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New Carytown Seafood Market to Replace Korean Fried Chicken Spot
Restaurateur Josh Kim plans to open a seafood-focused market in the former BB.Q Chicken location.
Mar. 19, 2026 at 10:48am
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Josh Kim, who opened the BB.Q Chicken franchise in Carytown in 2022, is replacing the Korean fried chicken restaurant with a new seafood-focused concept called Carytown Seafood Market. The new market will offer both prepared foods like fish sandwiches and sushi, as well as raw cuts of fish including salmon, tuna, branzino, flounder, cod, and red snapper.
Why it matters
The new Carytown Seafood Market represents a shift in the local dining landscape, moving away from the recent popularity of Korean fried chicken towards a greater focus on fresh seafood. This change reflects evolving consumer preferences and the restaurateur's ability to adapt to market demands in the Carytown neighborhood, a popular dining and shopping district in Richmond.
The details
Josh Kim, who opened the BB.Q Chicken franchise in Carytown in 2022, is replacing the Korean fried chicken restaurant with a new seafood-focused concept called Carytown Seafood Market. The new market will offer both prepared foods like fish sandwiches and sushi, as well as raw cuts of fish including salmon, tuna, branzino, flounder, cod, and red snapper.
- Josh Kim opened the BB.Q Chicken franchise in Carytown in 2022.
- The new Carytown Seafood Market is set to open in the former BB.Q Chicken location at 3300 W. Cary St.
The players
Josh Kim
The restaurateur who is replacing his BB.Q Chicken franchise with the new Carytown Seafood Market.
BB.Q Chicken
The Korean fried chicken franchise that Josh Kim opened in Carytown in 2022 and is now replacing with the new seafood market.
Carytown Seafood Market
The new seafood-focused market that Josh Kim is opening in the former BB.Q Chicken location.
The takeaway
The new Carytown Seafood Market represents a shift in consumer preferences in the Carytown neighborhood, moving away from the recent popularity of Korean fried chicken towards a greater focus on fresh seafood. This change highlights the restaurateur's ability to adapt to evolving market demands in this popular dining and shopping district in Richmond.
