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"Opened recently just steps from Manhattan Beach’s shoreline, this standalone 40-seat bungalow features a dark, Japanese-minimalist design by Marmol Radziner and continues Kazunori Nozawa’s straightforward sushi approach (he ran Sushi Nozawa from 1987–2012). The menu centers on set options: the reasonably priced “Trust Me Lite” starts with tuna sashimi with ponzu and includes a few nigiri and a hand roll (lunch and dinner prices differ); the heartier “Nozawa” adds ten pieces of nigiri and two hand rolls plus that sashimi starter; and the top-tier “Don’t Think, Just Eat” runs about $52. Daily specials rotate (examples include albacore belly, uni, and toro). The restaurant does not accept tips, instead adding a taxable 16% service fee, does not take reservations, serves most days from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Sundays noon–9 p.m.), and offers delivery via Postmates within a local radius. The operating group also runs Kazunori hand-roll spots and the newly Michelin-starred Nozawa Bar omakase counter in Beverly Hills." - Matthew Kang