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

A photo of Kodo's salmon-wrapped cucumber sashimi topped with ikura. A hand drips a spoonful of more ikura on top.
Housed within the forthcoming Rykn lodge, new izakaya Kodo and Rykn Cafe — from the workforce behind Hollywood’s Kensho — are serving Kyoto-inspired taste within the Arts District.
(Gry Area / Kodo)

Kodo

A haute Kyoto-inspired izakaya from David Wynn, proprietor of Hollywood wine bar and restaurant Kensho, is now open within the Arts District within the boutique lodge Rykn from Wynn’s Kensho Group. With a sushi bar, indoor and outside eating, a hearth pit and personal eating room, Kodo , is led by government chef and Hamasaku vet Yoya Takahashi, who collaborated with Kensho to launch temari sushi operation DSCO final yr. At Kodo, the menu ranges from binchotan-grilled robatayaki (a specialty of chef de delicacies Jaehee Lee, previously of Cafe Stella and Lazy J’s) to maki, sashimi and omakase overseen by head sushi chef Alex Kohsuke Suzuki. The all-day Rykn Cafe, within the Rykn foyer, serves espresso, matcha, wine and sake, with a restricted meals program to comply with. Kodo is open 5:30 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays via Sundays; Rykn Cafe is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays via Sundays.

710 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 302-8010, kodo.la

A moody photo of the minimalist sushi bar at Kodo, which features open shelving and a marble sushi bar.
Kodo incorporates a sushi bar, the place the workforce of shokunin craft nigiri, maki and sashimi for visitors on the counter.
(Gry Area / Kodo)

Causita

Chef Ricardo Zarate’s Peruvian Nikkei restaurant Causita is now open in Silver Lake subsequent to the reimagined Bar Moruno. The chef, who can be behind this system at Fairfax’s new Quick Tales Restaurant, is serving the distinctly Nikkei delicacies fashioned by Japanese migration to Peru. At Causita, search for Nikkei nigiri served with potato as a substitute of rice; udon with Peruvian pesto; foie gras churros with lucuma and extra. The pisco-forward bar program from Ramsey Musk (previously of Ma’am Sir) options Japanese whiskey, agave spirits and Peruvian- and Japanese-inspired cocktails; a biodynamic-focused wine listing is curated by David Rosoff (co-owner of adjoining sibling ideas Bar Moruno and Rápido). Causita is open 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays thorough Thursdays and 5 to 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

3709 Sundown Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 546-0505, causita-la.com

A photo of a bowl of Causita's ceviche ceviche mixto on a wooden tabletop.
Causita brings ceviche mixto — with kanpachi, calamari, shrimp, scallops and leche de tigre — to the previous Sawyer area, simply off Sundown Triangle Plaza.
(Anne Fishbein / Causita)

Lustig

Bernhard Mairinger, previously of BierBeisl and the Patina Group, has spent the previous few years working as a personal chef; in early 2023 he’s set to return with a brand new restaurant. An all-day spot referred to as Lustig is deliberate to open in Culver Metropolis’s Helms Bakery advanced with a mixture of Austrian, German and different European cuisines within the type of truffle hen liver mousse profiteroles, uni deviled eggs, and pan con tomate with tuna tartare. Becoming a member of Mairinger can be water sommelier Martin Riese.

8703 Washington Blvd., Culver Metropolis, helmsbakerydistrict.com

Banh Mi My-Tho expands

Banh mi stalwart Banh Mi My-Tho — already in Alhambra and Rosemead — has expanded with a second location in Rosemead. The third restaurant has taken over a former Wienerschnitzel and is promoting the native chain’s banh mi from the takeout-only A-frame area. Anticipate the signature, $5 banh mi in varieties resembling Vietnamese meatball, grilled pork, and caramel hen, together with summer season rolls and occasional and tea. The brand new location is open 7 a.m. to six p.m. day by day.

7434 Garvey Ave., Rosemead, (626) 545-2008, banhmimytho.com

A photo of a grilled-pork Banh Mi My-Tho banh mi sandwich split in half.
Banh Mi My-Tho’s latest location sells the native chain’s signature banh mi and summer season rolls seven days per week.
(Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Instances)

Adjustments at Magic Citadel

Famed efficiency venue and restaurant the Magic Citadel has introduced that a new head chef will lead its culinary arm: Benoit “Ben” LaFleche, previously of the Griffin Membership and of Huntington Seashore’s Waterfront Seashore Resort, is now the chief chef. With the announcement additionally comes the addition of a bistro-inspired outside space, first for use for personal occasions, then for non-event cocktails and eating. The Magic Citadel got here below hearth in late 2020 for a variety of allegations, together with sexual assault and discrimination; a brand new proprietor, Randy Pitchford, is within the course of of buying the Magic Citadel, together with its restaurant and adjoining lodge.

7001 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 851-3313, magiccastle.com

AAPI pop-up market

New on-line store Combap Mart hosts month-to-month pop-up markets inside San Gabriel’s new Blossom Market Corridor and on Could 7 will maintain a particular occasion in honor of Asian American and Pacific Island Heritage Month. The pop-up mart, which runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will promote meals and residential items from Asian American makers and firms, together with ceramics, special-reserve fish sauce from Crimson Boat and a collaborative baked-goods field set made with Vietnamese pop-up bakery Ba Kỳ. The pop-up additionally will supply a variety of limited-run T-shirts celebrating L.A.’s Asian neighborhoods and enclaves.

264 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, blossommarkethall.com/occasion/combap-mart-pop-up-shop-4

Emo Brunch

A brand new pop-up sequence is riffing on emo and 2000s nostalgia: Emo Brunch, working Saturdays and Sundays via Could 22, takes over the Bourbon Room’s second flooring in Hollywood with dishes resembling Pancakes! on the Disco, Hash-Brown Confessional, and a Taking Again Sundae. Every ticketed, 90-minute session prices $50 per visitor and consists of one entree and selection of mimosa or nonalcoholic drink, with extra food and drinks obtainable for buy.

6356 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, emo-brunch.com

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