With 15 Michelin stars to his name, Yannick Alléno is one of the most decorated chefs on the planet. He’s also a huge fan of Japanese cuisine. His first visit to the country was more than 35 years ago when he traveled through Tokyo, Kyoto and Sapporo for three weeks in search of unknown tastes at the age of 20.
Captivated by the food, particularly sushi, he became obsessed with returning here, which he has since done on numerous occasions. Just visiting, though, wasn’t enough for the acclaimed chef. He also wanted to launch his own restaurant on these shores, which he finally did in Osaka in October 2024.
The Third Sushi L’Abysse Restaurant Located up in the sky on the 37th floor of the city’s luxurious Four Seasons hotel, Sushi L’Abysse Osaka Yannick Alléno is a world-class establishment with a meticulously curated menu that seamlessly blends French haute cuisine with the creative skills of acclaimed sushi chef Itaru Yasuda. A meeting of two of the world’s most celebrated culinary cultures, it is Alléno’s third Sushi L’Abysse after the two-Michelin-starred L’Abysse Paris, in the historic Pavillon Ledoyen building in the eastern part of the Champs-Élysées, and L’Abysse Monte-Carlo in Monaco, which opened in July 2024. At all three restaurants, the concept is the same: It’s about creating a fine-dining omakase experience for guests that combines French and Japanese expertise.
At each establishment, though, the menu and the atmosphere are differe.
