Ichigo-Ichiéi is a term the Japanese use for the once in a lifetime concept that every encounter should be valued as if it were to be the last. That notion is at the heart of Hiyakawa, a new Japanese restaurant in Wynwood.
Alvaro Perez Miranda, the Venezuelan restaurateur and art dealer who launched the Vagabond Restaurant & Bar with Alex Chang and owns Wabi Sabi by Shuji on NE 79th Street, tells
New Times that Hiyakawa was designed as a transportive dining experience. After living in Japan for 16 years, every time I wanted to eat Japanese food in Miami I felt like I had to go to New York City or Los Angeles to get the real thing, he says. This eatery is meant to fill that gap. Between the atmosphere, service, and menu, Hiyakawa is meant to serve as a portal into a quintessential fine-dining Japanese eatery.