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2 hours agoBar Japonais Rebrands as Katsumi With More Sushi and Lounge Vibes
Bar Japonais had only been open about a year and a half when it shut down for a rebrand. The 14th Street restaurant was initially billed as a French-Japanese izakaya with a lot of fusion dishes and limited sushi. But it turned out the main thing diners wanted was, in fact, sushi, especially after the restaurant brought in chef Masaaki "Uchi" Uchino, the Sushi Nakazawa alum behind Kiyomi omakase counter.