Moody Tongue Sushi at Hilton West Palm Beach Awarded MICHELIN Selection
Moody Tongue Sushi at Hilton West Palm Beach
Awarded MICHELIN Selection
Moody Tongue Sushi is known for its elevated omakase experience with curated beer pairings; its Chicago location is currently the only brewery in the world to hold a MICHELIN star.
Awarded MICHELIN Selection
Moody Tongue Sushi is known for its elevated omakase experience with curated beer pairings; its Chicago location is currently the only brewery in the world to hold a MICHELIN star.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Moody Tongue Sushi West Palm Beach was awarded a MICHELIN Selection on April 17 at a ceremony in Orlando where the additions to the 2025 Florida MICHELIN Guide were announced. Moody Tongue Sushi opened at the Hilton West Palm Beach in January, its first permanent Florida location.
Moody Tongue Brewmaster Jared Rouben and Executive Sushi Chef Hiromi Iwakiri were present at the ceremony to receive the accolade. This is the third MICHELIN accolade in the Moody Tongue restaurant group, as their Chicago flagship location is currently the only brewery in the world to hold a MICHELIN Star, and Moody Tongue Sushi’s locations in both New York City and West Palm Beach hold the ‘Selection’ designation.
“The community has so graciously welcomed us since our first installation on the island in 2023,” said Rouben. “We are grateful for the success of Moody Tongue and hope to maintain that momentum as we continue to grow.”
“I am grateful to be honored alongside such talented chefs and restaurants,” acknowledged Chef Iwakiri. “We are humbled to be included in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide for The Palm Beaches.”
The restaurant features a 13-course omakase experience celebrating Moody Tongue’s passion for exploring hyper-seasonal ingredients, presented with its renowned multi-course curated beer pairing. Found within the newly renovated Hilton West Palm Beach, the intimate space highlights a traditional 14-seat omakase counter and luxe banquette seating.
Guests can expect specialty pairings such as Hokkaido Sea Scallop with edamame and Ossetra caviar, with a Pressed Asian Pear Saison; Madai, served with Florida Orange zest and sea salt, with an Orange Blossom Belgian Blonde; and a decadent Florida Stone Crab Hand Roll, adorned with charred pineapple and sauce dijonnaise, beautifully paired with a Cherry Oud Bruin.
Utilizing his extensive culinary background and brewing education, Jared Rouben approaches brewing with a chef’s mindset, carefully creating balanced beers that showcase layers of flavors and aromatics. The experience showcases a curated selection of artisanal beer pairings, including specialties such as a Grapefruit Gose, a lightly tart German-style wheat beer incorporating Florida Ruby Red Grapefruit, and a Yuzu Lager, blended with fresh yuzu juice, as well as perennial favorites like the brewery’s Juiced Lychee IPA. The restaurant also offers a curated selection of Japanese whiskeys as well as wines and sake.
Rouben has also created a celebratory West Palm Beach Pilsner that is offered exclusively at Hilton West Palm Beach and its dining outlets.
The omakase menu is currently $145 per guest and the curated beer pairing is $75 per guest. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 5 to 10 p.m. Please note: advance reservations via the restaurant’s OpenTable page are required.
In addition to the West Palm Beach location, Moody Tongue currently operates four world-class dining concepts, with two in Chicago and two in New York City. In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, Moody Tongue’s Chicago location has been awarded stars in the Chicago MICHELIN Guide. For more information on Moody Tongue West Palm Beach, please visit moodytongue.com.
Founded in 2014 in Chicago by cousins Jared Rouben (President & Brewmaster) and Jeremy Cohn (CEO), Chicago’s Moody Tongue Brewing Company is built on the philosophy of culinary brewing, appealing to those with a discerning palate — or as Rouben describes, a “moody tongue.” A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York and the Siebel Institute of Technology — one of the world’s leading beer schools founded in 1900—Rouben worked in MICHELIN-starred kitchens including the Martini House in Napa Valley, California and at Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York City before beginning to brew. Utilizing his extensive culinary background and brewing education, Rouben approaches brewing with a chef’s mindset, carefully creating balanced beers that encompass layers of flavors and aromatics using three principles — sourcing high-quality ingredients, understanding how best to handle ingredients, and knowing when and how they should be incorporated during the brewing process. Each year, the brewery offers seven perennial beers, such as the Juiced Lychee IPA, Orange Blossom Belgian Blonde, and Caramelized Chocolate Churro Porter, as well as a selection of limited release beers and wine or whiskey barrel-aged beers. The distribution of Moody Tongue beers focuses on culinary markets throughout the United States with a presence in major cities including Chicago, New York City, Austin, Asheville, Charleston, Louisville and more, as well as internationally in The Netherlands and northern Europe.
In 2016, Moody Tongue Brewing Company expanded to open The Tasting Room within a 125-year-old abandoned glass warehouse in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The venue served a menu of both year-round and limited-release beers in an intimate mid-century modern space showcasing a library, which housed the largest collection of beer books in the country. The stylish space quickly garnered critical acclaim and three years later, Moody Tongue’s Tasting Room earned the 2019 Jean Banchet award for “Best Bar". Later in 2019, the brewery relocated its operations to a new 28,600 sq. ft. facility in the city’s South Loop neighborhood. The large-scale expansion immediately grew the brewery’s production capacity and allowed for the introduction of two world class dining concepts: a casual, à la carte tasting room, The Bar at Moody Tongue, and an upscale, intimate fine dining restaurant, The Dining Room at Moody Tongue, both led by Executive Chef James Bingham. In 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Moody Tongue was recognized by the MICHELIN Guide, making it the first wholesale brewery in the world to receive an accolade from the guide. In 2023, Moody Tongue opened its first location in New York City – Moody Tongue Sushi – showcasing beer pairings with specialty nigiri created by Executive Sushi Chef Hiromi Iwakiri. In 2024, Moody Tongue opened their second restaurant in New York City, Moody Tongue Pizza, a Tokyo-Neapolitan style pizzeria showcasing a selection of traditional and seasonal pizzas from Executive Pizza Chef Daniel Caputo paired with Moody Tongue beers. And, in January 2025, the team opened a second location of Moody Tongue Sushi in West Palm Beach, Florida exclusively presenting a multi-course omakase experience paired with Moody Tongue beers. For more information, visit moodytongue.com, call (312) 600-5111 or find them on social media @moodytongue.
About Hilton West Palm Beach
Centrally located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, the newly reimagined AAA 4-Diamond Hilton West Palm Beach features an array of world-class amenities, including four enhanced dining destinations, an oversized pool deck lined with cushioned cabanas and palm trees, refreshed guestrooms and suites, a curated art program that embodies the artistic energy of South Florida, and so much more. The 400-room lifestyle hotel is connected to the Palm Beach County Convention Center, located just two miles from world-famous Palm Beach, walking distance to the Brightline station and directly across the street from CityPlace, shopping and dining. This resort-like oasis features oversized lawn games, family-friendly activities, complimentary airport and neighborhood transportation, specialty group fitness classes, lobby bar and an outdoor fire pit. Guests looking to host events have a variety of options, including over 35,000-square-feet of total event space, 9 meeting rooms, outdoor event lawns and a large ballroom measuring 13,366-square-feet. Visitors can lounge at the resort-style pool, play family-friendly lawn games, ride a bike to Palm Beach, vibe to live entertainment, or break a sweat with a group fitness class. For more information, call (561) 231-6000 or visit hiltonwestpalmbeach.com.
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