Catch the SAKE Breeze: Six Leading Miami Restaurants Celebrate Japanese Sake This October

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Sep 30, 2025, 20:30 ET


Launching on World Sake Day, the month-long campaign offers sake flights, cocktails, and curated pairings at top Miami restaurants.

MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO), established by the Government of Japan, announces the launch of "Catch the SAKE Breeze", a month-long campaign in Miami from October 1st–31st, 2025. The initiative is designed to promote Japanese sake to Miamians by showcasing its refreshing taste and distinctive, versatile flavors.

The campaign aims to highlight the refreshing qualities of Japanese sake under the tagline "Catch the SAKE Breeze." Six well-regarded Miami restaurants will participate, with each restaurant's culinary talent creating limited-time menus tailored to its unique concept and clientele. These menus will feature sake flights, cocktails, and curated pairings with Japanese and Japanese fusion dishes for an experience designed to be shared with friends, family, and close companions.

"While Japanese cuisine has become widely available across Miami, opportunities to experience authentic Japanese sake remain limited," said Taiki Sawabe, Director of JFOODO Los Angeles. "Not limited to hot sake, Japanese sake offers a wide variety of ways to be enjoyed. By partnering with six outstanding restaurants across the city, we aim to create new opportunities for Miamians to taste and enjoy Japanese sake in ways that highlight its refreshing and versatile qualities. October will be the perfect month to celebrate Japanese food and drink."

The campaign will officially commence on October 1, World Sake Day, with events hosted at KAORI, MIA Market (in collaboration with Yacchan, Miami Nice, and Atomica), Osaka, and Tanuki River Landing. Each restaurant will present a unique experience for guests to discover and enjoy Japanese sake.

On October 11th, Christian Suzuki — a renowned bartender featured on Netflix's Drink Masters, nominated for Bartender of the Year by Tales of the Cocktail (2022 & 2023), and winner of the Rising Star Award from StarChefs Magazine (2022) — will appear as a special guest bartender at OMAKAI sushi - Wynwood and Pari Pari, offering innovative sake cocktails.

Restaurant details:

  • KAORI | 871 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130| kaorimiami.com/
  • Special sake flight and sake pairing menu throughout October.
  • World Sake Day Event: Wednesday, October 1st. Offering an exclusive sake pairing alongside Kaori's starter.

  • MIA Market collaborated with Yacchan, Miami Nice, and Atomica | 140 NE 39th St #241, Miami, FL 33137 | miamarket.com
  • Special sake pairings featuring dishes from Yacchan, Miami Nice, and Atomica, available throughout October.
  • World Sake Day Event: Wednesday, October 1st. Ticketed sake tastings with guided explanations at the booth. (Tickets available from here.)

  • Osaka | 1300 Brickell Bay Dr, Miami, FL 33131 | osakanikkei.com/miami/
  • Special sake menu and "Kikizake" (sake tasting) experience available throughout October.
  • World Sake Day Event: Wednesday, October 1st. A sake flight will be offered with complimentary canapés for presale ticket holders, or paired with a small dish,snack, or light meal for walk-ins. A sake sommelier will be on-site throughout the event to promote and provide education about sake.

  • Tanuki River Landing | 1420 NW N River Dr, Miami, FL 33125 | tanukimiami.com
  • Special sake flight menu with a food pairing of your choice of finger food available throughout October.
  • World Sake Day Event: Wednesday, October 1st. Offering an October sake flight paired with finger-food favorites like chicken & pork gyozas, salted edamame, fried spring rolls, shrimp tempura, or sashimi bites.

  • OMAKAI sushi | omakai.com/locations/
  • Special sake pairing, along with a sake cocktail from a recipe by Christian Suzuki, available throughout October at four locations.
  • Wynwood | 2107 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127
  • Doral | 5675 NW 87th Ave #106, Doral, FL 33178
  • Coconut Grove | 3304 Mary Street, Miami, FL 33133
  • Aventura | 18831 Biscayne Blvd. Aventura, FL 33180 unit 220
  • Guest Bartender Event at Wynwood: Saturday, October 11th, 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Bartender Christian Suzuki will be at the bar serving a sake cocktail — for one day only, making this a truly special experience.

  • Pari Pari | 127 NW 27th St Suite 105, Miami, FL 33127 | pariparimiami.com/
  • A pairing experience of PariPari's course menu with a sake cocktail from a recipe by Christian Suzuki available throughout October.
  • Guest Bartender Event: Saturday, October 11th, 5:00–7:30 PM. Bartender Christian Suzuki will be at the bar serving a sake cocktail — for one day only, making this a truly special experience.

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ABOUT JFOODO

JFOODO (The Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center) was established in 2017 as part of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) to promote the export of Japanese agricultural, forestry, fishery, and food products. By branding and widely promoting Japanese food, JFOODO aims to increase awareness of Japanese cuisine and cultivate fans worldwide, contributing to the global spread of Japan's food culture.

Media Contact

Riki Yamaguchi, JFOODO, 1 (310)596-8045, [email protected], https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/jfoodo/

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