MENSHO opens Jersey City Fall 2026

MENSHO said on May 18 that it plans to open its first East Coast restaurant in fall 2026 at 505 Summit in Jersey City’s Journal Square, adding a Michelin-recognized ramen brand to one of the neighborhood’s newest residential towers. Panepinto Properties, the developer of 505 Summit, said the restaurant will take part of the building’s ground-floor retail space and face a new public plaza. (re-nj.com) Chef Tomoharu Shono’s company said the move marks MENSHO’s first East Coast outpost after expanding in Japan and other overseas markets. The opening was announced as 505 Summit begins leasing at the newly completed tower. ### Why is Jersey City the next MENSHO location? Journal Square was the deciding factor, according to MENSHO founder Tomoharu Shono. (re-nj.com) In a statement carried in local coverage, Shono said the company was drawn to a neighborhood “where many cultures meet” and said the brand wanted to grow with the community rather than simply replicate an existing format. Panepinto Properties said the restaurant fits its plan for 505 Summit to connect with the surrounding neighborhood. Joseph A. Panepinto Sr., the company’s CEO and president, said MENSHO would bring a distinctive operator to the project’s retail space and serve both residents and the wider community. (re-nj.com) ### What exactly is opening at 505 Summit? 505 Summit is a newly completed residential tower in Journal Square with 605 rental units and about 3,200 square feet of retail space, according to Panepinto Properties and project coverage. MENSHO is slated to occupy part of that retail footprint on the ground floor, next to the public plaza created as part of the development. (re-nj.com) The building sits beside the Journal Square PATH station, with direct connections to Manhattan, Hoboken, Newark and other parts of Jersey City, according to project coverage. Panepinto began leasing the property in March, with monthly rents starting in the $3,100s, Real Estate NJ reported. (re-nj.com) ### What does MENSHO say it will serve? MENSHO said the Jersey City restaurant will offer its “farm to bowl” ramen concept, built around house-made noodles, developed broths and ingredient sourcing the company describes as high quality. Local reports said the brand has been recognized by the Michelin Guide for nearly a decade. (re-nj.com) MENSHO’s own website describes the company as a “creative ramen specialty store” and shows an international footprint under the MENSHO brand. Real Estate NJ said the company also operates through concepts including MENSHO, Menya Shono and MENSHO TOKYO across Japan, the United States, Australia and Thailand. ### Who is behind the brand? Tomoharu Shono founded MENSHO in Japan in 2005, according to local reports on the Jersey City opening. (re-nj.com) The company said the East Coast move follows prior expansion in places including San Francisco, Hawaii and Singapore. Jersey Digs described the Jersey City site as the brand’s first East Coast location and said the company’s menu and design approach are intended to reflect the surrounding community and culture. (re-nj.com) That framing came from the company’s announcement and statements from Shono. ### What happens next at the site? Fall 2026 is the announced opening window for MENSHO at 505 Summit, according to Panepinto Properties and local reports published on May 19. (mensho.com) The restaurant is expected to open on the ground floor of the completed tower at 505 Summit Avenue in Journal Square, where leasing is already underway for the 605-unit building. (jerseydigs.com) (re-nj.com)