If you like your Japanese cuisine served with a side order of celebrity, then you’ll be delighted to learn that another branch of celebrity hangout Nobu will be winging its way to us in 2020.
Nobu is famous for its fusion cooking, which fuses traditional Japanese cuisine with Peruvian ingredients and ideas. The eaterie is particularly well known for its signature black cod in miso dish.
The new restaurant/hotel will be opening in elegant Portman Square, the location for ultra hip private members club Home House.
The new venue sees internationally renowned Japanese fusion chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa once again teaming up with Hollywood legend Robert De Niro as well as Meir Teper.
The pair own several restaurants under the Nobu brand name with branches in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Dallas, Malibu, Miami Beach, San Diego, Waikiki, Melbourne, Perth, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Tokyo, Dubai, Manila as well as London.
The duo’s Knightsbridge restaurant is a particular favourite of A list celebrities with Hollywood superstars including the likes of Nicole Kidman, Rene Zellweger, George Clooney and Gwyneth Paltrow also declaring themselves fans of the legendary eaterie.
In the last few years, Nobu have branched out into hotels, quickly amassing an impressive list of venues.
The Portman Square project marks the company’s third collaboration with London + Regional Hotels. The company have already opened two hotels together, Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay and Nobu Restaurant Monte Carlo.
Nobu have created a new brand, Nobu Hospitality, to administer the company’s hotel business.
Nobu Portman Square will open on the site of the now closed Radisson Blu Portman Hotel. The new venue will boast 239-guest rooms, with a ballroom, meeting rooms as well as the restaurant.
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