Hiden, Miami’s Secret Japanese Restaurant

There is a secret door inside a Miami taco restaurant. Open it and you’ll arrive at Hiden, a small omakase restaurant with just eight covers. It is impossible to tell you where you’ll find it, as the address remains a secret until dining day after having reserved online.

Tasting frequently begins with oysters, followed by melt in the mouth sashimi. Miso soup is served at the beginning, not the end of the meal, and is garnished with crab and eggs. Fresh fish is the highlight of the menu from yellow tail, to marinated tuna and mackerel, second only to their wagyu beef.

Tadashi Shiraishi is at the helm of Hiden. Having grown up in Brazil, the chef began his career alongside the reputed chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Yet it was watching his grandma get up at 4am on a Sunday to prepare family lunch that sparked a passion which led him to become a chef. The success of the concept of his secret restaurant is evidenced by the weeks-long waiting list to get a table.