The operator of the Norikase Japanese restaurant in Tinseltown and Beachside Seafood in Jacksonville Beach plans to expand to the Downtown Northbank in Brooklyn.

Pearl Hospitality Group has signed a lease at the One Riverside mixed-use development to open another Japanese establishment in 2026.

The new restaurant, Norikawa, will be on the riverfront with a patio along the Riverwalk, Justin Raulerson of PHG said. It will comprise 4,500 square feet of interior space with an additional 2,000 square feet of patio dining area.

The restaurant is in its early stage of planning and the owners have not hired a designer or contractor. Raulerson expects the construction budget to be $1.5 million to $1.75 million.

“It will be a very similar concept, but still different. The menu will have a differ

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