Hiraya

This page follows an evening with Hiraya, from the chef's arrival until he leaves.

The chef’s view: filleting a fish, then shaping the nigiri

Hiraya, private omakase chef and exceptional caterer in Île-de-France — two suns: 二つの太陽

Private chef · Exceptional catering

Japanese seafood cuisine, lifted by the flavours of the Philippines. In your home, anywhere in Île-de-France, for lunch or dinner.

Two tables From 2 to several hundred

From two guests: omakase in your home, for lunch or dinner.

Omakase, for 2 to 10 guestsCatering, from intimate gatherings to grand events

Two ways to welcome Hiraya. Omakase: the chef cooks in your home for two to ten guests, for lunch or dinner. Catering: weddings, private parties, seminars, cocktail receptions, corporate events — from intimate gatherings to grand occasions, anywhere in Île-de-France.

Intimate2
Close circle10
Reception50
Long table100
Grand event200 +

The name Hiraya Manawari

Guests sharing salmon and white-fish nigiri around a beautifully laid table
Around the table

Hiraya, in katakana

Hiraya Manawari in Baybayin

Hiraya comes from Hiraya Manawari, an expression in old Tagalog: “May your wishes come true.” Two islands, two suns, one harmony — Japan and the Philippines, at the same table.

  1. 01May your aspirations be fulfilled
  2. 02May your dreams take shape
  3. 03May your intentions come true
Film the mise en placeSeventeen seconds before the first course: the table, the knives, the sake. Press, and the film plays right here.

Fish first Philosophy

sakana — fish

Signature nigiri on a pale wooden board, black chopsticks alongside
Signature nigiri
The chef, in his white jacket, setting the table before service
The chef, before service

The chef’s devotion to fish borders on obsession — its freshness, its texture, the tide that carries it all the way to the plate. To him, sushi remains the truest gesture to reveal it: clean, precise, without artifice.

Filipino by birth, he carries that heritage into every bite: an echo of flavour and memory that warms Japanese rigour without ever clouding it.

The brigade, in white jackets, shaping sushi in the kitchen
In the kitchen
Guests at the table during an omakase at home, the chef at work in the background
Omakase, in a client’s home

Omakase Signature — private chef at home

omakase

The chef,
at your table.

Omakase literally means “I leave it to you”. It comes from the verb makaseru, “to entrust”. The chef cooks in your home, before your eyes, following the inspiration of the moment: you leave it to him, he composes the menu.

Guests
From 2 to 10
When
Lunch or dinner, at the time of your choosing
Menu
In the chef’s hands, guided by the season and the market
Booking
Secured with a deposit
The chef’s view in a client’s home: slicing the fish, then shaping the nigiri
In your home, the first cut
One of Hiraya’s partners, in a white jacket, presenting a bottle of sake
Sake

A close-up of a salmon nigiri: the flesh of the fish, clean and glistening. Clean, precise, without artifice.

kokoro — the heart

Exceptional
catering.

For your events, Hiraya composes a bespoke offering: the rigour of the Japanese gesture, the warmth of a true welcome, the flavours of the Philippines.

Private
Weddings, birthdays, private parties and dinners
Companies
Seminars, cocktail receptions, lunches, launches, team building
Guests
From intimate gatherings to grand events
Quote
Tailored, within 48 hours
A wooden box of maki, salmon and white-fish nigiri, neatly aligned
Catering platter

The gesture Seconds — the chef’s hand

Slicing the fillet, at 00:01
The blade follows the fish, at 00:03
The rice taken in hand, at 00:14
The nigiri, shaped, at 00:17

Twenty seconds, from the first cut to the nigiri.
The evening is counted in hours; the hand counts in seconds.

Salmon nigiri against a dark ground, the fish reflected on the surface
Salmon nigiri
The chef in his white jacket before a long laid table: bamboo mats, blue napkins, red glasses
The table, laid

shun — the season

The chef’s inspirations follow the season and the market.

Our menus The list — omakase & catering

Indicative prices, per guest.

Discovery 9 courses€110
Nine courses left to the chef’s hand: the doorway to omakase.
Signature 10 courses€140
Ten courses, following the season and the market.
Prestige 12 courses€200
Twelve courses, with rare cuts.

Fees & options

Travel fee
€150 (flat fee)
Sake pairing
+ €80 per guest
Japanese-style service
+ €100

Options are added when you book.

Catering On requestfrom €45
Weddings, private parties, seminars, cocktail receptions, corporate events, pop-ups: from intimate gatherings to grand occasions. A tailored quote within 48 hours.

The menu follows the season and the market. Prices are indicative and confirmed when you book.

BookingEvery date is secured online, with a 50% deposit or payment in full. A question before you book? Call 07 71 74 02 85, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 10 pm.

The rigour of Japanese craft,

the warmth of a true welcome,

the flavours of the Philippines.

Two islands, two suns, one harmony.

Our story Samuel & John-Benedict

One of Hiraya’s founders, smiling in a white jacket, leaning on the counter
Two people, one dream

Two people, one dream.

Samuel Juaner, the chef. Classical culinary training, then Japanese restaurants and Michelin-starred omakase counters; travels through Korea, Japan and the Philippines.

John-Benedict Dimalanta. A background in business and events, and the wish to let his Filipino roots shine.

Hiraya — Paris, Île-de-France

Let us turn

your intention

into reality.

Hiraya Manawari — may your wishes come true.

Samuel & John-Benedict

Hiraya in Baybayin

Anywhere in Île-de-France

The chef comes to you, anywhere in the Île-de-France region: Paris and the seven departments around it.

  • 75Paris
  • 92Hauts-de-Seine
  • 93Seine-Saint-Denis
  • 94Val-de-Marne
  • 78Yvelines
  • 91Essonne
  • 95Val-d’Oise
  • 77Seine-et-Marne
The chef’s view at a client’s home: a white fish fillet on the board, knife in hand
The chef, at your home

Book the chef

Omakase at home, Monday to Saturday, for lunch or dinner.

Menu
Guests
4
2 to 10 · for more, see our catering
Date

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Signature · 4 guests · date to choose · time to chooseIndicative total, travel included: €710 — options, then a 50% deposit or payment in full, in the next steps.

Schematic map. The chef travels to all eight departments of Île-de-France.

Quotes & contact

Catering, events, questions: we reply within 48 hours.

Phone
07 71 74 02 85
Email
contact@hirayaparis.fr
Hours
Monday to Saturday, 8 am – 10 pm
Private chef: lunch or dinner
Area
Anywhere in Île-de-France
Instagram
@hiraya.paris

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