SUSHISAMBA Rises with Torre Velasca

For years, Torre Velasca has puzzled even the most architecture-literate of Milanese. A mushroom-shaped anomaly, a relic of 1950s optimism, an attempt—depending on who you ask—at channeling both medieval Milan and postwar pragmatism. Love it or not, you see it. And soon, you’ll taste it too.

Because SUSHISAMBA is moving in.

The international name known for its heady blend of Japanese, Brazilian, and Peruvian flavors has chosen Torre Velasca for its first Italian home. And not just any floor—the 18th, high above the rooftops, where the city’s spires and scaffolding seem almost within reach.

Opening soon, this will be Milan’s highest panoramic restaurant. Two levels. One view. And a bold fusion menu that mirrors the very skyline it's about to become part of: layered, global, impossible to ignore.

SUSHISAMBA is no stranger to dramatic settings—from Dubai’s skyline shimmer to London’s glassy heights. But there’s something different about this Milan address. It’s not just about the altitude. It’s about a kind of friction—between old and new, local and far-flung, rationalist architecture and tropical rolls with truffle soy. It’s that very contrast that gives the project energy.

And energy, here, is the throughline. Whether you come for the robata-grilled meats or the samba rolls with a caipirinha twist, this is a place built for more than just the plate. It’s about rhythm. Design. That flash of recognition when you walk into a space that doesn’t feel like anywhere else.

The restaurant will span two levels, reimagining the upper floors of a tower long caught between love and irony in the Milanese imagination. Now, with lights on, music up, and sashimi plated at altitude, Torre Velasca steps into a new chapter—not as an icon to debate, but as a place to gather.

For a city known for reinvention, this feels like a fitting move. Milan, after all, never stops building. And some of its most interesting conversations happen not in the piazze, but in the sky.

SUSHISAMBA in Milan: it’s not just about seeing the city differently. It’s about tasting it that way too.