Nobu, Robert De Niro’s luxurious restaurant and residential model, is coming to the PNW subsequent 12 months

Nobu, a luxurious restaurant and lodge model co-founded by Robert De Niro and superstar chef Nobu Matsuhisa, is coming to Bellevue — its first location within the Pacific Northwest.

Nobu is ready to convert two residential towers at Avenue Bellevue into Nobu Residences and to open a ten,000-square-foot Nobu restaurant in 2027. When accomplished, it is going to be the primary move-in-ready Nobu-branded residential improvement within the U.S. Nobu additionally plans to have residences in Miami and Orlando.

“Nobu Residences Bellevue represents an important milestone for our residential growth in the United States,” Trevor Horwell, Chief Executive Officer of Nobu Hospitality, mentioned in a ready assertion. “Bellevue continues to emerge as a global city for innovation, culture, and luxury living, making it a natural fit for the Nobu lifestyle. Together with our partners, we are creating a residential experience rooted in thoughtful design, service from the heart, and a strong sense of place.”

Avenue Bellevue, positioned north of Bellevue Square, is a mixed-use improvement comprising 365 condominium models, a lodge with greater than 200 rooms, and roughly 80,000 sq. toes of retail house. Avenue Bellevue is valued at greater than $1 billion.

“Bellevue has really emerged as a global destination for business and luxury entertainment,” Shawn Katz, president of Silverstein Capital Partners, the proprietor of Avene Bellevue, advised The Puget Sound Business Journal. “We both really wanted to do this at the same time, and ultimately their vision was much aligned with ours.”

History of Nobu

Nobu Matsuhisa, a star chef well-known for creating and implementing Japanese fusion delicacies, was first launched to the two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro within the late Nineteen Eighties. De Niro satisfied Matusuhisa to open a restaurant in New York.

Nobu’s menu blends conventional Japanese cooking with Peruvian and South American flavors and influences.

“Although this meant venturing into the unknown, the timing felt right, and I had no qualms about starting something new. The scars from my experiences in Peru, Argentina, and Alaska seemed to have vanished,” Matsuhisa wrote in his memoir “NOBU: A Memoir.” “Working with professionals to create a new restaurant in New York was stimulating and fueled my desire to work harder than ever. A positive tension seemed to course through my veins.”

Over the subsequent 4 a long time, Nobu has expanded into a global empire of eating places, resorts, and residential properties. Nobu has greater than 50 eating places and 19 properties, with 28 extra in numerous phases of improvement.

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