Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Beron Beron at 164 First Ave. at 10th Street has closed. Dec. 31 was the last day of service.
Co-owner Yuta Umeki (below), who owns the restaurant with his brother, Kyota Umeki, says they decided to close after the death of their father, Yuji Umeki, last fall.
Yuta says they made the difficult decision to close, citing the difficulties operating both restaurants (they also own Kenka on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue) after his father's sudden death.
Yuta says some of the staff (below) at Beron Beron will be transitioning to Kenka, which now has late-night hours on Friday and Saturday until 3 a.m.
Yesterday, there was a sidewalk sale of free items, and Yuta says he wasn't looking to make any money off them — just to find them a good home.
Beron Beron opened here in the fall of 2014 and served a long menu of affordable, high-quality dishes in an old-school, Taisho-era atmosphere. They will be missed.
5 comments:
Do you remember the name of the Japanese restaurant that occupied this space for many years before Beron Beron? Thanks.
Sapporo East
we used to call it "punk rock sushi" . we had a lot of bdays and valentines days there. it was my daughters pick everytime. we will play some Eiko Hirai & Shimpeii Nakayama in rememberance. Thanks for your resturant
This is disappointing news. I wish the very best for the staff. As a long term resident of the EV, I frequented Beron Beron on numerous occasions both alone and with friends/ dates. I enjoyed the atmosphere and their yummy sushi rolls. The service was always warm and professional. It seems all of the special places with history that we return to for consistency and comfort are disappearing. Remember Sapporo East closing in January of 2014? Another Japanese mainstay gone.
yes, Sapporo East https://ny.eater.com/2014/10/31/7138149/sapporo-east-returns-from-the-dead-as-beronberon. Originally owned by Tsukiyama.
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