"The trend reflects the general movement of optimizing restaurants to meet the current moment. Inflation and rising living costs have generally left diners more selective on how and where they'll spend their money. With that in mind, many luxury dining-room alums are opening more accessible, amped-up comfort food spots where the specialty ranges from hand rolls to cuts of beef at modern steakhouses, served with large-format martinis."
"And then there's premium Japanese cuisine, a trend that shows no signs of abating this year. Some of Tokyo's most vaunted sushi specialists and wagyu champions will arrive in the U.S. with their first outposts outside of Tokyo, looking to attract a larger, more global and affluent audience in cities like New York and Miami, where enthusiasts are lined up. Get ready for the most exciting openings coming in 2026."
Pedigreed chefs are reinventing walk-up counters where customers order and seat themselves, combining efficiency with fine-dining-calibre ingredients. The walk-up model reduces labor costs while maintaining high-quality offerings. Inflation and rising living costs have made diners more selective, pushing luxury dining-room alums to open more accessible, amped-up comfort-food spots featuring items from hand rolls to modern steakhouse beef cuts served with large-format cocktails. Tasting menus are resurging as experiential, theatrical, playful, and educational multi-setting meals. Premium Japanese cuisine will expand as Tokyo sushi specialists and wagyu champions open first outposts outside Tokyo in U.S. cities like New York and Miami in 2026.
Read at Boston Herald
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