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846 m · Restaurant

TŌKA

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A single piece of nigiri on a black lacquer plate, on a hinoki counter lit by one paper lamp
Client
Self-initiated
Sector
Restaurant
Year
2026
Role
Brand, design, development
Depth
846 m

A concept for an omakase house with twelve seats and one lamp, in London, Paris, Milan and Madrid. There is no menu, so the site sells the ritual: the counter, the season and the seat.

TŌKA's houses: the counters in London, Paris and Milan, under “Our houses”

The idea

Omakase means “I leave it to you”: for two hours, the itamae decides everything. So the site explains the ritual instead of listing dishes: the fish chosen at dawn, the rice served at body temperature, each piece placed in the guest's hand the moment it is ready.

Four houses share one calendar, the seventy-two Japanese micro-seasons, and change on the same night. Each house has its own page; the journal and the house notes carry the season between visits.

Reserving is a letter to the house you choose: twelve seats, two sittings, Tuesday to Saturday. One lamp over a hinoki counter set the palette: paper, ink and one deep red.

TŌKA's home page on a phone: the flamed nigiri and “Season speaks softly”
TŌKA's reservations on a phone: “Reserve a seat” over the house's curtained door

Credits

Concept, brand, design and development: Samana Studio. TŌKA is fictional and takes no bookings. The cover is AI-generated.

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