A prominent local name in hospitality is preparing to launch a new Japanese restaurant in the One Riverside development in Brooklyn. The team behind Pearl Hospitality Group, part of Bento Group, will launch Norikawa, a concept comparable to its Tinseltown restaurant Norikase.
“Norikawa, a concept by the operator of the Norikase Japanese restaurant in Tinseltown and Beachside Seafood in Jacksonville Beach, is in permit review for the One Riverside development on the Downtown Northbank in Brooklyn,” says coverage by the Jacksonville Daily Record published this week.
According to the submitted plans, the restaurant space would span two floors, including “indoor and outdoor bar and dining space on the first floor and a bar, lounge, outdoor dining, a DJ booth and an omakase counter on the second floor.”
That last detail provides insight into what will be crossing over from Pearl Hospitality Group’s Norikase restaurant.
“Like Norikase,” the coverage says, “Norikawa will provide an omakase dining experience, in which the chef prepares a multicourse tasting menu without customer input. It is a chance for the kitchen to display its skill.”
What Now reached out on Friday to Pearl Hospitality founding partner Raymond De Padua to ask about plans for the Norikawa launch. De Padua was not immediately available for comment.
You can keep up with the opening by following @norikawajax on Instagram.
