Innovative fish and plant-based Japanese restaurant, bar and omakase sushi experience with Canada’s first dry-aging chamber for fish.
NUPO features healthy, sustainable fish and plant-based dining, tea-centric cocktails and exclusive sakes.
Canada’s latest and highly anticipated night-time spot for food and drinks, Chef Darren MacLean’s NUPO opens January 15, 2020 in Calgary’s East Village.
NUPO at first glance is most distinct for its predominantly vegetarian fare. Menu highlights include fresh-daily, house-made tofu as well as a vegan “tonkotsu” ramen. One premium meat dish is offered daily. In addition, NUPO expands on its clean-eating focus by serving healthy and innovative sushi and fish dishes.
“Expect immaculate, fresh imported sushi and exciting aged sushi fish on house-made black shari sushi rice,” says MacLean. “Our large-format seared fish dishes are enhanced by dry-aging achieved using NUPO’s unique, custom-built chamber. An exciting first in Canada.”
Effective immediately, MacLean announces the appointment of his Chef du Cuisine Mitsuru Hara, formerly of Tokyo’s Michelin 3-Star restaurant Azurmendi.
NUPO’s minimalist design, lighting and décor by Connie Young Design brings MacLean’s vision to life.
“We wanted to showcase the clean lines and subtilty of traditional Japanese aesthetic while highlighting the landscape and natural resources of quintessential Alberta,” says MacLean. “By design, the room mirrors the natural ingredients and food philosophy of NUPO.”
Some of NUPO’s many, yet understated, interior design elements include natural birch wood and shale. These complement striking golden koi fish wallcoverings that meet such dark textured surfaces as:
Shou Sugi Ban (a Japanese technique of charring wood for aesthetic appeal) wall panels
woven leather seating
exposed concrete ceilings
oversized black slate tiles
smoked mirrors
Open exclusively in the evening, NUPO is set apart by its vision for positive culinary change through sustainable sourcing, inventive preparation and a fun, devil-may-care style of hospitality as well as its exclusive, reservation-only omakase sushi counter.
Access NUPO through the lobby of Calgary’s chic Alt Hotel East Village across from the historic Simmons Building at 631 Confluence Way.
Hours
Sunday – Thursday, 4 pm to 10 pm
Fri – Saturday, 4 pm to midnight.
Reservations
Reservations for à la carte can be made through the Tock reservation app. Tickets for seats at the omakase sushi counter can also be purchased through Tock.
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631 Confluence Way SE, Calgary, AB
Attached to the ALT Hotel East Village
Email: contact@nupo.ca
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