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 [Long-Haul](/culture/travel/long-haul)

 /  28 June 2024  

#  The Best Places To Eat In LA  


Way out on the West Coast, LA is as close to Tokyo as it is London, and its chefs take inspiration from all over. In the self-starting spirit of California, someone is always trying something new. But, from pasta palaces and pizza joints to self-styled vegetable slaughterhouses, we’ve got you covered – and because they are rare enduring features of the city’s fast-moving food culture, we’re also giving tacos and sushi their own sections…  


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## ELEVATED 



  

### **Gucci Osteria**

Two big names are attached to Gucci Osteria. The first, of course, is the fashion house that has given over part of its Rodeo Drive boutique to the restaurant. The second is Massimo Bottura, the chef-patron of Modena’s three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana. The collaboration is a delightful one, featuring classic Italian ingredients presented in novel ways amid designer surrounds.

Visit [GucciOsteria.com](https://www.gucciosteria.com/en/beverlyhills)

### **Nobu Malibu**

Nobu Malibu offers the world-conquering Japanese chef’s famous black miso cod closer to source than ever before. The ocean laps at the restaurant’s terrace, where diners can enjoy wide-screen Pacific views that are a perfect match for the seafood-focused menu. Nobu classics like sashimi tacos and yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno are also here, and they will rarely have tasted better.

Visit [NobuRestaurants.com](https://www.noburestaurants.com/malibu/nobu-malibu-japanese-restaurant-bar-and-lounge)

### **Craig’s**

If a celeb sighting is top of the list of things you want from a meal out in LA, Craig’s in West Hollywood is your best bet. Its menu of old-school American staples – meatballs, shrimp cocktail and chicken parm are always on – is decent but everyone’s really here for one of two reasons: either they want to see an A-lister, or they *are* an A-lister. Leading men from De Niro to DiCaprio have eaten at Craig’s, as have Gaga, Emma Stone and so many more.

Visit [Craigs.la](https://craigs.la/)

### **Gigi’s**

This Hollywood bistro uses local ingredients to put a fresh spin on French favourites like steak tartare, escargot and moules et frites. But the biggest draw might be the atmosphere which, with a push from a well-built cocktail list, builds slowly from early in the evening. By the end of the night, you might feel like you’re at a chic party bar rather than a restaurant. Start on the terrace, order the mezcal and oysters, and settle in.

Visit [Gigis.la](https://gigis.la/)

 

 

 

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### **Felix Trattoria**

A sister restaurant to the showier Mother Wolf (also on this list), Felix Trattoria in Venice is included here for its comforting plates of handmade pasta. Its outstanding renditions of Italian classics – linguine al limone, tonnarelli cacio e pepe, rigatoni all’amatriciana, we could go on… – justify the punchy prices. As do the ingredients, which have been as carefully and locally sourced as they would be back in the old country.

Visit [FelixLA.com](https://felixla.com/)

### The Terrace

The Maybourne’s pretty terrace is a great spot for people watching. The hotel’s all-day restaurant serves seasonal California-inspired food and cocktails in an elegantly relaxed outdoor setting overlooking the Beverly Cañon Gardens. Inside, you’ll find a room of smoky blue circular banquettes and a bright, large-scale mural by local artist Jessalyn Brooks. The floor-to-ceiling windows fill the space with sunshine, creating an airy indoor-outdoor atmosphere. The signature homemade corn agnolotti with black truffle fast became an ‘It dish’ in town when it landed on the menu, so don’t forget to order a bowl alongside a round of Maybourne Margaritas.

Visit [MaybourneBeverlyHills.com](http://maybournebeverlyhills.com/)

### **Damian**

Mexican chef Enrique Olvera is behind a couple of the world’s best restaurants (Pujol in Mexico City and New York’s Cosme). Damian is his newer place in LA. In a high-end warehouse space with a leafy terrace, his kitchen team make good on his directional cuisine. Menus change with the seasons, but you might start with ceviche, ginger turnip relish and green tomato, before moving onto duck carnitas, cola confit and taquero accoutrements. The cocktails are excellent too.

Visit [DamianDTLA.com](http://damiandtla.com/)

### **The Ivy**

This long-time celeb favourite remains one of the best places in Beverly Hills for some lunchtime stargazing. Out on the patio, where Laura Ashley-style fabrics fight for attention with actual country garden flowers, old red brick walls and a white picket fence create a transatlantic vision of a bucolic idyll. A classic Cali menu has all the luxe standards, from lobster tagliatelle to wagyu ribeye. Over in Santa Monica, The Ivy on the Shore adds beach vibes into the maximalist mix.  
  
Visit [TheIvyRestaurants.com](https://theivyrestaurants.com/)

### **Osteria Mozza**

Nancy Silverton’s Osteria Mozza recently added a green star to the original Michelin orb it’s held since 2008. From its mozzarella bar to its pasta tasting menu, it’s a pure Italian crowd-pleaser. Just one crucial bit of advice from us: leave room for a dessert, whether it’s a cornetto of roasted cherries and almond gelato, or something from the sorbetti selezioni.

Visit [OsteriaMozza.com](https://www.osteriamozza.com/)

 

 

 



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### **Maude**

This tiny Beverly Hills restaurant emerged from lockdown with a new purpose: monthly tasting menus built around a single ingredient were gone, replaced by a seasonally adjusting focus on great SoCal produce. Today’s tasting menus are ever evolving but you might get lucky and land on spiny lobster, salted Persian cucumber, buddha’s hand and aguachile rojo – or abalone, seaweeds, California koshihikari rice and oyster mayonnaise. Serious thought goes into all the dishes, but they are presented playfully in laidback surrounds with outstanding service.

Visit [MaudeRestaurant.com](https://www.mauderestaurant.com/)

### **Bavel**

In a spruced-up Arts District warehouse, Bavel draws a fashionable crowd to dinner each night. Beneath huge skylights and hanging plants, founders Ori and Genevieve present broadly Middle Eastern menus inspired by their peripatetic lives. To give a sense of their range, opening spreads run from baba ghanoush to chicken liver pate – don’t hold back on the delightful breads that accompany them. Mains might include braised wagyu beef cheek tagine with beets, pomegranate, black lime, apricot herb sauce and coconut rice.

Visit [BavelDTLA.com](https://baveldtla.com/)

### **Ysabel**

Low-lit, mid-century interiors give this sceney WeHo restaurant an intimate vibe, but the patio is the place to be on warmer evenings. Pasta and steak are prominent on its modern American dinner menu, but there are also multiple veggie and vegan options. They also take brunch seriously here – a dedicated cocktail list runs from a blood orange margarita to the Big Sur Energy (Old Forester 86 bourbon, Braulio amaro, Skinos mastiha, hazelnut, Aztec chocolate bitters).

Visit [Ysabel.la](http://ysabel.la/)

### **Citrin &amp; Mélisse**

Citrin &amp; Mélisse is really two restaurants in one, with 14-seat open-kitchen Mélisse sitting within the bigger Citrin. The smaller space holds two Michelin stars and is where chef Josiah Citrin showcases his classical training and understanding of Asian flavours with tasting menus that often start with luxe snacks like shima aji tart, yuzu kosho and keluga caviar. The à la carte and prix fixe menus in the surrounding Citrin have earned a Michelin star of their own, with caviar, truffle and lobster all still to the fore in a buzzier, less reverential setting.

Visit [CitrinAndMelisse.com](https://www.citrinandmelisse.com/)

### **Avra**

Like its sisters in New York and Miami, Avra Beverly Hills is a light, bright temple to seafood. Produce arrives daily from the Med, the Atlantic and beyond – fresh as can be for a buzzy crowd that enjoys choosing its individual fish and exactly how it’ll be cooked. The rest of the menu leans Greek, with cocktails like the Santorini martini or starters of saganaki, sea bass souvlaki and grilled halloumi. Kick off, though, with oysters from the raw bar.

Visit [TheAvraGroup.com](https://www.theavragroup.com/location/avra-beverly-hills/)

 

 

 

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### **Mother Wolf**

Evan Funke is LA’s leading man of pasta. The chef runs Felix (also on this list) as well as Mother Wolf in Hollywood. His loyal followers fill the buzzy 150-seat dining room each night, excited by the focus here on the cuisine of Rome. As well as oxtail meatballs, spaghettone alla gricia, saltimbocca and other Eternal City favourites, there are thin Roman-style pizzas.

Visit [MotherWolfLA.com](https://www.motherwolfla.com/)

### **Providence**

With two OG Michelin stars and now a green one, Providence is among LA’s most decorated establishments. The latest blue-green subaquatic styling of its main space is a match for its standout seafood. Usually caught wild in American waters, it’s hyper-fresh and chef Michael Cimarusti tends to do remarkable things with it. Start with oysters, caviar or salt-roasted Santa Barbara prawns, then give yourself over to his tasting menu, which might feature sashimi, abalone, scallop or halibut.

Visit [ProvidenceLA.com](https://providencela.com/)

### **Chi Spacca**

Part of Nancy Silverton’s empire, Chi Spacca likes to imagine ‘how an Italian butcher might cook’. Though it channels the spirit of an old-school steakhouse, this small restaurant attached to Silverton’s Osteria Mozza now holds a thoroughly modern award: a green Michelin star for sustainability. Charcuterie, dry cured in house, is to the fore, as is a wood-fired oven that turns out big, smoky mains. Don’t sleep on fish dishes like whole branzino alla piastra, served with herb salad and charred lemon.

Visit [ChiSpacca.com](https://www.chispacca.com/)

 

 

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## EDGY 



  

### **Poltergeist**

This restaurant at the eastern end of Sunset Boulevard is not for everyone. But if, in a globalised world, you want an experience you won’t find at home, make your way to Poltergeist. Chef Diego Argoti made his name creating some wild pasta dishes at pop-ups around town. His creativity still knows no bounds. Start with the Thai Caesar salad and go forth into uncharted territory from there – the green curry bucatino and the lamb neck both have the power to wow.

Visit [ButtonMashLA.com](https://www.buttonmashla.com/#poltergeist)

### **Destroyer**

In Culver City, about halfway between Downtown and the ocean, Destroyer is a casual daytime-only place that should be taken as seriously as any highfalutin dinner spot. Chef Jordan Kahn honed his craft under the illustrious Thomas Keller. Having struck out alone, he seeks to break new ground with intricate, multi-layered dishes like wagyu beef tartare, smoked egg cream, quinoa, pickled mushroom, crispy potato and tarragon. There are no reservations, so be prepared to eat in a stark café-style setting inside or out on the street.

Visit [Destroyer.la](https://destroyer.la/)

### **Jilli**

New for 2024, this Koreatown joint bills itself as a purveyor of ‘modern sool jib’. The drinks list is to the fore, with the kitchen’s sharing plates all designed to pair well with beer, wine or soju – look for crowd-pleasing crossover dishes like rigatoni in kimchi vodka sauce, or perilla and kimchi bruschetta toast with burrata. The combinations are good enough to make Jilli a destination in itself, but the hip-hop soundtrack might also power you up for a bigger night out.

Visit [Jilli.la](https://www.jilli.la/)

### **Pijja Palace**

On Sunset Boulevard, where the famous street cuts through Silverlake, Pijja Palace embodies a concept we hadn’t heard of before: the Indian sports bar. Stay with us – the food is worth it. Inventive dishes apply south Asian flavours to American staples: imagine dosa onion rings, red wings (Kashmiri red chilli, garam masala, ginger, garlic) and tandoori spaghetti. The pijja that gives the place its name is a kind of crispy pizza – try one topped with kasoori methi tomato sauce, mozzarella, green chilli chutney and crunchy masala.

Visit [PijjaPalace.com](https://www.pijjapalace.com/)

 

 

 



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### **Here’s Looking At You**

If you don’t have a reservation, make sure you’re outside this small Koreatown restaurant when it opens at 6pm on Thursdays through Sundays. It’s a popular place worth making an effort for – hundreds of community donations helped it reopen after a long lockdown. The cuisine is a melting pot of local ingredients and exotic influences – you’ll feel the flavours of both East Asia and South America. The menu changes regularly, but there are some daring favourites like frogs legs, salsa negra, scallions, lime, salt and pepper.

Visit [HeresLookingAtYouLA.com](https://www.hereslookingatyoula.com/)

### **Mr T**

The original Mr T is a small bistro in Paris’s cool Marais district. The Hollywood offshoot has added a big terrace and a hip-hop soundtrack but is just as chic. There are some extra LA touches to the menu too, Japanese crudo and Cantonese branzino appear alongside French staples like steak tartare, moules et frites and duck a l’orange. Service is slick, and there are plenty of booths and big tables for groups.

Visit [MrTRestaurants.com](https://www.mrtrestaurants.com/)

### **Yess**

Chef Junya Yamasaki used to be head chef at Koya, the Soho restaurant that’s introduced so many Londoners to udon. Want to know what he’s up to now? Go Downtown to Yess. It’s got a big, shiny open kitchen so you’ll see exactly what he’s doing. He calls his cooking now “progressive Japanese” and it even involves him catching some of the experimental seafood he serves here.

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## EVERYDAY 



  

### **Holy Basil**

The names of the dishes are familiar – pad thai, tom yum, green curry – but the depth of flavour might not be. With Holy Basil, chef Deau and his partner Joy have achieved greatness in simple surrounds, using just innate talent and carefully sourced ingredients. They opened a second place in Glendale early in 2024, but it’s not much bigger than the original that you can still find within a Downtown food hall. If there’s a queue, join it.

Visit [HolyBasilDTLA.com](https://www.holybasildtla.com/)

### **Great White Cafe**

There are three Great Whites lurking around LA. A couple of blocks back from the ocean, its Venice Beach place is a photogenic new-wave café that serves breakfast until 3pm – modern favourites like avocado toast, overnight oats and banana bread are all here. Later on, there are poke bowls and pizzas to consider too. It’s a similar setup at the locations in West Hollywood and Larchmont Village.

Visit [GreatWhite.cafe](https://www.greatwhite.cafe/)

### **Erewhon**

At ten locations across town, viral smoothie sensation Erewhon combines an organic grocery store with a café and ‘Tonic Bar’. The group remains true to the ethos of the Japanese couple who founded it in Boston as America’s first natural foods store all the way back in the 1960s. Its cafés offer balances and healthy ‘Combo’ plates alongside salads, sushi and wraps; the bars are all about coffee, smoothies (order the Hailey Bieber Strawberry Glaze Skin Smoothie), juices and ice creams.

Visit [ErewhonMarket.com](https://erewhon.com/)

### **Gjelina**

Gjelina in Venice Beach is pure LA. In its early days back in 2008, it was known for its pizzas and its creative use of great local veg – both rare things in the city at the time. Today, it still does the pizzas and has a long veg section on the menu (try the coal-roasted conehead cabbage, bagna cauda and breadcrumb) but the restaurant has matured into a reliable neighbourhood favourite. Close by, you can also find a bakery, grocery and flower shop run by the same family.

Visit [Gjelina.com](https://gjelina.com/la/)

 

 

 

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### **Jon &amp; Vinny’s Italian**

Jon &amp; Vinny’s is a Fairfax pizzeria (between Downtown and West Hollywood) that gives an unusual level of thought to everything else on its menu. Alongside signature pies like the LA Woman (local burrata, tomato, basil, olive oil, sea salt), there’s an array of salads like shaved zucchini, arugula, fennel, hazelnut, white wine vinaigrette and pepato, as well as house-made pastas. Such has been the success of the original, there are now three more outposts around the city, including one in Beverly Hills.

Visit [JonAndVinnys.com](https://www.jonandvinnys.com/)

### **The Butcher’s Daughter**

The Butcher’s Daughter is a ‘vegetable slaughterhouse’ with locations in Venice and West Hollywood. Covering breakfast to dinner and weekend brunches, its vegetarian menus change daily – count on artful options like jackfruit ‘crab cake’ benedict or a burger with a beet and akua kelp patty. Interiors are airy and modern with lots of living green accents, and its juice game is predictably strong.

Visit [TheButchersDaughter.com](https://www.thebutchersdaughter.com/)

### **Bub &amp; Grandma’s**

Towards the bottom end of Eagle Rock Boulevard, Bub &amp; Grandma’s is a diner worth travelling for. Its core business is a well-loved wholesale bakery that serves restaurants across LA, but this retro-feel café is the place to enjoy a deeper American experience. Get there before 11am to try a simple breakfast sandwich for the ages.

Visit [BubAndGrandmas.com](https://bubandgrandmas.com/)

### **Maru Coffee**

One for the java heads to bookmark, Maru has three coffee stations around town (Beverly Hills, Downtown’s Arts District, and Los Feliz). Beans are sourced from high-altitude growers around the world, then roasted in the Arts District. As a marker of Maru’s quality, its coffee is served in Damian (also on this list).

Visit [MaruCoffee.com](https://www.marucoffee.com/)

### **Gjusta**

Brace yourself. Gjusta is going to be busy. It will also be a battle to get the table you really want on its patio. But it will be worth it. This Venice deli-bakery is an Insta institution for a reason. Using SoCal produce wherever possible, it turns out pastries, sandwiches and salads that each approach greatness in their own way. Bigger groups can try multi-person fish, cheese and charcuterie platters.

Visit [Gjusta.com](https://gjusta.com/)

 

 

 

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### **Petit Trois**

Classically trained French chef Ludo Lefebvre started Petit Trois as an easy-going add-on to his higher-concept restaurant next door, but the little sibling is the one that endures. Its Big Mec double cheeseburger was once voted the best burger in America, and the menu is an homage to timeless bistro fare (croque monsieurs, steak frites and snails are all here). There’s a second Petit Trois in the Valley now, but L’Original in Hollywood is still where you want to be.

Visit [PetitTrois.com](https://www.petittrois.com/)

### **République**

Whatever time of day it is, if you’re in Hollywood, keep République in mind. In a tall, handsome 1920s building, joy-sparking pastries line the counter of its café-bakery if you get there early enough. Later on, the restaurant’s comfort-focused all-day menu takes centre stage, running from eggs and healthy Californian breakfasts to cheeseburgers and pastas. As night falls, the space starts to brood and the menu steps up another notch – you might have to choose between white asparagus cacio e pepe or charcoal-grilled Santa Barbara prawns with Normandy butter and meyer lemon.

Visit [RepubliqueLA.com](https://republiquela.com/)

### **Cassia**

This relaxed neighbourhood restaurant in Santa Monica draws on a range of influences: the chef’s Chinese-Singaporean roots, his wife’s Vietnamese heritage and some French flourishes that spill from the brasserie-style space into the menus. Family-style fusion dishes like Hainanese chicken confit and spicy lamb frites sit happily alongside noodle bowls and raw seafood.

Visit [CassiaLA.com](https://cassiala.com/)

### **Hippo**

Hippo occupies the building that was once the Highland Park Post Office, which lives on in the name of this laidback Cali-Italian restaurant. Italian has always been an ingredients-led cuisine and Cali has some of the world’s best ingredients, so the fusion is a successful one. Antipasti run from burrata to griddled cauliflower. Pasta is made daily by hand, but you must also leave room for secondi from the grill like chicken thighs, aji panca, griddled potatoes and arugula.

Visit [HippoRestaurant.com](https://www.hipporestaurant.com/)

 

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### **Gracias Madre**

On Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, Gracias Madre is a vegan Mexican restaurant set within a beautifully light and bright old antiques centre. If the weather’s good, there’s a patio and outdoor bar. Its inventive takes on Latin American classics include empanadas filled with Swiss chard, caramelized onions, jalapeño, corn, cranberries, mozzarella, guacamole, chipotle salsa and cabbage coleslaw. There’s also a roasted cauliflower mole that comes with baby heirloom potatoes, sautéed garlic greens, corn and tomato salad.

Visit [GraciasMadre.com](https://graciasmadre.com/)

### **Cobi’s** 

Flowers are everywhere at Cobi’s in Santa Monica, but they are not the true stars of the show. Its menus pop with big Asian flavours. For brunch, there are salads, satays and roti wraps. Later on, there’s an array of curries from beef rendang to a hot devil chicken, or dry-aged branzino cooked on a wood grill and served with yellow curry, mint, cilantro, Thai basil. The place gets loud and lively as evenings draw on, even in the garden.

Visit [Cobis.la](https://www.cobis.la/)

### **Quarter Sheets**

North of Downtown, in Echo Park, Quarter Sheets makes some of the city’s best pizzas. A small place, it has the lines outside to prove it, but it has also started taking reservations now. Its ‘Detroit-ish’ pies can come thick and crispy, or thinner and chewier. Whether you stay classic with pepperoni or take a chance on Mike’s Baked Onion (spring onion, mozzarella, garlic cream, bloomsdale spinach, serrano and gouda), toppings are exceptional.

Visit [QuarterSheetsPizza.com](https://www.quartersheetspizza.com/)

### **Pikunico**

This cool daytime spot in Downtown is all about Japanese fried chicken. Its house-made kaarage comes in a golden turmeric bun (with pickled daikon, watercress, alfalfa sprouts, lemon aioli, jalapeño and miso jam) or in a basket. There are bigger baskets made for sharing, as well as a Pikunico bowl of fried chicken tenders, seasoned egg, pickled vegetables on top of ginger rice.

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## TACOS 



  

With Mexico just a few hours away by car, taco culture is strong in LA – great news if you’re ever in town and looking for something fast and flavourful. To give you as many leads as possible, we’ve collected all of our names to know here. Women-run [Guerilla Tacos](https://www.instagram.com/guerrillatacos/?hl=en) started in a truck, but has gone brick in Downtown’s Arts District and won a Michelin Bib Gourmand for creative dishes like its wild boar picadillo taco with potatoes, peas, carrots, lime crema, avo salsa, cheddar and pico. [Leo’s Taco Truck](https://www.leostacostruck.com/) has gone in a different direction, building a fleet of ten vehicles that are easily tracked around town. Grilled pork tacos al pastor are its signature. The USP of [Simón](https://www.instagram.com/simonfoodla/) is that it’s a mariscos truck – which means seafood tacos are its thing. It’s usually parked up in Silver Lake, north of Downtown, and its fish al pastor, with pineapple, achiote paste, onions, cilantro and guac, is worth the trip. Over in the Fashion District, tiny [Sonoratown](https://www.sonoratown.com/) stands out for the quality of its handmade tortillas and wood-fired meat fillings, so much so it’s added a second location in Mid-City. [Guisados](https://www.guisados.la/) has grown from small beginnings too; thanks to its ‘homestyle braises on handmade corn tortillas’, father and son have built a mini empire of nine places in and around the city. Boyle Heights is its OG outlet – order the mini tacos platter that gets you six different ones to try at once. Finally, [Tacos 1986](https://www.tacos1986.com/) now has a few places around town and they can be hard to walk past once you’re familiar with its hard-shell vampiros. Just remember, this is a scene where things can change quickly. For the latest intel on the hottest new places, keep an ear to the ground and take recommendations from locals.

 

## SUSHI 



  

LA is where sushi arrived in America in the 1960s. It’s become an Angeleno obsession since then, and the city now has a serious claim to be the best place to eat sushi outside Japan. With some tasting menus now touching $300 before drinks flights, we want you to choose wisely, so – remembering we’ve already mentioned Nobu above – here are some of the other places that make the sushi scene here so special. [N-Naka](https://n-naka.com/) embraces the art of kaiseki, presenting the freshest seasonal ingredients in their natural states. Chef Niki Nakayama has two Michelin stars, her own organic garden, and a 13-course tasting menu featuring some exquisite sashimi. The same team’s [N-Soto](https://n-soto.com/) is a more casual izakaya-style place worth keeping in mind, while Downtown’s [Hayato](https://hayatorestaurant.com/) is a kaiseki alternative that’s as garlanded as N-Naka. Another one with multiple Michelins, West Hollywood’s [Sushi Ginza Onodera](https://www.sushionodera.com/) exemplifies the Edomae style of sushi, using aging processes to preserve its fish, develop umami flavours and create more tender textures. Like Onodera, [Kato](https://www.katorestaurant.com/) is an omakase restaurant at which you put yourself in the hands of your chef, who will tailor your tasting menu to the day’s ingredients – don’t be put off by the Downtown strip mall location. For a similar experience at a place where the tasting menu is two figures not three, try [Hamasaku](http://www.hamasakula.com/home-hamasaku) in West LA.

 

 

 

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