Nobu Hospitality, LLC is an American company founded by

Nobu Matsuhisa Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久信幸 ''Matsuhisa Nobuyuki''; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dis ...

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, and Meir Teper in partnerships with

Drew Nieporent Drew Nieporent is an American restaurateur based in New York City. He owns Myriad Restaurant Group, Nobu and Nobu London, which have earned him two Michelin stars. Career Nieporent’s first restaurant, Montrachet opened in Tribeca in 1985. A ...

as an Operator with Myriad Restaurant Group.

History

In 1987, Nobu Matsuhisa moved to

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and opened the eponymous restaurant Matsuhisa. Actor

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

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, 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

, and investor Meir Teper agreed to a joint venture. On the 17 September 1994, the first Nobu opened. While living in

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, Peru, Matsuhisa developed his signature style: melding Japanese techniques with Peruvian ingredients. Nobu's famous signature dish is black cod with

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. By 1997 the first Nobu opened outside of the United States, in

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. As of 2023, there are 56 restaurants worldwide. The first Nobu Hotel opened inside

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, 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,

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bought a 20% stake of Nobu for US$100 million. By October 2020, the chain had 13 hotels. 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.

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* Hotels * {{Official, https://noburestaurants.com/ Restaurants Japanese cuisine Culture of Japan Sushi restaurants 1994 establishments in the United States