yuzu soy£12.10Gluten free
Drinks
Coca-Cola
200ml£3.50Pineapple Soda
200ml£3.20White Peach and Jasmin Soda
200ml£3.40Antonio Rubini Pinot Grigio Rose
Venezie, ItalyThe nose shows aromas of wild flowers, vanilla and strawberry, the palate is refreshing with delicate fruit flavours£27.00Da Luca Prosecco
Classic fresh apples and pears. A touch of sweetness makes for easy drinking£42.00Cullinan View Chenin Blanc
Western Cape, South AfricaExtremely easy drinking with youthful character and fresh zesty acidity£25.20Asahi Super Dry
330ml, 5.2%£5.00Sake - Honjozo Tokubetsu
720ml, 15%Citrus,earthy£57.80
Salads
Kani salad
Red snow crab, lettuce, avocado & tobiko with a sweet & sour tosazu jelly dressing, topped with chives & crispy onion£13.20Tataki kyuri with toasted aubergine
Classic smashed cucumber salad topped with crispy aubergine in a gochujang sesame sauce£10.20Vegan
Maze Udon
Udon noodles, spring onion, nori, crispy onion, benishoga & bonito flakes*, tossed in a rich soy based sauce
Chashu Maze Udon
Japanese braised pork belly£17.20Roasted Duck Maze Udon
With teriyaki sauce£16.70Oyster Mushroom Maze Udon
* excludes bonito flakes£15.00Vegan