Noren will open in Jumeirah Lakes Towers at the end of the month, marking the first independent restaurant from Ilir Caushi and Pawel Kazanowski
The former Managing Director and Executive Chef helped shape Zuma’s global success for more than 15 years. With Noren, they are opening a Japanese restaurant focused on being an everyday dining destination.
Named after the traditional Japanese fabric curtain found at the entrance of restaurants and shops, Noren will be open from lunch until late evening, with options ranging from drinks and counter dining to business lunches, dinners and a full tasting menu.
The menu spans raw dishes, sushi and the grill, with dishes including thinly sliced chutoro with jalapeño dressing, usugiri tomato with Ibaraki soy sauce, grilled tuna steak with wafu sauce, red miso glazed bone marrow and king crab with Hokkaido lemon butter.
An island bar sits at the centre of the restaurant, serving signature concoctions and an extensive beverage selection.
“One of the most rewarding parts of this project has been defining what Noren is,” says Ilir Caushi, Co-Founder. “The answer became incredibly simple: it’s just a restaurant. That might sound obvious, but we realised that’s exactly what we were searching for. A restaurant for every occasion, or no occasion at all.
“We’ve spent years creating restaurants where every detail mattered. We still believe every detail matters, but not because it needs to impress people. It should simply make them want to come back.”
“We take the food seriously, but eating should be about enjoyment,” says Pawel. “A lot of thought goes into every dish, from the ingredients we choose to how we treat them. But when it reaches the table, it should feel effortless. Simple, honest food that makes you want another bite.”
Noren’s Jumeirah Lakes Towers location reflects the founders’ aim to create a neighbourhood restaurant built around quality food, genuine hospitality and repeat visits.
Reservations are now open via SevenRooms.