Nestled betwixt Downtown (proper), the Arts District and, ahem, Skid Row, to form a misfit tetrad of walkable neighborhoods, Little Tokyo is home to your next favorite restaurant coffee shop bar spot. Est. 1886 (i.e. in LA terms, pre-historic), it’s one of few remaining US Japantowns, and the well-documented taciturn cultural pride has protected its authenticity, skewing it less tourist-trap and more Taste of Tokyo.
Jun Matoshiro's brainchild casually tosses around overused LA-centric buzz words such organic, natural, vegan, and macrobiotic. But this alternative Japanese eatery manages to maintain a level of ingenuity to entice any foodie, regardless of food restrictions, preferences or politics, elevating mushrooms, rice or tofu by experimenting with them alongside hijiki, lotus root and konnyaku. The ambience is sufficiently intimate to make it a viable date spot.
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