Zuma Vail

Not right now. Zuma Vail is closed for the off-season: it closed beginning Monday, October 19, 2026 and reopens on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 for its first winter season, and winter reservations are already open from November 25. When it is open, dinner runs Wednesday to Sunday, 5:30 to 10 p.m.; it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Hours are seasonal here (in summer 2026 it served daily from 5 to 10 p.m.), so always check the current season before a shoulder-season trip, because listings keep showing ordinary hours while it is closed.

Book through the restaurant's own website, zumarestaurant.com/en/vail, where the booking page takes reservations via SevenRooms (winter tables are open from the November 25, 2026 reopening), or call (970) 445-4500. Book ahead: this is one of Vail Village's hardest new tables and prime weekend times go first. Note that older listings point to OpenTable, which carried the restaurant's profile from before opening; the restaurant's own booking page is the governing channel. For groups, use the group enquiries route in question 7.

Order for the table; the food is built for sharing from three kitchens, the main kitchen, the sushi counter, and the robata grill. The official menu's own signature section is the short list: black cod marinated in saikyo miso and wrapped in hoba leaf ($54), spicy beef tenderloin with sesame, red chili and sweet soy ($58), and grilled Chilean seabass with green chili and ginger dressing ($55). Add a seat at the sushi counter for nigiri in front of the open kitchen (o toro $39, chu toro $29), a robata skewer course, and the one dessert that exists only here: maple cheesecake with huckleberry, kokuto graham crumble and Nikka whisky foam ($18). If choosing is the problem, the omakase is $148 per person for the whole table (minimum two guests), with a Japanese wagyu upgrade at $45. The full menu is at zumarestaurant.com/en/vail/menu. About 80 percent of the menu is the same at every Zuma worldwide, by the group's own account; the huckleberry cheesecake is part of the Vail fifth.

Early reviews are strong, on a still-small base, which is the honest frame for a restaurant that opened in June 2026. Google rates Zuma Vail 4.8 out of 5 from 82 reviews (count as of late October 2026; it will move quickly in the first winter season). The early word centers on the bar and the energy as much as the food: a Reddit r/vail thread titled "Zuma is really good!" singles out the bartenders and drinks and the DJ in the main dining room, which matches how the restaurant presents itself, a lively night out rather than a hushed dining room. Treat any rating without its count attached with care this first year.

Zuma Vail opened on Thursday, June 11, 2026, inside The Sebastian at 16 Vail Road. It is the Zuma brand's fifth U.S. location and its first U.S. alpine destination. If you have seen a December 2025 opening date, that was the original announced plan; it slipped by about six months, and the summer 2026 opening is the real one. The brand behind it, Zuma, was founded in London in 2002 by chef Rainer Becker with Arjun Waney and is operated by the Azumi group, now at 25 locations worldwide.

This is one of Vail's most expensive rooms, and the menu shows why. Signatures run $54 to $58, nigiri $15 to $39 a pair, maki rolls $12 to $27, robata meats $62 to $86, and cocktails $18 to $22. The set pieces sit above that: the omakase is $148 per person, premium Japanese wagyu is $45 per ounce, and oscietra caviar is $128 for an ounce and $498 for 4.5 ounces. A sharing dinner for two built from two signatures, a roll, and two cocktails lands roughly between $180 and $260 before tax and tip. Google's "$100+" label describes a full evening here fairly; it does not describe an entrée.

Yes, and at a scale few Vail Village rooms match. The restaurant has two fully private dining rooms for up to 10 to 12 guests each, semi-private options for larger groups, and full-restaurant buyouts for up to 150 guests. Enquire through the private dining page at zumarestaurant.com/en/vail/private-dining or by email to [email protected]. Ordinary large tables are a different matter: book through the normal reservation route in question 2 and expect the celebration-room energy, a DJ booth and a lounge, rather than a quiet corner.

The restaurant states it on its booking page: ski boots, baseball caps, activewear and sweat-attire are not permitted. No other dress rule is published for Vail (do not rely on dress codes quoted for other Zuma locations). In practice: change out of ski gear before dinner, and polished evening clothes match the room, a main dining room with a bar, lounge, and DJ booth inside The Sebastian.