In Rouen, the Yugo restaurant has closed its doors: here is what will replace it

Yugo is no more! The restaurant specializing in Nikkei cuisine – a fusion between Peru and Japan – closed its doors for good in April 2024. Qiao Zhao, brand manager Nanako located right next door, Place du Maréchal-Foch in Rouen (Seine-Maritime), bought the old establishment.

A world tour of Asian flavors

Qiao already has her head full of ideas. He wants to launch a new restaurant that will offer world tour of Asian flavors. For the moment, his new establishment will be an extension of Nanako, but he ultimately wants to design a place in its own right. “In Nanako, we are limited by the kitchen which is very small. With this new space, we will be able to cook more dishes and accommodate more people,” confides the manager.

While Nanako’s menu oscillates between Japan and Korea, the new restaurant, whose name has not yet been defined, will offer a richer Asian mapalso mixing Thai and Vietnamese specialties. “We already have some ideas for dishes. It’s my wife who takes care of the creations, she has the talent for that,” confides Qiao with a smile.

A phase of work is planned for the month of May. “We’re going to redo all the decorations,” Qiao explains. Once the construction site has been completed and the menu has been developed, his new restaurant will see the light of day. Given the already established reputation of Nanako, open since May 2022 in Rouen, we are not too worried about the success of this new Asian restaurant!

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