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Mimi Kakushi has opened its first U.S. outpost on the fourth floor of the Delano Miami hotel. Designed by Pirajean Lees, the restaurant combines an indoor-outdoor dining space with references to 1920s Osaka and silent-film actor Sessue Hayakawa; its terrace is limited to hotel guests and Delano Members Club members.
Mimi Kakushi, a Japanese restaurant, has opened its first U.S. outpost on the fourth floor of the Delano Miami hotel, bringing an indoor-outdoor dining space designed by London-based firm Pirajean Lees to Miami Beach. The interiors combine references to 1920s Osaka and silent-film actor Sessue Hayakawa with open-air areas oriented toward the coastal setting.
Pirajean Lees, led by designers Clémence Pirajean and James Lees, created the Miami interiors after also designing Mimi Kakushi’s Dubai location, according to Design Milk’s report. The studio’s concept imagines Hayakawa as a world traveler and uses that fictional narrative to connect period-inspired details with the hotel’s present-day setting. The design draws on the vibrancy of Miami, the glamour associated with 1920s Osaka and the visual language of old Hollywood.
The restaurant combines indoor dining with a terrace overlooking the ocean. Greenery and screens divide the outdoor area into smaller seating zones without closing off the views. Timber bead curtains, stained glass and hand-painted landscapes add visual detail, while warm brown and cream tones, upholstered banquettes and custom furniture shape the interior. The terrace can accommodate both casual gatherings and more intimate meals, but it is reserved for hotel guests and Delano Members Club members.
Dining options include counter seating at an open sushi counter, where guests can watch head chef Henry Park’s team prepare food, and banquettes suited to full-course meals or shared plates such as sashimi and tempura. A DJ station provides music during daytime and evening service. For cocktails, the restaurant uses a vintage View-Master: guests click through reels showing drinks made with botanicals associated with East Asian flavors, rather than choosing from a conventional printed signature-cocktail list.
A New U.S. Dining Address
The opening gives Mimi Kakushi a U.S. presence at a prominent Miami Beach hotel, bringing its restaurant concept to a market where the coastal setting and hotel audience are central to the experience. Its location on the Delano’s fourth floor sets it apart from a street-level restaurant, while the indoor-outdoor layout makes the ocean-facing terrace part of the venue’s identity.
For diners, access is not the same across the restaurant: the report says the terrace is restricted to hotel guests and club members. That condition matters to visitors deciding whether they can book or visit the outdoor space. The open sushi counter, shared plates and cocktail presentation also give the restaurant several distinct ways to frame a meal, beyond its design-led interiors.
The reported concept makes the experience depend on more than décor. Daylight, music, greenery and the open terrace are described as elements that change the atmosphere through the day. Those are design intentions reported by Design Milk, not evidence of customer response, sales or the restaurant’s commercial performance.
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From Dubai to Miami Beach
Mimi Kakushi’s Miami restaurant is the brand’s first location in the United States. Pirajean Lees had previously designed its Dubai location, giving the studio an existing relationship with the restaurant before the Miami project. The report does not provide a wider expansion plan or describe other planned U.S. locations.
The Miami design takes inspiration from Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese actor known for his work in silent films. Rather than documenting a historical residence, the designers built an imagined setting around a fictionalized version of Hayakawa as a traveler. That distinction helps explain why period references sit alongside contemporary restaurant features, including a DJ booth and an open sushi counter.
Design Milk describes the project through its interiors, furnishings and service features. Its account provides information about the layout and access to the terrace, but does not include details such as the restaurant’s menu prices, hours, reservation policies or opening date. Those practical details should be checked with the hotel or restaurant before a visit.
Access and Opening Details
The source identifies the restaurant as open but gives no specific opening date, operating hours, reservation information or full menu. It also does not clarify whether the terrace’s access restriction applies at all times or how guests can book the indoor dining areas.
There is no information in the report on prices, capacity, customer response, staffing beyond the named head chef, or the restaurant’s business performance. The design descriptions and stated inspiration are attributed to the report; they should not be read as independent evidence about how diners will experience the space. The source also does not say whether Mimi Kakushi plans additional U.S. locations.
Check Before Planning a Visit
Readers interested in visiting should check directly with the Delano Miami or Mimi Kakushi for current hours, reservations, menu details and access rules. In particular, the reported restriction on the terrace means visitors who are not hotel guests or Delano Members Club members should confirm whether any outdoor seating is available to them.
The source does not announce a next milestone, event or expansion. Any further developments—such as changes to access, service details or plans for additional locations—remain unreported in the material available here.
Key Questions
Where is Mimi Kakushi’s Miami restaurant?
It is on the fourth floor of the Delano Miami hotel in Miami Beach.
Is this Mimi Kakushi’s first U.S. location?
Yes. Design Milk describes the Miami restaurant as the brand’s first U.S. outpost. The report does not identify any further U.S. locations.
Who designed the Miami restaurant?
London-based Pirajean Lees, led by Clémence Pirajean and James Lees, designed the interiors. The firm also designed Mimi Kakushi’s Dubai location.
Can anyone use the restaurant’s terrace?
The report says the terrace is reserved for Delano hotel guests and Delano Members Club members. It does not specify whether access rules vary by time or booking type, so visitors should confirm directly with the hotel or restaurant.
What is the restaurant’s design inspired by?
The interiors draw on 1920s Osaka, old Hollywood and Miami, with a narrative inspired by silent-film actor Sessue Hayakawa. The designers imagined him as a world traveler; the report describes this as a creative concept, not a documented historical setting.
Source: design-milk.com
