"A buzzy Nikkei night out a block off Lincoln Road — book it for a first date or a group dinner over the salmon picante roll and ceviche."
Chotto Matte brings restaurateur Kurt Zdesar's Nikkei concept — the Japanese-Peruvian cooking born of Japanese immigration to Peru — to Miami Beach, a block off Lincoln Road on Lenox Avenue. The group's global executive chef is Jordan Sclare, whose CV runs through Michelin kitchens and Nobu. The room marries Japanese and Peruvian technique with a high-design, late-night energy that defines the brand from London outward.
The menu spans robata grills, sushi and ceviche. The salmon picante roll is finished with a torch at your table; the Chotto ceviche and the Amazonian BBQ salmon are signatures, alongside octopus, tiradito and black cod. For a set route, the Nikkei tasting menu runs $90 and a deluxe version $175. À la carte and cocktails push a full evening into the upper-mid range ($$$), with the bar as much a draw as the kitchen.
The room is the brand's calling card — dramatic, colourful and design-led, with a long bar, a buzzing soundtrack and a crowd that builds into the night. Service is slick and the energy high, scaled for groups and date nights rather than a quiet meal. It reads as a scene as much as a restaurant, so come for the atmosphere and the cocktails alongside the food, not for a hushed corner.
For a lively first date, a group dinner or a birthday with cocktails, Chotto Matte is a Miami Beach fit: shareable Nikkei plates and a high-energy room. A natural first-date and team-dinner table.
Not for a quiet, romantic or budget dinner — Chotto Matte is a loud, design-led scene where cocktails and à la carte push the bill up; book elsewhere for hush.
Chotto Matte Miami is at 1664 Lenox Avenue in Miami Beach, a block off Lincoln Road — a high-design Nikkei restaurant and cocktail bar, not in Brickell.
Nikkei is the Japanese-Peruvian cooking born of Japanese immigration to Peru, blending Japanese technique with Peruvian ingredients — ceviche, tiradito, robata grills and sushi.
Order the tableside-torched salmon picante roll, the Chotto ceviche and the Amazonian BBQ salmon, with black cod and octopus from the robata grill.
The Nikkei tasting menu is $90 a head and the deluxe version $175; à la carte and cocktails push a full evening into the upper-mid range ($$$).
Chotto Matte's global executive chef is Jordan Sclare, whose background runs through Michelin-starred kitchens and Nobu; the group was founded by restaurateur Kurt Zdesar.
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