Small.
Precious.
Essential.
In the vastness of the ocean, the small fish is rarely the one that draws the eye. It doesn't need to be. It is the foundation upon which everything else depends.
MINŌ is built on this reverence for the small. A single grain of rice, seasoned to the second. The precise cut of fish, aged to its peak. The sound of a needle dropping on vinyl.
Thirty seats. Ten at the counter. Twenty in the lounge. We are not small because we have to be. We are small because true intimacy cannot be scaled.
THE LINEAGE
If KAPOW is the celebration, MINŌ is the contemplation.
For over a decade, the Kapow family has brought energy, vibrancy, and noise to South Florida. The energetic older sister. Bold, loud, and full of life.
MINŌ is the younger sister. The one who traveled. The one who spent years in the quiet corners of Japan, studying the ancient arts, only to return with a different kind of story to tell.
We are not here to compete with the energy of the city. We are here to offer an escape from it. A place where the noise fades, and the craft takes over.
THE CHEF
The Return of the Shokunin.
Omakase Executive Chef JM Canlas is not new to this family. He was part of Kapow from the beginning, there when the doors first opened in Boca Raton, helping build what it became.
But the craft called him further. He went to MILA Omakase in Miami, where he served as Chef de Cuisine under Executive Chef Reiji Yoshizawa. It was there that JM deepened his study of Japanese technique and peak seasonality, learning to let the ingredient set the terms and the season dictate the menu. The two remain close; Yoshizawa has since gone on to open his own counter, Elyu.
JM returns now to lead his own. The discipline came from everywhere he has been. The menu is entirely his.
THE SANCTUARY
Sound. Sake. Stillness.
The experience of MINŌ extends beyond the plate. It is a Listening Bar, where warm, curated music fills the room without demanding your attention. It is a Sake Library, offering rare brews and Japanese whiskies — alongside purposefully crafted cocktails that honor the same philosophy.
It is a place designed for those who understand that the greatest luxury is not excess. It is presence.
Welcome to MINŌ.