Chef Leonard Yu’s hotly anticipated restaurant, Ryokou, is expected to open on December 20 in the Adair Park neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta. The Japanese restaurant comes on the heels of Yu’s Omakase Table winning a Michelin star this year.
Ryokou will have a tasting menu of eight courses for about $195 a person. The small plates will include dishes like Aomori gai (a sampling of the best seafood from the city of Aomori in Japan), awabi kimo (steamed, thinly sliced abalone over a rice and abalone liver mixture), nigiri, and smoked wagyu. Wine and sake pairings will also be available for an additional fee.
So, what’s different about Ryokou than Omakase Table?
“I want Ryokou to be a little more fun — we’re still traditional, but not that traditional,” says chef Leonard Yu.
“With Ryokou, we want to highlight the cooking methods, rather than the aging, as we do with the nigiri at Omakase Table,” says Yu. “The idea is to take our guests on a culinary journey and introduce them to new dishes, flavors, and techniques. And I want Ryokou to be a little more fun — we’re still traditional, but not that traditional.”
Reservations for Ryokou’s 10-seat space are open. The restaurant will be in the Abrams Fixtures mixed-use development in Downtown Atlanta.
AloJapan.com