\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA new contemporary Japanese restaurant headed by famed chef Makoto Okuwa is opening this summer in Cincinnati. Suzu will open in Cincinnati’s Madison Square, joining other culinary destinations Alara, Element Eatery and Zingaro. The restaurant plans to open in July, with an exact date yet to be announced.The large 6,000 square foot space will seat around 200 guests and feature its own omakase counter and cocktail bar.The restaurant will be led by acclaimed Chef Makoto Okuwa.The restaurant’s Suzunone, a 12-seat Edo-style omakase counter, will offer guests a rare opportunity to experience Japanese sushi tradition in its purest form. \u201cGrowing up, my mother and grandmother showed me how much care goes into preparing food for others,\u201d Okuwa said. \u201cThat spirit lives in every dish we\u2019ll serve at Suzu. We want each guest who walks through the doors to feel that sense of warmth, intention, and respect for ingredients and leave feeling that they\u2019ve shared a remarkable experience with our chefs, staff, and the people they dined with.\u201d The menu offers a variety of Japanese cuisine, with shareable starters, fresh sushi, warm rice and noodle dishes and premium Japanese grill items.The new restaurant will grow the Madison Square dining spot, aiming to make it one of the premier destinations in the city.Chef Makoto Okuwa will bring his culinary expertise to the Cincinnati region. After moving to the United States from Japan, Okuwa worked close with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto before opening restaurants of his own.In 2011, he opened Makoto Bal Harbour, which has since become the highest-grossing Japanese restaurant in the U.S. Okuwa has received nods from Michelin and James Beard for his work.Recently, he opened Makoto Ocean, his first venture at sea in partnership with Princess Cruises. Since its start in 2024, the concept has grown to more ships worldwide.Last year, Okuwa opened his first European restaurant in Madrid, featuring a menu that celebrates his refined and creative approach to Japanese cuisine.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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A new contemporary Japanese restaurant headed by famed chef Makoto Okuwa is opening this summer in Cincinnati. <\/p>\n
Suzu will open in Cincinnati’s Madison Square, joining other culinary destinations Alara, Element Eatery and Zingaro. <\/p>\n
The restaurant plans to open in July, with an exact date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n
The large 6,000 square foot space will seat around 200 guests and feature its own omakase counter and cocktail bar.<\/p>\n
The restaurant will be led by acclaimed Chef Makoto Okuwa.<\/p>\n
The restaurant’s Suzunone, a 12-seat Edo-style omakase counter, will offer guests a rare opportunity to experience Japanese sushi tradition in its purest form. <\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up, my mother and grandmother showed me how much care goes into preparing food for others,\u201d Okuwa said. \u201cThat spirit lives in every dish we\u2019ll serve at Suzu. We want each guest who walks through the doors to feel that sense of warmth, intention, and respect for ingredients and leave feeling that they\u2019ve shared a remarkable experience with our chefs, staff, and the people they dined with.\u201d <\/p>\n
The menu offers a variety of Japanese cuisine, with shareable starters, fresh sushi, warm rice and noodle dishes and premium Japanese grill items.<\/p>\n
The new restaurant will grow the Madison Square dining spot, aiming to make it one of the premier destinations in the city.<\/p>\n
Chef Makoto Okuwa will bring his culinary expertise to the Cincinnati region. After moving to the United States from Japan, Okuwa worked close with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto before opening restaurants of his own.<\/p>\n
In 2011, he opened Makoto Bal Harbour, which has since become the highest-grossing Japanese restaurant in the U.S. Okuwa has received nods from Michelin and James Beard for his work.<\/p>\n
Recently, he opened Makoto Ocean, his first venture at sea in partnership with Princess Cruises. Since its start in 2024, the concept has grown to more ships worldwide.<\/p>\n
Last year, Okuwa opened his first European restaurant in Madrid, featuring a menu that celebrates his refined and creative approach to Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new contemporary Japanese restaurant headed by famed chef Makoto Okuwa is opening this summer in Cincinnati. Suzu…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25430,23304,25431,24933,8,17,5337,23254,25432,25428,25429,25427,8231,25434,2381,23308,25433],"class_list":["post-33398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-chef-makoto-okuwa","tag-cincinnati","tag-dish","tag-guest","tag-japan","tag-japanese","tag-japanese-cuisine","tag-madison-square","tag-menu","tag-new-japanese-restaurant","tag-okuwa","tag-omakase-counter-opening","tag-partnership","tag-respect","tag-restaurant","tag-suzu","tag-warmth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}