Wagyumafia
The first overseas outlet, WAGYUMAFIA Hong Kong, opened in 2018. WAGYUMAFIA was founded by self-taught chef-turned-wagyu experts Hisato Hamada and entrepreneur Takafumi Horie. Originally in the beef export business, the brand was created following a series of private dinner pop-ups around the theme of Wagyu. In 2016, the duo launched their first members-only restaurant in Tokyo, The WAGYUMAFIA Progressive Kaiseki, serving Japanese reared Wagyu sourced directly from farmers breeding champion Kobe and Tajima beef, which are prized for their unique fat marbling and umami flavours.
