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First Look: Billy Beach Sushi and Bar in Ballard

The sushi chef's new neighborhood outpost opens May 1. And happy hour is plentiful.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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The dining room seats 46 and a 21-and-over bar area has an additional 18 seats. Watch your elbows around those stacks of tableware.

The sushi chef behind Japonessa (and with some serious roots in Belltown) is taking on a new neighborhood, and veering away from his recent fusiony past to get back to his Japanese roots.

Billy Beach Sushi and Bar opens Wednesday, May 1. While the location and vibe is a shift from Beach’s previous establishments in downtown and Belltown, there is one major similiarity: The man knows how to do happy hour. Here, says manager Kei Sugimoto, it’s dubbed Beach hour and runs all day on Sunday, and every day from lunchtime through 7:30. Then it kicks back in at 10. “It’s all-day Beach, basically.” 

Have a look around in Morgen Schuler’s photos above. And keep an eye on the website for menu details and more info.

 

 




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.