The Criss Studio is a Chef Duo with unique cultural and culinary backgrounds. Jahmarley Grant, with a Jamaican background, grew up in the USA and Canada. Mateusz A Żurek, with his Polish upbringing, was raised in a family with strong German roots. Together, we draw from a diverse collection of tastes shaped by our cultural interpretations, with inspirations ranging from Japanese, French, Polish, Jamaican, and even Nordic influences.

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The essence of Criss Studio is personality — taste over technique, meaning over flowers, culture over clichés like limiting yourself to luxurious produce only.

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We love our food heritage and use our cooking talents to highlight the beauty and elegance of some of our favourite traditional flavours. You will taste a collection of dishes both original and traditionally inspired, crafted to combine our cultures in a way that heightens your senses and curiosity. We invite you to our version of Polish-Jamaican fusion, always with respect for the local terroir.

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Before relocating to Hamburg in June 2024, we spent several years in Lisbon, where we operated two restaurants — one casual and one fine dining — and also catered for diplomats and members of the nobility. After half a year of pop-up dinners in Hamburg, we opened our restaurant at the beginning of 2025. With this new home, we also launched the Art Residency at Criss Studio, inviting emerging artists to transform our dining room with each new season.

 

 

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​Fusion is often too small a word for what we do.
Our work is closer to translation.

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