Nobu Hospitality has unveiled a first look at its Toronto outpost ahead of its Canadian debut. 

Set to open its doors in early August 2024, the restaurant and bar will find home in Nobu Hotel Toronto, slated to launch in Spring 2025. 

The location promises to showcase Chef Nobu’s signature style, influenced by his travels across South America. Guests can expect Nobu’s beloved dishes, such as black cod miso, yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno, and rock shrimp tempura. Signature cocktails will include the Lychee Martini and Oni Negroni, as well as new local nods honouring Toronto’s multicultural food scene by Executive Chef, Alex Tzatzos. 

Designed by Toronto-based Studio Munge, the 10,000ft² two-storey space embodies a blend of Japanese-inspired design and Canadian craftsmanship.

Upon entry is an intimate bar and lounge, designed to create an alluring atmosphere. 57 seats find home alongside the space’s centrepiece – a 28ft bronze chainmail chandelier by Lasvit that descends from the mezzanine level, imitating the elegant drapery of a Japanese kimono. Handcrafted Kawara Japanese roof tiles also feature along sweeping pillars. 

Upstairs on the mezzanine level is a 20-seat sake bar, as well as a terrace reminiscent of serene Japanese gardens. Drawing inspiration from the Japanese piece of art ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’ by Hokusai Katsushika, the space is decked out in a harmonious blue and white colour palette, expressed in Blue Tempest stone and a hand-applied plaster finish that gracefully curves across the layered ceiling. 

Elsewhere is a blonde elm 140-seat courtyard dining room, with a private tasting room for ten people in a contrasting dark cherry wood. Here, circular timber beams featuring intricate Japanese joinery details gently ripple around a suspended light, as well as a porcelain art installation crafted by Canadian ceramic artist Andrea Braescu. 

Other spaces on the second floor include an 11-seat sushi bar, and a 20-seat privite dining room, enclosed within bronze-tinted glass panels and offering a gallery view over the ground-level bar.