In a city where great tables are often born from chance encounters, Bar Omi arrives as one of Paris’ most intriguing new collisions. Tucked inside the ever-chic Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré, the restaurant rewrites the rules of the Japanese dining experience by pairing something rarely seen together: a razor-sharp sushi bar with a seriously curated wine bar.
Opened in autumn 2025 by restaurateurs Arthur and Laetitia Cohen — already known for the cult izakaya Onii-San and the atmospheric Ohio in Saint-Germain — Bar Omi marks their return to the Right Bank with a concept that feels both bold and inevitable.
The idea is simple but radical: what if the precision of Japanese sushi culture met the complexity of French vineyards?
Inside, the space designed by architect Fanny Perrier unfolds like a cinematic sequence. First comes the intimate ten-seat sushi counter, crowned by a striking black and red faience bar detailed with touches of copper kintsugi by Sylvia Pires Da Rocha. Behind it, chef Yuji “Taku” Mikuriya — alongside master sushi chef Fuji and their team — choreographs an elegant performance of knives, fish, and fire.
The menu moves between pristine classics and playful creations. Think hamachi, akami, unagi and sea bass with shiso, alongside more decadent bites like aburi toro with toro tartare, braised wagyu topped with caviar, or a DIY handroll filled with negitoro and trout roe. Small plates such as Japanese cabbage with wasabi mayonnaise, potato salad with trout eggs, and miso-wasabi tuna sashimi set the tone, while mini wagyu or mushroom ramens offer comfort before a final flourish of homemade mochi with black sesame ice cream.
But Bar Omi’s real twist lives in the glass. Rather than defaulting to sake alone, the restaurant leans into an audacious pairing philosophy led by sommelier Jeremy Lipszyc. With over 100 references spanning Burgundy, Jura and beyond, mineral whites and oxidative wines are matched with fish, shellfish and sushi in ways that feel surprisingly natural — proving that the dialogue between vine and ocean might have been waiting to happen all along.
Part sushi theatre, part wine lover’s hideout, Bar Omi isn’t just another opening on the Paris dining circuit. It’s a meeting point — between Japan and France, sea and soil, tradition and experimentation — set right in the beating heart of the Right Bank.
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JERSEY, VICTOR JACQUES, ROBIN LEFEBVRE, SKYLER DAHAN