Birmingham

Our new Japanese restaurant in Birmingham has a story that reflects the history of its surroundings. Long before it was a byword for regeneration, Paradise was simply a street name. The name may reflect satisfaction with the quality of the land, or it may recall a medieval pleasure garden — either way, the southern stretch of the site became known as Paradise Street when it was laid out in the late 18th century. When the road layout was turned into a roundabout in the 1960s, the whole site took on the name Paradise Circus.

FROM CIVIC HEART TO CONCRETE CIRCUS — AND BACK AGAIN

Today, Paradise sits at the very centre of Birmingham, but it has worn many faces over the centuries. In the 1760s the Colmore family began expanding their estate here, and by 1778 the site was filled with large domestic dwellings and gardens. As Birmingham grew into a manufacturing powerhouse through the 19th century, those homes gave way to small workshops, before Birmingham Town Hall rose on the site's south-east corner between 1832 and 1834 — the moment the area truly became the city's civic centre.

That civic character didn't survive the 20th century unscathed. For much of the second half of the century, the site was dominated by a large concrete road interchange built in the 1960s. It took a decade-long, £1.2bn transformation to undo it — the former Paradise Circus Queensway is now long gone, replaced by a Metro stop at the Town Hall and new pedestrian routes running across the city centre.

VISIT OUR STICKS'N'SUSHI BIRMINGHAM RESTAURANT AT PARADISE

Today, Paradise is buzzing once more — a world away from the traffic and rubble dust of its building years. And this autumn, there is a Sticks'n'Sushi restaurant, right in the heart of it: our first in the Midlands, and the brand's newest UK opening.

Our Sticks'n'Sushi Birmingham restaurant occupies an expansive ground-floor space at Three Chamberlain Square, with an adjoining terrace, a large bar area and private dining, seating up to 250 guests. Behind the design is the award-winning Danish studio OEO, whose past work includes Noma Kyoto and Sticks'n'Sushi Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. Here, they've combined the brand's signature Danish design language with Japanese references, using timber and structural rhythm to create a warm, layered material palette — a refined, inviting space built for lingering.

Looking for sushi in Birmingham? On the menu, expect the sharing dishes that have built our loyal following: sushi, sashimi, salads and grilled sticks, available à la carte or as generous set menus, for dining in or taking away. Look out for Beef Tataki, beef fillet with miso aioli, truffle ponzu and artichoke crisps, and Temaki Setto, DIY sushi rolls with lobster, wagyu tartare and avocado. From the grill, don't miss Gindara No Miso, miso-glazed black cod, and Ramu Niku, lamb with garlic butter, spring onion and soy sauce. To drink, a curated list of sake, Japanese teas and cocktails sits alongside our Japanese Rice Lager, brewed in collaboration with Danish brewery Mikkeller.