Donburi bowl of tuna, salmon, crab, tobiko, shiitake, edamame, cucumber, seaweed salad and avocado next to a cup of green tea

Midorie 79th: Neighborhood Sushi With Fish From Tokyo's Toyosu Market

A short walk west of Shoe Gallery on 79th Street, Midorie 79th is a small Japanese restaurant that takes sushi seriously without making a fuss about it. You might still know it as Wabi Sabi. It officially became Midorie 79th St in the summer of 2025, and trust us, it is still the kind of place you get hooked on.

First Impressions & Vibe

Midorie is built around kikubari, the Japanese art of caring for others through quiet, attentive hospitality. The room is intimate and unhurried, designed so the food can do the talking. Every Midorie location features commissioned art by Japanese and Latin artists, and Resy's editors call the origami wall here spectacular.

Great sushi has history at this address, too. Back when it was Wabi Sabi by Shuji, Miami New Times named it Best Sushi in 2018.

Assorted sashimi on leaves on a pale green ceramic plate, with sea urchin and salmon roe in a small blue dish, wasabi and ginger

What to Order

The menu is short on purpose. Fish arrives daily from Tokyo's Toyosu market, the same supply that feeds its sister restaurants Hiyakawa and Ogawa, and it shows up in a few focused ways:

  • Donburi bowls: pick a bowl like the house Midorie (salmon, tuna, blue crab, tobiko and shiitake), then a base of sushi rice, multigrain, cha soba noodles or greens, and a sauce like spicy miso or sesame ginger. Every bowl comes with cucumber, edamame, yuzu avocado, scallions and seaweed salad.
  • Temaki: this location has a specialty temaki bar, and any fish can be made into a hand roll on request.
  • Omakase platter: twelve pieces of nigiri plus a maki, the chef's seasonal selection.
  • Nigiri and sashimi: by the piece, from salmon and yellowtail to otoro and Hokkaido scallop.

Not a raw fish person? The yasai bowl and vegetable maki have you covered.

Overhead view of assorted nigiri and a sliced maki roll on a blue and white striped plate, with ginger, wasabi and green tea

The People Behind It

Midorie was conceptualized by restaurateur and art dealer Álvaro Perez Miranda. Born in Venezuela, he spent fifteen years in Japan before bringing what he learned back to Miami. His APM Restaurant Group is also behind Hiyakawa in Wynwood and Ogawa, a twelve-seat omakase that earned a Michelin star in its first year. Midorie is the everyday member of the family, with the same fish and the same discipline at a neighborhood pace. The art on the walls comes through his Black Ship Gallery, which is why each location has its own look.

Know Before You Go

  • Address: 851 NE 79th Street, Miami, FL 33138
  • Menu and reservations: Midorie website
  • Getting there: Directions to Midorie 79th
  • Good to know: There is a second Midorie in Coconut Grove, so make sure you are headed to the 79th Street one. Takeout ordering is on the website too, and Midorie also caters if you want an omakase spread at home.

Grab a bowl or a few hand rolls, then head east on 79th Street to Shoe Gallery and make a day of it.

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