IRON CHEF MASAHARU MORIMOTO’S MORIMOTO ASIA NAPA NOW OPEN

Napa, CA (Nov. 7, 2022) – Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, has officially opened Morimoto Asia Napa on Sunday, Nov. 6, offering Far East tastes and textures to the Napa region. Located at 790 Main Street in Napa, Calif., guests can experience an eclectic take on some of Chef Morimoto’s favorite Asian flavors, plus a diverse selection of beer, wine, whiskey, and sake. 


The menu showcases a vast variety of hot and cold appetizers, salads, soups, dim sum, and signature dishes, including Szechuan mapo tofu, orange chicken, and black pepper steak. The beverage menu offers signature cocktails, sake flights, wine, and draft beer. The 170-seat restaurant provides an intimate dining experience, with Chinese flavors highlighted throughout the location.


Upon arrival, guests will be immersed in an upscale ambiance and cultural tastes throughout their dining experience. The restaurant features elaborate designs by BLANK Design, boasting two 9-foot terracotta warriors and dragons wrapped around the dining room pillars, tea drawer cabinets, and hints of Asian gate accents. 


Morimoto Asia Napa is open for dinner service nightly from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays. The restaurant will also offer Dim Sum brunch soon. Reservations are suggested via OpenTable.


This restaurant marks Chef Morimoto’s third restaurant in California, including Morimoto Napa, Chef’s contemporary Japanese and sushi concept down the street from Morimoto Asia, and the recently opened Momosan Santana Row.


His first Morimoto Asia concept opened in Orlando in 2015, followed by Waikiki in 2018. 


For more information on Chef Morimoto, visit www.ironchefmorimoto.com. To learn more about Morimoto Asia Napa, visit www.morimotoasianapa.com.


About Iron Chef Masaharu MorimotoChef Masaharu Morimoto — known to millions as the star of Iron Chef and Iron Chef America — has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his seamless integration of Western and Japanese ingredients.  In 2001, Chef Morimoto opened his first restaurant in Philadelphia, which was later followed by restaurants in New York, Napa, Honolulu, Mumbai, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Maui.  Morimoto Asia Orlando at Disney Springs opened in 2015, followed by Momosan NYC and Morimoto Las Vegas at MGM Grand in 2016.  Morimoto Asia Waikiki, Momosan Waikiki, and Morimoto Doha opened in 2018.


  Next came Momosan Seattle (2019), Momosan Wynwood (2020), Morimoto Taghazout Bay (2021), Sa’Moto Manhattan West NYC (2021), Momosan at Hub Hall in Boston (2021) and Momosan Santana Row (2022); bringing Chef Morimoto’s global restaurant count to 19. His first cookbook, Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking (2007), won two IACP awards (in the “Chef’s and Restaurants” category and the “First Book: The Julia Child Award”) and it was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. His second cookbook, Mastering The Art of Japanese Cooking (2017), introduces readers to the healthy, flavorful, surprisingly simple dishes favored by Japanese home cooks. Chef Morimoto has a range of exclusive partnerships with renowned brands such as Global Grub, creating first-of-its-kind DIY cooking kits and The Spice House offering a line of curated spice blends into home kitchens nationwide as well as all of Chef’s famed Momosan restaurants. Follow Chef Morimoto via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or www.ironchefmorimoto.com.