{"id":167797,"date":"2026-02-17T06:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/167797\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:08:15","slug":"rainey-streets-first-ever-sushi-bar-to-open-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/167797\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainey Street&#8217;s first-ever sushi bar to open this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNick Ford and Wade McElroy of <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/austin\/north-central-austin\/dining\/2025\/10\/23\/new-italian-eatery-roccos-neighborhood-joint-opens-in-north-central-austin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rocco\u2019s<\/a> will open neighborhood sushi bar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kinshoaustin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kinsho<\/a> off Rainey Street in Austin, the first-ever dedicated sushi restaurant on the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRainey [Street] continues to be one of the most dynamic areas of Austin,\u201d McElroy said in a news release. \u201cKinsho is meant to be a true neighborhood sushi bar, easy for Rainey [Street] residents to enjoy often, and inviting to Austinites from all over the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the menu<\/p>\n<p>Kinsho will offer an a la carte menu, as well as an omakase option. The restaurant will feature an 18-seat sushi bar where chef Victor Gonzales, who has spent time at <a href=\"https:\/\/uchiko.uchirestaurants.com\/location\/sushi-austin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Uchiko<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/luckyrobotatx.com\/?utm_source=google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lucky Robot<\/a>, will guide guests through chef-chosen courses.<\/p>\n<p>Beverages will include a selection of sake, beer, wine and cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>Quote of note<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re bringing the same attention to detail we apply to all of our projects, but in a way that feels relaxed, accessible, and personal,\u201d Ford said in a news release. \u201cFrom the house-made elements to the sushi bar experience Victor has created, whether you\u2019re ordering a single roll or sitting down for omakase, we want every visit to feel thoughtful and welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opening in March51 Rainey St., Ste. 140A, AustinInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kinshoaustin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">kinshoaustin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Ford and Wade McElroy of Rocco\u2019s will open neighborhood sushi bar Kinsho off Rainey Street in Austin,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,62,993,49,34079,5804,22129,4763,67,68068,5464,3292],"class_list":{"0":"post-167797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-dining","12":"tag-downtown","13":"tag-food","14":"tag-japanese","15":"tag-new","16":"tag-omakase","17":"tag-rainey-street","18":"tag-restaurant","19":"tag-sashimi","20":"tag-sushi","21":"tag-where-to-eat"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}