High-end ShinBay finally reopens as omakase-only eatery in Old Town Scottsdale

By Jess Harter Monday, March 11, 2019

Back in mid-2017, I wrote a post about ShinBay‘s plans to reopen in Scottsdale in early 2018.

Well, it took a full year longer than expected, but the contemporary Japanese restaurant finally got its doors open over the weekend.

It’s the third time around for the acclaimed eatery, which owner-chef Shinji Kurita launched in Ahwatukee in 2001.

It had a five-year run, was closed for five years, then was resurrected in 2011 as a 30-seat eatery at the Seville Shopping Center in Scottsdale, then closed again in 2016.

Along the way, ShinBay picked up a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant in 2012 and Kurita for Best Chef Southwest in 2013.

Now ShinBay is back yet again in a 4,000-square-foot building on the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Second Street in Old Town Scottsdale.

Kurita is collaborating with Sizzle Korean Barbecue owner Hyunwook Lee, who plans to open a second location of his Desert Ridge eatery in the building.

The ShinBay portion of the space is just 13 seats, all at an L-shaped bar. The menu only offers omakase – a chef’s choice meal of six or more courses – for $185 (plus 15% tip) per person.

ShinBay has seatings at 6 and 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.

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