The sushi at Sasabune in Brentwood is classic LA-style omakase.

Eat the Japanese meal of your life at N/Naka.

Nobu Malibu is one of the most famous sushi restaurants in the world, and it still delivers on all its hype.

Kato is a casual Japanese/Taiwanese tasting menu spot in West LA for people who don't like tasting menus.

Orsa & Winston is an Italian-Japanese restaurant in DTLA that’s just as good for a casual lunch as it is for a special occasion dinner.

Tsubaki is a new Japanese spot in Echo Park and one of the better izakaya experiences in the city.

Bargain hunting for sushi rarely yields good results. Unless you’re going to Sushi Gen.

Jinpachi is West Hollywood’s secret sushi power move.

Sawtelle's Tsujita does the best tsukemen-style ramen this side of the Pacific and some of the best overall ramen in Los Angeles.

Santa Monica’s KazuNori is a handroll-only sushi option from the people behind Sugarfish. Expect the same quality without the crazy wait.

Matsuhisa is the Beverly Hills restaurant that launched the Nobu empire, and there’s no sushi place that feels more LA.

Silverlake serves some of the best ramen in town, but thanks to perpetual lines, we endorse getting it for takeout.

The sushi at Little Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya in Sherman Oaks is better than what you’d get at the Hollywood Katsuya, and about a third of the price.

Shibumi is a Japanese restaurant in DTLA that's unlike any other Japanese spot in town.

Organic shabu shabu that is our ultimate comfort food spot.

Tatsu is the future not just because of its iPad wall waiters. It’s the future because it’s quick and easy, and downright delicious.