Tenka Sushi, a concept from three New York hospitality veterans, is targeting an October or November opening at Avenir in Palm Beach Gardens, according to the restaurant's Instagram. The 4,000-square-foot space centers on a 14-seat sushi counter and a 270-degree open kitchen — a configuration that puts the kitchen's work in direct view from every position at the bar.
The menu draws from Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, a range that positions Tenka as a modern pan-Asian dining room rather than a traditional single-cuisine sushi house. Per the operator's Instagram, the intent is to blend sushi, cocktails, and modern Asian dining in one space — a format that places the counter at the center of a larger program rather than treating it as the whole show.
The room divides across three distinct zones: the 14-seat sushi counter, a 12-seat full bar, and a 50-seat patio. The patio is the largest of the three by stated capacity — a notable allocation in a 4,000-square-foot restaurant, and a practical one in South Florida, where outdoor dining is viable for most of the year. The full bar is not an afterthought: in a room anchored by a 14-seat counter, a 12-seat dedicated bar signals that the team expects cocktails to carry their own weight independent of the counter seats.
The 14-seat format caps capacity in a way that shifts Tenka's revenue model toward check average rather than volume. That calculus fits a seasonally price-tolerant market, but it also means the kitchen has limited room to absorb early inconsistency. The 270-degree open kitchen makes the challenge visible — five culinary traditions on a single counter menu, on display for every diner at the bar from the first night of service.
