Brookfield Properties has beefed up the Asian presence at the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco by adding dumplings, ramen and Vietnamese-fusion fare.
The unit of Toronto-based Brookfield inked three leases with Supreme Dumplings, Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya and Le Soleil at the indoor mall slated for redevelopment at 3251 20th Avenue, in Lakeside, the San Francisco Business Times reported.
The three restaurants are expected to open by next summer. Terms of their leases were not disclosed.
The additions further bolster Stonestown’s reputation for trendy Asian cuisine and retail, as well as its commercial success.
Last year, Japan-based Daiso opened a popular discount store within a 5,250-square-foot store at Stonestown Galleria, after sinking $400,000 into improvements.
In September, a unit of Japan-based Round One of Osaka agreed to open a Round One Entertainment in a 50,000-square-foot section of a defunct Nordstrom store. The fun center cost $4.5 million to set up shop.
The three Asian restaurants, popular in Seattle and in San Francisco, are also expected to generate considerable buzz.
Supreme Dumplings and Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya appear to be the first foray into the California market for both Seattle-area restaurants from founder Brandon Ting, according to the Business Times. One specializes in xiao long bao soup dumplings, the other in Japanese ramen soup.
Kizuki Ramen will take over the space occupied by the Gram Cafe, which will close at the end of the month. Supreme will occupy a former Lenscrafters space this year or early next year.
Le Soleil, a trendy Vietnamese fusion restaurant led by chef Dennis Wong in San Francisco, will take up a second-floor suite that’s part of the former Banana Republic space, possibly by year’s end.
The retail conversions are a response to demand for food tenants exceeding available space, and a decision on the mall’s part to establish larger scale, destination-driven restaurants across from the second-level food court, according to an unidentified Brookfield spokesperson.
Last month, New York-based Brookfield Properties was approved to build a retail village on the parking lots around the 775,000-square-foot indoor mall, built in 1952.
Plans for the 41-acre mall include 3,500 homes, 700 of which will be affordable; 150,000 square feet of shops and restaurants; 96,000 square feet of other commercial uses; 6 acres of parks; and a parking garage for 4,681 cars.
— Dana Bartholomew
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