On Lake Nona, a wave is many things: a ripple, a hotel, a restaurant. At the restaurant, Nami (Japanese for wave), it is also a dynamic where, under the undulating architecture of the Wave Hotel, wave after wave of exceptional plates make their way to eager tables. Yes, a thematic tsunami has splashed down in our eastern reaches, and it’s one you’d best let wash over you.
This exhaustive exercise in brand identity isn’t unexpected — it’s the product of the Tavistock machine, which manufactures polish. And while below the polish there’s often nothing but more polish, this isn’t the case with Michelin-recommended Nami. It seems a corporate restaurant can also be a substantial one.