Nobu

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Restaurant and hotel operator

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image_captionExterior view of Nobu Restaurant in Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas
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| name = Nobu Hospitality, LLC | image = File:Nobu, Atlantis Paradise Island resort, Nassau, Bahamas (March 14, 2024).jpg | image_caption = Exterior view of Nobu Restaurant in Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas | founded = 1994 | founders = {{Plain list|

Nobu Hospitality, LLC is an American company founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Teper in partnerships with Drew Nieporent as an operator with Myriad Restaurant Group.

History

In 1987, Nobu Matsuhisa moved to Los Angeles and opened the eponymous restaurant Matsuhisa. Actor Robert De Niro first visited the restaurant in 1988. After that, he became a regular customer. In 1989, De Niro suggested to Matsuhisa that he open a restaurant in Tribeca, New York City. While Matsuhisa thought De Niro's proposal was attractive, he declined, feeling he should first focus on establishing a solid foundation for his Los Angeles restaurant. De Niro waited until 1994 before he floated the idea to Matsuhisa again, and this time Matsuhisa agreed.

Matsuhisa, De Niro, restaurateur Drew Nieporent, and investor Meir Teper agreed to a joint venture. On the 17 September 1994, the first Nobu opened. While living in Lima, Peru, Matsuhisa developed his signature style: melding Japanese techniques with Peruvian ingredients. Nobu's famous signature dish is black cod with miso.

In 1997 the first Nobu opened outside of the United States, in London. As of 2023, there are 56 restaurants worldwide.

The first Nobu Hotel opened inside Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in 2013. Two years later, in May 2015, Nobu opened a hotel in the City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines. In October of the same year, Crown Resorts bought a 20% stake of Nobu for US$100 million. By October 2020, the chain had 13 hotels, including one in Ibiza, Spain, opened in 2017. In November 2022, the first Nobu Hotel in the Southeast opened in Atlanta, Georgia. Crown Resorts, acquired by Blackstone in 2022, sold its stake in Nobu to a Blackstone portfolio company in July 2024.

In March 2025, Nobu Hospitality signed up to open a hotel, restaurant and residences in a £360m planned skyscraper in Manchester. The project, known as Viadux 2, has been earmarked for land between Manchester Central and the Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Station. In April 2025, the project was approved. A Nobu hotel is planned to open in Barbuda in 2026.

References

References

  1. Matsuhisa, Nobu. (2017-11-13). "How Robert De Niro Convinced Nobu to Build a Restaurant Empire".
  2. Squires, Kathleen. (17 September 2014). "10 Great Moments in the History of Nobu".
  3. Friend, Nina. "How Chef Nobuyki Matsuhisa Turned Nobu Into a Culinary Powerhouse." Food & Wine, April 28, 2022.
  4. (29 September 2014). "How Nobu's Most Famous Dish Helped Launch a Global Restaurant Empire".
  5. "Nobu Global » Nobu Restaurants".
  6. Laura Schreffler. (7 January 2016). "Haute Living Sits Down With Robert De Niro". [[Haute Living]].
  7. "Nobu Hotel at City of Dreams Manila Opens in the Philippines".
  8. Gardner, Jessica. (2015-10-28). "James Packer and Robert De Niro in Nobu restaurant joint venture".
  9. Murray, Mike. "Our Nobu Hotel Destinations {{!}} Nobu Hotels".
  10. (4 July 2024). "Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay review: the most stylish pad on the White Isle". [[The Times]].
  11. Johnson. (23 November 2022). "Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Opens In Atlanta". AtlantaFi.com.
  12. (2024-07-11). "Crown offloads Nobu stake in deal valuing restaurant group at $1.3b".
  13. Robinson, Jon. (2025-03-20). "Robert De Niro backs plans for tallest skyscraper outside London".
  14. Robinson, Jon. (2025-04-10). "Tallest UK skyscraper outside London approved".
  15. Stackeusky, Denis. "Robert De Niro is opening his own Nobu hotel in Barbuda".

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