MIAMI
Wabi Sabi Becomes Midorie, Adding a Temaki Bar and Luxe Omakase To-Go Boxes in Miami
Written by Eric Barton | June 5, 2025
AUTHOR BIO: Eric Barton is editor of The Adventurist and a freelance journalist who splits his time between Asheville and Miami. He has reviewed restaurants for more than two decades. Email him here.
There’s a quiet kind of reverence at Midorie, the kind you usually don’t find in a takeout box.
If you’ve followed the career of restaurateur Álvaro Perez Miranda—or found yourself tucked into a seat at Wabi Sabi, his original 79th Street sushi bowl spot—you know the whole point is to do something simple, but do it perfectly. Now, after a short summer break for light renovations, Wabi Sabi will officially become Midorie on July 16, completing a name change that’s more symbolic than seismic. The space will get a fresh look, a new Temaki Bar, and, maybe most intriguing, high-end omakase to go.
Alvaro Perez Miranda
Yes, omakase to go. If that sounds like a contradiction, it’s because most takeout sushi experiences are cold, soggy compromises. But Midorie’s new bento boxes—wrapped in Japanese paper, lined with imported Toyosu-grade fish and nori that crackles like a potato chip—aim to reframe the whole idea. The smaller $105 “Omakase Bento” includes 12 pieces and a maki roll; the party-sized version feeds six and adds hand rolls, all bundled to travel like they were packed by a Michelin-starred flight attendant.
Back at the restaurant, the new Temaki Bar promises a rare Miami experience: a true hand roll omakase. Sit at the counter and let the chef keep the rolls coming until you say stop. Or don’t, and order à la carte—prices start at $14. Either way, it’s a natural evolution for a place that’s always excelled at delivering understated excellence without the ego.
Midorie to go omakase
The renaming also aligns Midorie’s branding with its Coconut Grove sibling, opened in 2023, and a forthcoming outpost in West Palm Beach. What won’t change, according to Perez Miranda, is the “in-the-know energy” that’s made the MiMo space feel like a neighborhood secret.
Wabi Sabi’s bowls earned a cult following
Perez Miranda has built something rare in Miami: a restaurant group that expands without diluting the original idea. That idea, rooted in Japanese principles like omotenashi (hospitality) and sensai (sensitivity), still feels present in every bite—whether you’re dining in, or eating sushi in your swimsuit on the deck of someone else’s boat.
Reservations won’t be required for the Temaki Party on July 16, but showing up hungry would be wise.
