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Fusion restaurant at Azumare, Miami
Fusion cuisine at Azumare, Miami
Fusion cuisine at Azumare, Miami
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Azumare

The Waterways, Miami

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Kosher Miami, Regila

Shiddoukh Friendly

AmbianceRefined & Warm
CategorySushi Bar & Steakhouse
Wine SelectionNo
Outdoor TerrasseYes
RooftopNo
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Azumare: The Wok, the Cherry Blossom, and a Whole Fried Snapper

The snapper arrives whole, fried until the fins go brittle, its skin scored and blistered, a pile of tostones and a heap of zarza criolla crowding the platter beside it. Two tables away a sushi chef is torching the top of a roll. Somewhere behind, a wok cracks and a cloud of soy and ginger drifts across the room. Outside the glass the Intracoastal sits flat and grey green, a yacht easing past the seawall at walking speed. This is Azumare on a Sunday afternoon in Aventura, at the far end of an open air plaza built in 1984, where the parking is free and the palm trees are older than most of the tenants.

Nikkei cooking is what happened when Japanese migrants reached Peru in the late nineteenth century and found Pacific fish, chili and lime where their own pantry should have been. Azumare is the kosher version of that argument. Hari Benzaquen opened the first Azumare in December 2022 in Hallandale Beach, in a room inside the Knights Inn Hotel on Diplomat Parkway, then moved the whole idea north to the Waterways at the end of 2024.

About the Place

Azumare is a kosher meat restaurant at 3585 NE 207th Street, suite C3, in the Shoppes at the Waterways plaza in Aventura, inside the Miami metro in Florida. It serves Nikkei cuisine, the Japanese Peruvian cooking that grew out of Japanese migration to Peru, alongside a full sushi bar and a charcoal grill. Kosher Miami, the trading name of the Vaad HaKashrus of Miami-Dade, certifies the restaurant, and its public directory records the category as Meat with Pas Yisroel on all items, Cholov Yisroel not applicable, Bishul Yisroel tuna not applicable, and yoshon not carried. Hari Benzaquen launched the first Azumare in Hallandale Beach in December 2022 and opened the Aventura restaurant at the end of 2024. Signature dishes include Trio Ceviche, Lomo Saltado, Seco de Cordero, the whole fried red snapper called El Parguito, and suspiro limeno for dessert. The kitchen closes Friday and reopens on Saturday night after Shabbat.

Contact Info

Address: 3585 NE 207th St Suite C3, Aventura, FL 33180Phone: +17547030966Website: azumaregroup.comInstagram: @azumaremiamiParking Nearby: Yes

Services

Reserve a table onlineTakeaway available
Not available for deliveriesNo caterer service

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Azumare in Aventura kosher certified?

Yes. Azumare is certified by Kosher Miami, the trading name of the Vaad HaKashrus of Miami-Dade, and appears in that certifier's public directory as a Meat establishment at 3585 NE 207th Street, suite C3, Aventura. The listing records Pas Yisroel on all items, Cholov Yisroel as not applicable, Bishul Yisroel tuna as not applicable, and yoshon as not carried. The restaurant's own site carries Kosher Certified on every page.

What is Nikkei cuisine and why does Azumare serve it?

Nikkei is the Japanese Peruvian cooking that developed after Japanese migrants settled in Peru in the late nineteenth century and adapted their technique to Pacific fish, chili and lime. At Azumare it means ceviche and tiradito on the same list, a saltado wok next to a sushi counter, and ponzu and aji amarillo used side by side. The restaurant describes itself as Asian Latin fusion.

Is Azumare a meat or a dairy restaurant?

Azumare is a meat kitchen, classified as Meat by Kosher Miami, with pareve items alongside. The grill runs from a sixteen ounce ribeye up to a thirty two ounce tomahawk, and the Peruvian side of the menu carries lomo saltado, anticuchos and braised lamb. There is no dairy in the building, so the menu states that all kani and shrimp are imitation and that the cream cheese used in the sushi is parve.

What are Azumare's opening hours?

Sunday runs from noon to 11pm with the kitchen closing at 10:30pm, and there is a separate lunch card served Sundays only between 11:30am and 3pm. Monday to Thursday the kitchen opens at 5pm and takes last orders around 10:30pm. Azumare is closed all day Friday for Shabbat and reopens on Saturday night one hour after Shabbat ends, running until 11:30pm.

Do you need a reservation at Azumare, and is it good for children?

Reservations are taken through Toast from the restaurant's own website, and parties larger than eight or private events are handled by phone. The room also takes private buyouts. It is a family friendly restaurant with a full kids menu covering chicken fingers, crispy fish fingers, chori papas and a small lomo saltado, and the open air plaza outside gives children somewhere to go between courses.

What should you order at Azumare?

Open with the Trio Ceviche, three bowls that run from classic through yellow chili to rocoto and explain the kitchen in one course. Follow it with Lomo Saltado, the Peruvian sirloin stir fry with fries dropped into the pan at the end. El Parguito, the whole fried red snapper priced by the pound, is worth ordering for three or more. Add two or three signature rolls, then the suspiro limeno.

Does Azumare serve alcohol and is there a wine list?

There is a bar at the back of the dining room, and the published drinks list carries a Cusquena beer, a house Azumare margarita and a cinnamon tequila alongside Peruvian soft drinks including chicha morada and Inca Kola. No wine list is published on either the restaurant menu or the delivery menu, so treat the drinks programme as a short one and plan the evening around the food.

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