Early 2026, however, has been cited as the opening timeframe for a new and intriguing restaurant at the Fairmont Château Laurier. The storied downtown hotel is to host a modern Japanese-inspired restaurant that’s part of the global portfolio of chef-restaurateur Akira Back. Seoul-born and Colorado-raised, Back has almost 30 restaurants spread over nine brands. There are 14 locations of his eponymous Akira Back restaurant, typically in hotels in such cities as Paris, Tenerife, Seoul, Bangkok, Istanbul and Hong Kong, and the Château’s Akira Back will add one more to the list.
