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The modern izakaya Donmai in Mumbai brings a taste of Japan
2 days, 4 hours ago

The modern izakaya Donmai in Mumbai brings a taste of Japan

Live Mint  

In Japan, izakayas are hubs for social dining with affordable menus. The Mumbai-based restaurant consultant opened a modern izakaya, Donmai, in Mumbai’s posh corporate area Worli last month. Uttamsingh: It’s a modern izakaya where we have tried to bring our take on food served in these casual Japanese places. Uttamsingh: There are spirit-forward as well as zero alcohol drinks and …

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Finding the Real Midnight Diner
1 month ago

Finding the Real Midnight Diner

Wired  

Every night in the darkest, most depressing depths of the pandemic, one TV show, which I watched over and over, helped get me through. The chef at this izakaya, referred to only as “Master,” cooks surrounded by a service counter on three sides, at which loyal regulars sit bathing in each others’ company. As a taxi glides dreamily through the …

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Sozo: A Culinary Journey Through Japan's Innovation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sozo: A Culinary Journey Through Japan's Innovation

The Hindu  

Sozo, Mumbai's first self-ordering Japanese izakaya, offers a unique dining experience with a focus on simplicity and efficiency. The restaurant serves traditional Japanese dishes with a modern twist, including the popular baoger and Kyoto tantanmen ramen. The intimate and stylish setting provides a comfortable and intimate dining experience. The menu is limited but well-executed, with a strong focus on fresh …

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Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya

LA Times  

Charred sweet potato with miso butter and katsuobushi, a chopped-tuna and negi hand roll at RVR Venice, and boiled shrimp dumplings at RVR in Venice. It’s a concept that has been percolating in me for a long time.” RVR executive chef Ian Robinson, left, with chef-owner Travis Lett in the Venice restaurant’s kitchen. Lett, who trained under multiple Japanese chefs, …

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Highland Park’s mysterious and cozy new hot spot has no social media presence. Here’s why
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Highland Park’s mysterious and cozy new hot spot has no social media presence. Here’s why

LA Times  

At Sam’s Place in Highland Park, the low-lighted bar and restaurant serves a pared-down menu of classics such as steak, salad, roasted sweet potatoes and Marcona almonds. Sam’s Place Dimly lighted and mysterious, the new Highland Park hot spot Sam’s Place from Hermosillo wine bar vets Scotty Cantino and Ben Jones has no social media, no website and no phone …

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Three excellent L.A. izakayas that highlight Japan’s traditional pub culture
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three excellent L.A. izakayas that highlight Japan’s traditional pub culture

LA Times  

While I was writing this week’s review of Budonoki in Virgil Village, I reached out to deputy food editor Betty Hallock with a question that led to more queries. The beckoning signage of Pink Orchid bakery nearly overshadows Hakata Izakaya Hero’s modest storefront next door. Wine and sake bottles line the kitchen window at Hiro Chiya’s Hakata Izakaya Hero in …

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Your next new hangout: crunchy snacks, sake drinks and a buzzing scene at this Virgil Village izakaya
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Your next new hangout: crunchy snacks, sake drinks and a buzzing scene at this Virgil Village izakaya

LA Times  

The tinted glass entrance to Budonoki, which faces the intersection of Melrose and Virgil avenues, doesn’t so much mirror its surroundings as stare back blankly. As the pupils dilate enough to take in the room’s major details — a bar angled along the left wall, paper lanterns across the ceiling, fluorescent purple and reddish-pink lighting that more recalls the curated …

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Szechuan Mountain House opens its first Los Angeles location, years in the making
1 year, 6 months ago

Szechuan Mountain House opens its first Los Angeles location, years in the making

LA Times  

Szechuan Mountain House, with dishes such as Swing Pork Belly, is now open in L.A. “Our main goal is to bring the most authentic Sichuan dishes to the West Coast and let consumers experience Chinese culture from the moment they step into our restaurant.” Szechuan Mountain House is open 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday …

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Everything is under $10 at this new Fairfax burger joint from L.A. dining veterans
2 years, 4 months ago

Everything is under $10 at this new Fairfax burger joint from L.A. dining veterans

LA Times  

Fairfax’s newest restaurant uses a blend of beef brisket, chuck and rib-eye steak for its burger patties, then tops them with American cheese, house-made Dijonnaise and more. Tet-a-Tet Silver Lake’s All Day Baby has launched a restaurant within a restaurant, running All Day Baby’s usual breakfast and lunch operations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., then flipping the concept to …

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Can’t get a reservation at world-famous n/naka? Try Niki Nakayama’s new Mid City izakaya
2 years, 4 months ago

Can’t get a reservation at world-famous n/naka? Try Niki Nakayama’s new Mid City izakaya

LA Times  

“Oboro” translates from Japanese as “clouded” or “hazy,” sometimes in reference to the view of the moon. No matter what else you choose from n/soto’s izakaya-inspired menu — cucumber and wakame salad, artfully arranged sashimi, skewers threaded with chicken thigh and scallions or bacon-wrapped tomatoes, maitake tempura or the amazing miso-baked bone marrow paired with onigiri — if you order …

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This week in L.A. restaurants: Izakaya and sushi den Kodo opens, Ricardo Zarate brings Nikkei to Silver Lake
2 years, 8 months ago

This week in L.A. restaurants: Izakaya and sushi den Kodo opens, Ricardo Zarate brings Nikkei to Silver Lake

LA Times  

Housed in the forthcoming Rykn hotel, new izakaya Kodo and Rykn Cafe — from the team behind Hollywood’s Kensho — are serving Kyoto-inspired flavor in the Arts District. Kodo A haute Kyoto-inspired izakaya from David Wynn, owner of Hollywood wine bar and restaurant Kensho, is now open in the Arts District in the boutique hotel Rykn from Wynn’s Kensho Group. …

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Yojimbo is now open, bringing donburi and izakaya nights to Fairfax
3 years, 4 months ago

Yojimbo is now open, bringing donburi and izakaya nights to Fairfax

LA Times  

Yojimbo A collaborative new Fairfax restaurant is serving donburi and Japanese American fare from two veteran L.A. chefs. 426 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 782-8331, toasttab.com/yojimbo Rumba Kitchen The team behind the Triple Threat food truck is opening a bricks-and-mortar Boricua restaurant in Little Tokyo. Rumba Kitchen, set to open Aug. 28 in Weller Court, will feature some of owners …

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A guide to Portland’s best ramen restaurants
4 years, 10 months ago

A guide to Portland’s best ramen restaurants

LA Times  

At Mirakutei, house tonkatsu ramen is filled with grilled roast pork, a soft-boiled egg and king trumpet and shiitake mushrooms. Info: Mirakutei, 536 E. Burnside St., Portland; 467-7501, mirakutei.com Kayo’s Ramen Bar Vegan shio ramen with julienned zucchini and daikon noodles in a shiitake mushroom and kombu seaweed broth at Kayo’s Ramen Bar. Soft, clear water is needed to create …

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Review: Tsubaki in Echo Park is a modern izakaya with a serious sake obsession
5 years, 9 months ago

Review: Tsubaki in Echo Park is a modern izakaya with a serious sake obsession

LA Times  

Restaurant Critic On any given night, Tsubaki, a tiny neighborhood izakaya in Echo Park, radiates the kind of buzzy, convivial warmth that inspires small huddles of people to gather outside the front door at dusk to wait for an open table. Review: At Alta Adams, Keith Corbin’s ‘California soul food’ bridges tradition and innovation » The sake list at Tsubaki …

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