Chef Shingo Akikuni built one of Miami’s first Michelin-starred restaurants. Now, he’s opening a 24-seat café in Coral Gables serving Japanese egg salad sandwiches and buttery shio pan.
Chef Akikuni and partner Kenzie Motai, the acclaimed duo behind Miami’s Michelin-starred Shingo, will open Stand in Coral Gables on Thursday, June 4. The daytime café will land at 98 Miracle Mile, bringing Japanese café culture to the busy corridor. Expect house-baked milk bread, “sandos” (Japanese sandwiches), matcha, pastries, and bento boxes.
For anyone familiar with Shingo’s intimate omakase experience, Stand might come as a surprise. The new restaurant swaps the hushed exclusivity of Michelin-starred sushi counters for something designed to become part of everyday life. The space seats just 24 guests and draws inspiration from Tokyo’s kissaten cafés and Japanese convenience-food culture.
Milk bread, matcha, and Japanese comfort food
For those who have traveled to Tokyo and Kyoto, the menu reads like a love letter to Japanese café culture…