Nobu

Nobu is one of the most celebrated restaurant brands and restaurant chains throughout the entire globe. Nobu has the reputation of serving up some of the most sumptuous food anywhere. No wonder that it is a favorite with award distributors.

Introduction :

Nobu is one of the most popular of the restaurant brands in the world. Boasting of numerous locations worldwide, Nobu restaurant chain also has more than one restaurant in several locations. The Nobu chains of restaurants are specialists in Japanese cuisine. They are also responsible for serving Japanese culinary delights on international plates.

Nobu restaurant chain is born of Matsuhisa's extensive experience at the many Sushi bars in Tokyo and also his stint as Sushi chef in various parts of the world. As a result, experimenting with Sushi and Sashimi dishes is what Matsuhisa does best.

Being located in 11 locations across the globe, there are some 16 Nobu restaurants all over the globe. They are listed below:

Nobu Malibu
Nobu Las Vegas
Nobu Dallas
Nobu Miami Beach
Nobu Atlantis
Nobu New York
Next Door Nobu
Nobu Fifty Seven
Nobu London
Ubon by Nobu
Nobu Berkley Street
Nobu Milan
Matsuhisa Mykonos
Nobu InterContinental Hong Kong
Nobu Tokyo
Nobu San Diego (to open shortly)

History of Nobu :

Named after founder Nobu Matsuhisa, a prominent Japanese chef, the first Nobu restaurant was opened in the US city of New York. Nobo New York was opened up in the year 1994. It was Matsuhisa flagship restaurant and in no time it gained rave reviews from the local clientele.

Matsuhisa set up this chain with several partners. One of them being the Hollywood actor Robert De Niro; another, a restaurateur by the name of Drew Nieporent; the third partner he took for the purpose of management is Richard Notar.

Awards :

The Nobu restaurants have several awards too for its excellent services. Continuously in the years 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, Matsuhisa was nominated for the position of �Outstanding Chef' by the james Beard Foundation. In 2004, the Time Out New York awarded it the best �Best Restaurant' category during the Eat Out Awards. There have been several more accolades that have been won over time.