The haute cuisine Japanese-style eatery brand 99 Sushi Bar has been a hit everywhere it has landed, with the Abu Dhabi location even receiving a Michelin star. Now, this high-end restaurant is set to open a new branch in Mareterra’s Le Petit Portier marina.
99 Sushi Bar was founded in 2005 by Spanish brothers Fernando and Pedro de Leon, who were keen to introduce the cosmopolitan people of Madrid to high-quality, high-end sushi. Since then, the eatery has expanded worldwide with locations in Barcelona, Bilbao, Marbella, Dubai, Rabat and Abu Dhabi. The latter was distinguished with a Michelin star in 2023.
Now, 99 Sushi Bar is coming to Monaco, where it will make its home in Le Petit Portier, the lifestyle marina located in the new Mareterra district of the Principality.
“We are thrilled and honoured to have been selected for this project,” Jaime Castañeda, CEO of Ninety-Nine SB Investment, the company that owns and manages the 99 Sushi Bar brand outside Spain, said in an interview with Caterer. “This new adventure pushes back the frontiers of 99’s commitment to higher taste and allows us to be part of an extraordinary endeavour.”
The Principality is a natural fit with the luxury restaurant brand, which boasts “unique experiences catering to the most exquisite palates”.
Its eclectic and creative menus feature the likes of toro tuna maki with avocado, red tobiko and shiso leaf; grilled scallops with mentaiko and ume sauce; turbot flambé nigiri with coriander oil; and Momiji oroshi. Meat eaters also get a look in with delicacies such as roasted suckling pig toban jan with pistachio and bacon rashers and Mont Royal young pigeon with crystallised pumpkin. The Monaco menu is yet to be revealed.
Some details about the interior of the new restaurant have been confirmed, and the space will reportedly boast a spectacular bar and lounge running the length of the site—a new concept for the brand—a glass floor, a sushi bar made of stone, and a rock wall feature. The location in Monaco’s new Mareterra neighbourhood will be the brand’s first waterfront address, and it is very likely that the restaurant will also include outdoor dining with sea views.
“The Principality is famous for its high-end economic fabric and pronounced taste for luxury, and 99 has earned its stars in the landscape of world-class establishments,” said Castañeda. “With our award-winning cuisine, impeccable service, overall finesse and refinement, we hope to bring a new concept to Monaco whilst spearheading the Japanese food and beverage offering at a very opportune time.”
The Monaco restaurant will soon be followed by an outlet in London, with plans in place to expand to Miami, New York and Singapore also in the works. As of now, no confirmed launch date for the Monaco address has been announced.
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