Kodaiko Ramen & Bar

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718 K St., Sacramento, California 95814

kodaikoramen.com ↗916-426-8863

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Basement ramen bar set to open in downtown Sacramento

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Updated: 4:10 PM PDT Aug 9, 2019

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Editorial Standards ⓘ

Hope Miller

Basement ramen bar set to open in downtown Sacramento

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Updated: 4:10 PM PDT Aug 9, 2019

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Editorial Standards ⓘ

Hope Miller

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A new ramen joint is opening in the heart of downtown Sacramento.

Kodaiko Ramen & Bar is the brainchild of chefs Takumi Abe and Billy Ngo and is a sister restaurant to Kru and Fish Face Poke Bar. It’s set to open by Monday.

For Abe, opening a ramen restaurant has been a long time coming.

“We’re not jumping on a ramen bandwagon. This has been a dream of mine since I was a kid," said Abe, whose father is from Japan.

Nearly a decade ago, Abe even sold his car and briefly lived in Japan to soak up everything he could about making ramen.

Kodaiko Ramen & Bar is located in a basement space at 718 K St. The restaurant has a hip and modern feel and is decorated with murals and colorful collages of posters. Near the Golden 1 Center and Downtown Commons, it’s one of several new restaurants in the area.

The inside of Kodaiko Ramen & Bar

Abe and Ngo say Kodaiko Ramen & Bar's menu will feature two types of broth bases. The first is tonkotsu, a rich pork broth blended with a lighter fish broth and sauce made from dried fish bones, plus other aromatics. The second broth, which is 100% vegan, will be made from mushrooms and a cashew cream.

"One thing that is so inspiring about ramen is that there are no rules," Abe said.

In addition to ramen dishes, Kodaiko will also serve rice bowls and side dishes with a twist on traditional Japanese fare.

All the food is made in-house, with the exception of the noodles (which Abe and Ngo plan on making in the future).

As the restaurant's name suggests, alcohol is also served at Kodaiko. In addition to beer and wine, patrons can also unwind with some sake and chuhai.

For Abe, Kodaiko Ramen & Bar is also a way to honor his late brother-in-law Ali Youssefi, who worked to transform downtown Sacramento spaces. Youssefi is also the reason Ngo and Abe even met.

"We want to keep Ali’s spirit alive through this, and this is one way that we’re honoring him," said Abe of the restaurant.

A sign outside Kodaiko Ramen & Bar

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Menu as captured Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗

Only marketing language foundNot ranked — sourcing language, nothing specific enough to scoreScored as of Sep 7, 2026

We hold 108 venues in Sacramento, CA and could score 19 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.

There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.

v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).

Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.

Opening hours

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Sunday	12pm – 9pm
Monday	11:30am – 2pm
Tuesday	11:30am – 2pm
Wednesday	11:30am – 2pm
Thursday	11:30am – 2pm
Friday	11:30am – 2pm
Saturday	12pm – 11pm

Hours checked Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.

Kodaiko Ramen & Bar

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