The Hummingbird LA
Apartment building · Westlake
139 S Occidental Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Highlights
Peruvian-Japanese ceviche bar with fine dining seafood & live music
Peruvian-Japanese ceviche bar with fine dining seafood & live music
"The Hummingbird is quirky. This casual Peruvian-Japanese ceviche bar along Alvarado has corkboard ceilings and love notes scribbled on its pink-lit subway tile walls. A piano and mic in the back are put to use by random diners. But just when you think you’ve got this scrappy art-house operation pegged, the most beautiful yellowtail sashimi you've ever seen lands in front of you. Created by the chef behind splashy restaurants like Rosaline and Causita, the Nikkei-influenced dishes here look and taste like fine dining without the upcharge (most dishes are under $20). That includes hefty scallop handrolls with wasabi and jalapeño paste, salmon tiradito accented with bright orange vinegarette, and shrimp dumplings wrapped up in sesame leaves like Korean ssam." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"The Hummingbird is quirky. This casual Peruvian-Japanese ceviche spot in Echo Park has corkboard ceilings and love notes scribbled on its pink-lit subway tile walls. A piano and a mic are set up in the back and put to use by random diners. But when you think you’ve got the scrappy arthouse operation pegged, the most beautiful yellowtail sashimi you’ve ever seen lands in front of you. Created by the chef behind splashy spots like Rosaline and Causita, the excellent Nikkei-influenced seafood dishes here wouldn't look out of place at a high-end spot on Restaurant Row, save for their reasonable prices. That includes hefty scallop handrolls with wasabi and jalapeno paste, salmon tiradito accented with bright orange vinegarette, and shrimp dumplings you wrap in sesame leaves like Korean ssam." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"Created by the chef behind splashy restaurants like Rosaliné and Causita, the Peruvian-Japanese seafood dishes at The Hummingbird—a scrappy pink-lit ceviche bar in Echo Park—look pulled from a fine dining spot on Restaurant Row, and taste even better. That includes hefty scallop handrolls with wasabi and jalapeno paste, salmon tiradito accented with bright orange vinegarette, and shrimp dumplings wrapped up in sesame leaves like Korean ssam. Better still, most dishes on the menu are under $20." - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox
"This scrappy cevichería looks like a fun art project titled “restaurant.” It also serves fine dining-level seafood. When we plopped down on a rickety neon stool and a beautiful plate of ceviche landed in front of us. A couple of handrolls, yellowtail tostada, salmon tiradito, and shrimp ceviche dumplings. Order the ribeye with fried flatbread to share. Finish with the picarones. Pristine sashimi, Heartstopper, telling friends about this strange restaurant you just went to." - garrett snyder, brant cox, sylvio martins, jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, brant cox, jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, brant cox, brant cox, jess basser sanders
"Announced by chef Ricardo Zarate, I learned that The Hummingbird will be a new Peruvian ceviche restaurant located at the corner of Berkeley and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park; details remain thin, but local food writer Pat Saperstein photographed the exterior, and Zarate’s previous project, Causita in Silver Lake, had been open for 10 months before closing in February 2023." - Matthew Kang
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