{"id":54985,"date":"2026-06-18T15:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=54985"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:37:49","slug":"akiro-dubai-new-hand-roll-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/akiro-dubai-new-hand-roll-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hand Roll Bar Is Opening in Dubai Soon and Foodies Will Want a Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>new hand roll bar is heading to the city<\/strong>, and fans of Nikkei cuisine may want to add it to their dining list: <strong>Akiro Dubai<\/strong>. Expect hand rolls served straight across the counter, sashimi, nigiri, and Nikkei dishes inspired by the OG restaurants in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre of experience is the hand roll counter. Every seat faces the chefs, so guests can watch each dish being prepared in front of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akiro-sushi-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akiro-sushi-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akiro-sushi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akiro-sushi-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akiro-sushi.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the hand rolls, the <strong>menu at Akiro Dubai will feature many Nikkei dishes<\/strong>: tuna tiradito, katsu sando, sashimi, and nigiri. This type of cuisine originated in Peru, where Japanese cooking traditions merged with local ingredients and flavours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the only thing left to wait for is the opening date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until then, hand roll fans can get their fix at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/yubi-handroll-bar-by-chef-reif-othman-to-open-at-25-jump-street-in-september\/\">Yubi handroll bar by Chef Reif Othman<\/a> at 25 Jump Street<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/dubai-is-getting-a-neon-subway-handroll-bar-this-may\/\">Shinobi on Al Wasl Road<\/a><\/strong>, or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/neo-temaki-is-opening-a-permanent-location-in-dubai-in-early-2026\/\">Neo Temaki<\/a> inside JW Marriott Marquis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new hand roll bar is heading to the city, and fans of Nikkei cuisine may want to add it to their dining list: Akiro Dubai. Expect hand rolls served straight across the counter, sashimi, nigiri, and Nikkei dishes inspired by the OG restaurants in Spain. The centre of experience is the hand roll counter. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":54986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}