Sushi, ramen coming to Davis’ old City Hall
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Two Asian restaurant concepts will fill the former Davis City Hall – the space widely considered the best outdoor dining in town.
The Sacramento Business Journal confirmed that the owners of Fukumi Restaurant Group signed the lease. They plan to operate two of their brands at the 226 F St. property: Pier 50 Sushi and Fukimi Chaya ramen.
Pier 50 has eateries in Folsom and Sacramento’s Arden Fair Mall, and Fukimi Chaya ramen has a restaurant in Folsom. Sylbi Song, who owns the restaurants with her husband Han Song, told reporter Ben van der Meer that she hoped to have it open in six to nine months. It would serve beer and wine.
The Italian eatery and cafe Mamma closed there on June 15. The historic site once housed Davis City Hall and – at different times – the fire and police stations. Before that, Bistro 33 was the first non-city tenant. Bistro was a pandemic casualty, closing in March 2020.
It’s a large space, with a 7,373-square-foot building and 2,500 square-foot patio. It could be run as two complementary restaurants, with the larger one opening to Third Street and the smaller cafe/bar that faces F Street. It’s unclear if the two concepts will be blended or run concurrently.
Pier 50 operates as an all-you-can-eat sushi bar with bento box lunch specials. Fukimi Chaya has ramen, katsu dishes and Japanese tapas. The restaurant group also has Fukumi restaurants in Roseville, Citrus Heights and Natomas, specializing in ramen only; as well as an It’s Sushi in Roseville; and a Young’s Teriyaki in Rancho Cordova.
Sutter Properties Group brokered the lease. The group includes Henry de Vere White, his brother Simon de Vere White, and Mark Cordano. The de Vere Whites owned the former De Vere’s Irish pubs in Davis and Sacramento. Engstrom Properties of West Sacramento owns the property.
I reached out to Mark Engstrom and Henry de Vere White but did not hear back today. I will follow up when I get a chance to interview the owners.
