- 9700 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour Shops
- Sushi, robata, Japanese kitchen
- Stephen Starr / Makoto Okuwa
- Lunch and dinner
Makoto sits on the upper level of Bal Harbour Shops — Stephen Starr's Japanese room under Chef Makoto Okuwa, the sushi counter on one side, the robatayaki grill on the other, the dining room calibrated to the Bal Harbour shopping lunch. The format has held since 2011 and the kitchen has remained the most serious Japanese north of Mid-Beach.
Book the counter at the early lunch, take the omakase, the wagyu robata, the green tea soufflé. The address is the right answer for the Bal Harbour day that needs the kitchen as serious as the shopping.
The Japanese lunch after the shopping.
