Restaurateur launches latest Asian-inspired concept

Kojo is the third establishment in Hi Hospitality Group’s Florida portfolio.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:13 p.m. February 23, 2021
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Courtesy. Robert Castellon, general manager; David Roth, beverage director; Kristen Hoff, assistant general manager; and Natalia Levey, Hi Hospitality Group founder.
Courtesy. Robert Castellon, general manager; David Roth, beverage director; Kristen Hoff, assistant general manager; and Natalia Levey, Hi Hospitality Group founder.
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SARASOTA — Chef and restaurateur Natalia Levey and the multi-concept restaurant group Hi Hospitality Group have opened Kojo, a new restaurant in downtown Sarasota at 1289 N. Palm Ave.

The doors opened to the new Asian eatery Feb. 17, according to a press release. Kojo is the third establishment in Hi Hospitality Group’s Florida portfolio, joining the Italian seafood restaurant Speaks Clam Bar and the upcoming Central Park St. Pete Food Hall.

 

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