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A Tokyo-rooted tribute to Japanese cuisine

Established by Kasumigaseki Capital Co., Ltd., the restaurant marks the Tokyo-based company's first expansion beyond Japan: a dining room in Dubai that brings Japanese craft, contemporary energy, and carefully sourced ingredients into one restrained experience.

Chef Keigo Abe

Japanese discipline, refined for Dubai

Chef Keigo Abe leads Kasumigaseki with more than twenty years of Japanese culinary experience, shaping a menu rooted in technique, seasonality, and quiet precision. His kitchen brings together sushi, tempura, charcoal fire, handmade noodles, and ingredients sourced from Japan, expressed through a contemporary Neo-Japanese lens.

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Neo-Japanese cuisine

The old and the new, rebuilt through fire

Japanese food was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, prompting a renewed conversation around what Japanese cuisine can be. Kasumigaseki answers through Neo-Japanese cooking: traditional ingredients, food culture, and technique reexamined for a present-day Dubai audience.

Cuisine

Seasonal Japanese ingredients, charcoal fire, sushi, omakase-inspired moments, and contemporary plating give the menu both credibility and edge.

Genshi-Yaki

Fresh fish, vegetables, and meat are slowly grilled beside charcoal, allowing excess moisture to fall away while natural flavor concentrates.

Wabi-sabi design

Texture, restraint, imperfect beauty, and warm shadow shape a room that feels luxurious without noise.

Hospitality

Service is built for romantic dinners, business entertainment, celebratory tables, and repeat visits without losing consistency.

Place

Set at Vida Emirates Hills, Kasumigaseki feels intentionally located: calm, destination-led, and connected to Dubai's modern dining rhythm.

Purpose

Food, room, and service are aligned around craft, atmosphere, and memorability, making the restaurant more than a one-time novelty.