NUNA has become a permanent Nikkei restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Miami, with a chef’s counter alongside its Japanese-Peruvian menu in Brickell.
For visitors spending time around Miami’s marinas and Brickell, the decision to keep NUNA at Four Seasons Hotel Miami creates a lasting dining address rather than a short-lived guest-chef event. The restaurant moved from a one-year pop-up arrangement to permanent residency, with a chef’s counter added to the original format.
Two culinary traditions in one kitchen
Chef Jaime Pesaque’s Nikkei approach puts Peruvian produce and flavours alongside Japanese technique. Ceviche, sushi and yakitori can share the same menu without the kitchen presenting itself as two unrelated restaurants.
Chef de cuisine Nazaev Esparza supports the permanent programme. The official announcement identifies signature combinations such as seafood in leche de tigre, while current dishes and daily availability must be checked when reserving.
A seat closer to preparation
The chef’s counter changes the pace of a meal by bringing diners nearer the preparation and giving the team a structured tasting format. Announced highlights include uni crispy rice with bone marrow and a lobster-and-caviar combination, illustrating a more composed sequence than ordinary à la carte ordering.
The dining room continues to offer its broader menu as a separate choice. Guests should distinguish a guided counter booking from a standard table, especially when balancing a short stop ashore with a yacht’s departure schedule.
A Brickell option for a Miami itinerary
The Four Seasons location places the restaurant within the city’s financial and hospitality district, accessible to residents as well as hotel guests. Its permanent status is the news; the initial trial and the decision to keep it predate this day’s publication.
NUNA demonstrates how a hotel restaurant can build a local identity outside the bedroom inventory. Current reservations, menus and prices are controlled by the restaurant and should be confirmed directly rather than inferred from the original announcement.
Official source: NUNA Becomes a Permanent Nikkei Restaurant at Four Seasons Miami —.