Hana Ramen Bar at 6546 N. Landmark Drive closed this spring. Its goodbye message thanked regulars and sent them to its sister restaurant, Ramen Ichizu. It didn't give a reason for closing. Six months later, two established Salt Lake ramen shops are getting ready to open within walking distance of each other in Kimball Junction. Koyoté is moving into the old Hana space, and Tosh's Ramen is finishing a buildout at Junction Commons.
Both shops are coming up the canyon with the menus that made them known in the valley. The empty Hana kitchen is why one of them could afford to come at all. The other one is closing a loop: its signature dish was first created in a Park City kitchen. As of today, October 4, 2026, neither has announced an opening day.
A Lease That Finally Made Sense
Hiro Tagai, who co-owns Koyoté with fellow chef Felipe Oliveira, told the Park Record the restaurant had considered Park City for a while. Cost was the holdup. "We always were looking at Park City, in a way, but were always kind of hesitant because property and all that is ultra expensive in that area," Tagai said. "To make it work we'd have to raise prices and we didn't want to stray away from our DNA too much."
The former Hana space changed the math. It became available in late spring at the right price and needed less renovation, and the partners signed the lease. That's why Tagai expects Park City prices to stay close to what Koyoté charges in Salt Lake. A kitchen already set up for ramen let a chef-driven restaurant open here without passing a Park City rent premium on to diners.
Tagai also said Park City came onto his radar through chef friends, Briar Handly of Handle and John Courtney of Chop Shop Park City, and through regulars at Koyoté's Marmalade location who already make the drive.
What Koyoté Brings to Landmark Drive
Koyoté opened in Salt Lake at the end of 2023, after Tagai came back from ramen school in Japan. He moved to Japan around 2016 or 2017 to study ramen and fell for the Tokyo style, which uses a clear broth. "It just made sense to bring that clear stock to America," he told the Park Record. Clear broth had been done before, he said, but it wasn't the focus of any restaurant. This summer the restaurant was named Michelin Recommended in Utah's first appearance in the Southwest Michelin Guide. Main Street had its own Michelin moment this summer, which we covered in an earlier post on how that recognition arrived.
The Kimball Junction menu will start out matching Salt Lake's. Ramen is the center of it, and the menu also includes Japanese dishes you don't often see locally:
- Chashu-don
- Shioyaki saba
- Gyoza
- Whipped tofu with scallion pancakes, one of the restaurant's most popular dishes
In Salt Lake, you order from QR codes on the tables instead of through servers, which the restaurant says eases the pressure to tip. The Park City dining room will have its own design, a little dressier than the original. TownLift reported that it will also be smaller than the Salt Lake restaurant, with a possible later expansion into an upstairs unit.
Park City hours haven't been posted. For reference, the Salt Lake location closes on Tuesdays, takes a break between lunch and dinner on weekdays, and serves only dinner on weekends. If Park City follows that pattern, a 3:30 p.m. weekday bowl won't be an option.
Tosh's Has Been Here Before
Tosh's Ramen is taking the former J.Crew space at Junction Commons, unit H145. Its history starts in a Park City kitchen. Founder Toshio Sekikawa came up with the ramen as a special while he was cooking in Park City, then opened his own shop off State Street in Salt Lake in 2014. He later added a Holladay location.
In 2022, Maxwell and Annie Peck, a husband-and-wife team, took over the Holladay Tosh's from Sekikawa and kept both the name and the recipes. They're the ones opening the Kimball Junction shop, more than a decade after the dish left town.
The Park City menu will match Holladay's, with one addition: a bento-box lunch special. Park Record highlighted three bowls: tonkotsu, curry ramen, and the spicier karai ramen. Holladay also runs a Thai-spiced seasonal ramen in June, July and August. Projected hours are 10 or 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., depending on demand. That's a long day for this end of town, and the early start lines up with the bento lunch.
The opening has slipped a few times. TownLift's March announcement predicted September. On September 18, the Park Record said the shop expected to open before the end of that month, but the Pecks were still waiting on final inspections. The Junction Commons directory still says "Coming Fall 2026!" The Pecks plan to announce the confirmed date on Instagram at @toshsramen.pc.
Two Bowls, a Few Hundred Yards Apart
The two shops don't make the same ramen, which means they won't simply be splitting Hana's old customers. Here's how they compare based on what each has said publicly:
- Broth: Koyoté is built around Tokyo-style clear broth. Tosh's best-known bowls include rich tonkotsu and curry ramen.
- Beyond ramen: Koyoté describes itself as a ramen and izakaya restaurant, with dishes like chashu-don and shioyaki saba. Tosh's is adding a bento lunch.
- Timing: Tosh's projects all-day hours. Koyoté hasn't posted Park City hours, and its Salt Lake schedule includes a midday break and a Tuesday closure.
- Location: Koyoté is in Hana's former space at 6546 N. Landmark Drive, Suite D. Tosh's is at Junction Commons, unit H145.
- Opening status: Koyoté is targeting October, depending on its buildout. An October 1 Gastronomic SLC roundup still called it "coming next." Tosh's has no date yet.
Neither is the only Japanese option in the area. Sushi Blue, at 1571 Redstone Center Drive, Suite 140, serves traditional ramen alongside sushi and sashimi. Shoyu Sushi is a family-run sushi restaurant in Park City.
The Rest of Kimball Junction's October
The ramen news is part of a busy month at the Junction. Here's what's lined up:
- October 3: Close to 200 people formed a book brigade between the Sheldon Richins Building and the former Skullcandy headquarters, now the PEAK Center, where the Summit County Library has moved onto the first floor. The branch was still waiting on its certificate of occupancy, and KPCW reported that it was expected to open to the public in about two weeks. Until then, bookmobile hold pickup continues at the Richins Building.
- Sometime in October: Koyoté's target opening window.
- October 20: Nordstrom Rack's pre-opening event at Junction Commons.
- October 22: Nordstrom Rack's grand opening at 6699 N. Landmark Drive.
- Fall 2026, no date set: Tosh's Ramen, along with Fourth Space Studios, an infrared-heated mat-fitness studio in Suite F110.
If both ramen shops open on schedule, a library trip in late October could easily end with a bowl of ramen a few blocks away. We'll keep updating our Park City neighborhood guide as Kimball Junction fills in.
Following openings like these is part of how we keep track of each corner of Park City, from Landmark Drive to Main Street. If you'd like to talk about how changes in Kimball Junction affect your own plans, Brad Bermes is happy to hear from you. Let's Connect.
