L’Abysse Monte-Carlo

Yasunari Okazaki was born in Tokyo in 1978. From an early age, he frequented the kitchens of his father, also a sushi chef, who passed on to him the essential notions of commitment, dedication to the task, perfection of gesture and "omotenashi". The moments between father and son were precious to the young boy who, at 18, chose to follow in his role model's footsteps, to show him his deep affection.

During the first 15 years of his career, he continued to learn all the techniques of Kaiseki, Japanese gourmet cuisine, including sushi and fugu carving, in several establishments, and to collect internal awards. He took up his first position as Kaiseki chef at the age of 33, and continued to work in renowned establishments.

The meeting with Yannick Alléno took place in November 2016. At the time, Yasunari Okazaki was a sushi chef at a specialist restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo's Champs-Elysées, where the French chef had a reservation. After a brief visit to France in early 2017, at the age of 40, Yasunari Okazaki changed his life and began his Parisian story. Working alongside Chef Yannick Alléno, he opened L'Abysse in 2018, earning a first star and then a second in 2020. Four years later, the opening of L'Abysse Monte-Carlo represents a new challenge for him, with the apprehension of a new environment and new products, to share his sushi savoir-faire all the way to the Côte-d'Azur.