Nobu Miami at Eden Roc

Nobu Miami at Eden Roc Restaurant Review:

Executive chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa has a reputation as the force behind "new style" (just slightly hot oil-seared) sashimi, marinated black cod and many other dishes now found on virtually all contemporary Japanese fusion menus. The largest quarters within Matsuhisa’s global restaurant empire are nestled at Eden Roc, or rather, the soon-to-be Nobu Hotel. (Nobu’s previous home was at The Shore Club.) Chef Matsuhisa has venues in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London and numerous other locales, so you won't find him in the kitchen. But this beach branch has always interpreted the master's innovative creations with aplomb, and they have been carried out by executive chef Thomas Buckley since its inception. Special dishes include rock shrimp tempura with piquant chile-spiked light cream sauce and Arctic char with crispy baby spinach. There are multi-course tasting menus, but it's wiser to put together your own meal of small plates and some of the town's best, if priciest, sashimi, sushi rolls and flash-marinated contemporary ceviches. Subtle, top-shelf sakés will smooth the sting of the hefty check.