Kuro
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A Japanese counter restaurant in central São Paulo run by chef Gerard Barberan, known for binchotan-grilled sushi and a single omakase menu, listed with one star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide São Paulo and surroundings.

**Kuro** is a Japanese restaurant in central São Paulo, Brazil, listed with one star in the [2026 MICHELIN Guide São Paulo and surroundings](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/michelin-guide-brazil-2026-sao-paulo-stars-snapshot.html).[^profile2026][^guide2026]

The restaurant sits close to the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and counts just ten counter seats facing the kitchen, in the chef's table tradition. Chef Gerard Barberan, assisted by executive chef Henry Miyano, serves a single omakase menu for a maximum of ten guests per sitting, and service starts on time whether or not everyone has taken their seats.[^profile2026]

Fire is the centre of the kitchen. Dishes are cooked over binchotan charcoal, an exceptionally pure fuel of high density and heat yield that gives off very little smoke and lends what is cooked on it a distinct flavour, and the grilled sushi and the grill itself are what the Guide singles out. The counter is faced in black stone, and a portrait of the Mona Lisa dressed in a kimono hangs on the wall.[^profile2026][^saopaulo-japanese]

The menu is built around seasonal fish of the best possible quality, with extra dishes available on request; the Guide particularly enjoyed the tuna tataki, made with lightly smoked tuna belly and served with a perfectly cooked poached egg. A Japanese bar serving traditional drinks is on the first floor, and reservations are taken only through WhatsApp. Kuro was also named in the Guide's 2025 round-up of São Paulo's starred restaurants.[^profile2026][^saopaulo-stars]

## Signature Dishes

- **Grilled sushi** — sushi finished over binchotan charcoal, the element the Guide places at the centre of the kitchen.[^profile2026]
- **Tuna tataki** — lightly smoked tuna belly with a perfectly cooked poached egg.[^profile2026]
- **Seasonal omakase menu** — composed at the counter by the chef and the itamae from the day's catch and served course by course.[^saopaulo-japanese]

Updated: 2026-11-11

Tags:
- MICHELIN Guide https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/michelin-guide.html

Relations:
- Located in: 圣保罗 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/sao-paulo.html (MICHELIN Guide profile location; 圣保罗.)
- Located in: 巴西 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/brazil.html (MICHELIN Guide profile location; 巴西.)
- Related works: 2026《米其林指南圣保罗及周边地区》完整星级名单（目录快照） https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/michelin-guide-brazil-2026-sao-paulo-stars-snapshot.html (Official 2026 MICHELIN Guide directory snapshot accessed 2026-10-30.)

Listed in rankings:
- 2026《米其林指南圣保罗及周边地区》完整星级名单（目录快照） · 2026-04-13（官方发布日；目录访问日2026-10-30） · 一星 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/michelin-guide-brazil-2026-sao-paulo-stars-snapshot.html

Sources:
- MICHELIN Guide: Kuro https://guide.michelin.com/br/pt_BR/sao-paulo-region/sao-paulo/restaurant/kuro
- Dois restaurantes conquistam três Estrelas MICHELIN no Brasil https://guide.michelin.com/br/pt_BR/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/dois-restaurantes-conquistam-tres-estrelas-michelin-no-brasil
- São Paulo, a Global Capital for Japanese Cuisine https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/dining-out/sao-paulo-a-global-capital-for-japanese-cuisine
- Every MICHELIN-Star Restaurant in São Paulo https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/dining-out/all-michelin-starred-restaurants-in-sao-paulo