Matsuhisa

18 Best Sushi Restaurants in Los Angeles | Condé Nast Traveler

"Matsuhisa is crowded, compact, and buzzing with the energy of a culinary institution. All the hallmarks of an L.A. sushi restaurant are there—low ceilings, blond wood, magnums of sake lining the walls, pottery on display—and it's clear you’re one of thousands of diners who have come to worship at the place that started the Nobu empire . Nobu Matsuhisa’s signature dishes changed the way America eats sushi, and they still stand up, from the yellowtail with jalapeño and ponzu to the black cod with miso, and the rock shrimp tempura. Prepare, however, to pay handsomely." - Hugh Garvey, Krista Simmons, Maxwell Williams