Murakami
São Paulo, Brazil
∗1 Star
The Experience
From Michelin Guide
A Japanese restaurant with a unique feel thanks to its designer decor and its large, elongated dining counter which is divided into three spaces where guests can observe the chefs in action. Here, everything revolves around the figure of chef Tsuyoshi Murakami, originally from Hokkaido in Japan, who emigrated to Brazil as a child (years later he returned to Japan to study its cuisine). This extrovert character who runs his eponymous restaurant successfully and has a charming ability to take his guests on a gastronomic voyage of discovery, concentrates his focus on two menus (you’ll need to specify which one you want when you book): the “Experiência Sushi”, which he curates personally; and the “Experiência Murakami”, featuring a mix of appetisers, sushi, sashimi, tempura etc, plus a Wagyu main course. We were particularly impressed by the quality of the Hokkaido Hotate, a scallop dish with lots of powerful flavours. Dessert comes in the shape of delicate mochis prepares daily in the Motchimu.
Unique Things
From Visitor Experiences
A long counter split into three stations
An elongated, chef-facing counter divided into sections, designed for watching the team work up close.
Two set experiences, chosen at booking
Reservations revolve around picking one of two menu tracks, a sushi-focused route, or a broader menu that moves through hot and cold dishes before Wagyu.
A menu that changes every night
The restaurant explicitly describes its cardápio as a living menu that is born and finished each evening, built from that day’s ingredients.
Ingredient Stars
From Visitor Experiences
Signature Ingredients
- Sushi and sashimi-grade fish: the experience is built around counter-service sushi and raw preparations.
- Hokkaido scallop (hotate): singled out as a standout dish, a sweet, high-impact shellfish course.
- Wagyu: used as a main-course anchor in the mixed menu experience.
- Fresh wasabi: positioned as a point of difference in the sushi experience.
- Daily, market-led product: the restaurant frames its menu as a living, nightly-changing set built from the best ingredients of the day.
Menu & Pricing
Current Offerings & Prices
Dinner
- Two reservation-only dinner experiences, built as set menus: Experiência Sushi and Experiência Murakami.
- The Murakami experience mixes appetisers, sushi, sashimi, and tempura, then finishes with a Wagyu main course.
Lunch
- À la carte lunch service, plus reservation-only lunch experiences (including a six-course menu).
Service rhythm
- Dinner runs in two nightly seatings, typically 19:00 and 21:30, Monday to Saturday.