RESORTS WORLD MANILA (RWM) will be adding another prominent international brand to its hotel portfolio, namely the fine dining Michelin-starred restaurant Yamazato. The restaurant will have its soft opening on Nov. 23 at the 2nd floor of Hotel Okura Manila, RWM Grand Wing. Its formal opening is set for next year.

Yamazato was the first Japanese restaurant in Europe to receive a Michelin Star in 2002 for the Amsterdam branch. Today, the brand operates in 10 global cities worldwide, offering authentic Japanese cuisine tailored to international guests with Michelin plates served in their Taipei, Macau, and Bangkok restaurants.

For its Manila restaurant, Japanese Executive Chef Rinnosuke Mouri, who has over 33 years of culinary experience in celebrated hotels and clubs in Japan, will be running the kitchen.

“In line with the Okura brand, Yamazato continuously fulfills its mission to provide its signature Japanese omotenashi combined with Filipino heart, along with exquisite Japanese cuisine,” said the chef in a release. “We have a common point that we both live on rice. The taste and texture of Japanese rice is different from the breeds in the Philippines, and in the Kaiseki Ryori, multi-coursed Japanese fine dining, rice comes at the end of the course, yet I do believe that the diners in Manila would find our style attractive. In Yamazato, diners can enjoy the authentic Japanese rice imported from Japan,” he adds.

Yamazato’s interiors will feature origami-simulated ceilings, warm wood finishes, and ambient checkered lighting. Servers will wear traditional kimonos that signify the changing seasons while classic dishes are to be served in rustic, handmade Arita-yaki earthenware.

Bestselling dishes at Yamazato comprise extensive selections that include the traditional Kaiseki Ryouri set menu for dinner. The dish date back to the Japanese Imperial Court in the 9th century and have evolved into one of the world’s most popular forms of dining today.

Yamazato will also serve an array of teppanyaki, sushi, and sashimi dishes, as well as an extensive à la carte menu. The dishes evolve with the seasons and the availability of the ingredients to ensure authentic and quality flavors.

Yamazato at Hotel Okura Manila is now accepting reservations for Nov. 23 onwards. For details visit www.rwmanila.com.

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