"This intimate, eight-seat sushi bar in Culver City comes from the chef who previously ran the sushi counter at Kinkan and Yasu Beverly Hills. There’s only one option on Kusano’s menu: an 18-course omakase for $150 per person. Yes, you read that correctly. And like its bargain-of-a-price, the nigiri immediately caught our attention: oysters with ikura and uni, marbled chu-toro, and braised octopus, to name a few. Reservations are required." - sylvio martins