Have you heard of Nami Nori in New York, which became a hot topic after visits from BLACKPINK's Jennie and actress Han So-hee? Today, we will talk about how this trendy space, located in New York's West Village, has captured the palates of New Yorkers.

A Journey That Began at a 3-Michelin-Star Restaurant

To understand the value of Nami Nori, you must first know the names of its two founding chefs: Yi-Jhih Tan and Takahiro Sakaeda. They were colleagues who worked together for a long time at 'Masa', the 3-Michelin-star sushi restaurant in New York that is notoriously difficult to book.

Their experience and skills, honed in one of the world's top kitchens, became the perfect foundation for elevating the most casual of menus, the 'temaki' (hand roll), into a fine dining dish.

Temaki, Reinterpreted

The core of Nami Nori is not the cone-shaped hand roll we know, but the 'open-style temaki' that looks like a taco. It's a style where fresh seafood and warm rice are placed on crispy toasted seaweed, and you receive it directly by hand.

The menu is filled with combinations that add a creative twist to traditional Japanese cuisine, such as 'Tuna with Spicy Tobanjan' and 'Scallop with XO Sauce'. The harmony of the crispy seaweed, the warm rice, and the fresh ingredients that melt in your mouth completely redefines the potential of the food genre known as temaki.

Nami Nori goes beyond being just a hot spot visited by celebrities; it is a place to experience the innovation of the 'temaki' genre presented by top chefs. We hope you will add the most trendy and delicious memory to your New York trip.
 

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