Kokeshi brings Asian street food to Salem. The restaurant is housed in what was once a commercial laundry facility. It is now home to a fun, whimsical, and vibrant restaurant that serves ramen and Asian-inspired small plates to be shared at communal tables. The kitchen is housed in a reused metal storage container with greenery growing around its edges. The true centerpiece of the space is the cast-in-place concrete counter-top bar which snakes along the length of the space and is faced by candy apple red metal panels.

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Principal-in-charge: Richard Griffin, AIA

Artistic Consultant: Studioful

Photographer: Bill Sumner