📍 Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
37 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 37 Restaurants
Downtown's historic Japanese quarter — sushi counters, omakase bars, and a Korean tasting room.
Top 10 in Little Tokyo
1
Restaurant Ki
Ki Kim's ten-seat Little Tokyo basement is LA's first Michelin-starred Korean restaurant, and the room makes the case for the star within three courses. The tuna gimbap rethinks a ...
95
2
Sushi Kaneyoshi
A subterranean Edomae counter beneath Little Tokyo that feels like it was imported whole from Ginza. Chef Yoshiyuki Inoue, eight seats, aged fish, rice cooked correctly, no menu, n...
95
3
Bar Sawa
Tight Little Tokyo bar-omakase format that earned a Michelin star for good reason. Sixteen seats, a sake list with depth, and a menu that alternates sashimi and grilled with the rh...
91
4
Sushi Gen
Little Tokyo institution proving great sushi doesn't require great expense — perpetually packed at lunch for the sashimi deluxe, decades of quality at remarkably reasonable prices....
91
5
Chubby Cattle BBQ - Little Tokyo
All-you-can-eat wagyu barbecue in Little Tokyo, part of the national Chubby Cattle group. The spread centers on Japanese A5 and Australian full-blood wagyu, plus F2 wagyu from the ...
91
6
Izakaya Funhouse
A Japanese izakaya in Little Tokyo.
91
7
Hinodeya Ramen & Bar
Hinodeya Ramen & Bar is a ramen restaurant in Little Tokyo.
90
8
Izakaya Go
A Japanese izakaya on Central Avenue in Little Tokyo, part of a small LA-and-Las Vegas group built around shareable plates and a late-night crowd. The kitchen serves until 2 a.m., ...
90
9
Fugetsu-Do
A family-run Japanese confectionery in Little Tokyo since 1903, Fugetsu-Do makes mochi and manju by hand, now under third-generation owner Brian Kito. The counter turns out traditi...
88
10
Boomtown Brewery
A brewery and taproom in the DTLA Arts District, brewing on site with beers like the Bad Hombre Lager. The sprawling-yet-intimate space runs daily food trucks, bar games, live musi...
88
All 37 Restaurants in Little Tokyo
Ootoro Sushi
88
Kaminari Gyoza Bar
88
Sushi Enya
86
Rice & Nori
86
Yamazaki Bakery
86
Azay
86
Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe
86
Mitsuru Cafe
86
Kinjiro
86
Tenkaippin
86
Hello Stranger
86
Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen - Little Tokyo
84
Marugame Monzo
84
RAKKAN Ramen
84
Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill
84
Cafe Dulce
84
Chinchikurin Little Tokyo
84
Izakaya Gazen
84
Peking Tavern
84
The Latte Shop
84
Lounge Ohjah
84
Daikokuya - Little Tokyo
82
Far Bar
82
Wolf & Crane Bar
82
Midori Matcha Cafe
82
The Mermaid
80
Yoboseyo Superette
80
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