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Tsubaki : Restaurant japonais et bar à Echo Park

Inauguré en 2021 par Charles Namba et Courtney Kaplan, Tsubaki est rapidement devenu une adresse incontournable pour les amateurs de cuisine japonaise à Los Angeles. Situé au 1356 Allison Ave dans le quartier d'Echo Park, ce restaurant japonais allie tradition et créativité, proposant une expérience culinaire unique qui séduit aussi bien les locaux que les visiteurs. Son ambiance conviviale et son décor moderne créent un cadre parfait pour découvrir la richesse de la cuisine asiatique dans une atmosphère détendue.


Tsubaki se distingue par ses spécialités d’izakaya, avec une sélection de plats originaux à partager, tels que le poulet grillé, le tofu whipped miso ou encore les sashimis de qualité. Le bar à sake propose une vaste gamme de boissons locales et distillées, permettant aux convives de profiter pleinement de l’expérience. La cuisine met en avant des produits frais et saisonniers, avec un souci particulier pour la présentation et le partage, faisant de chaque repas une véritable célébration de la gastronomie japonaise et asiatique.


L’ambiance de Tsubaki est chaleureuse et décontractée, avec un décor moderne mêlant éléments traditionnels japonais à une touche contemporaine. Le lieu dispose d’un espace convivial où l’on peut se détendre autour d’un bon repas et d’un verre de sake, dans une atmosphère à la fois intime et animée. La décoration soignée, l’accueil sympathique et la qualité des plats en font une adresse appréciée par tous ceux qui recherchent une expérience culinaire japonaise authentique à Los Angeles.


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"Michelin 2025 Bib gourmand "

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"Tsubaki offers some of the best izakaya dishes anywhere in Los Angeles. Co-owners and husband-and-wife team Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan have curated an ever evolving dining experience with bright, interesting flavours and an amazingly in-depth sake collection. As it’s across the street from Dodger Stadium, you might want to keep an eye on the baseball team’s schedule for busy times. If you’re up for something more casual with a simpler bar bites menu but with the same sake collection, head next door to sibling restaurant Ototo. "

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"Michelin Gormund: Tsubaki is not a sushiya. Barring a lovely plate of sashimi (kanpachi), the menu at this delicious Japanese gem is comprised of classic izakaya food. Think fluffy whipped miso tofu, topped with marinated cherry tomatoes and pickled scallion kimchi; Salmon Creek Farm pork shumai with braised bacon dashi; and tender grilled chicken “oysters” kicked up with yuzu kosho. Dishes are meant to be shared and paired with beer or sake. Beverage lovers will thrill to the excellent selection of local craft and distilled sake—and they’ll also get to choose their own cups to enjoy these sips."

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"Echo Park’s Tsubaki and Ototo are both serving cold noodles to help Angelenos stay cool. At Tsubaki, chef de cuisine Klementine Song is preparing a chilled miso soup with somen noodles topped with cucumbers, silken tofu, and toasted sesame seeds. Next door at Ototo, find hiyashi chuka on the menu which is popular in Japan during hot and humid months. 1356 Allison Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90026"

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"Bib Gourmand 2024 #11 Best Restaurant by LA Time in 2023 First things first: Tsubaki is not a sushiya. Barring a lovely plate of sashimi (kanpachi), the menu at this delicious Japanese gem is comprised of classic izakaya food. Think fluffy whipped miso tofu, topped with marinated cherry tomatoes and pickled scallion kimchi; Salmon Creek Farm pork shumai with braised bacon dashi; and tender grilled chicken "oysters" kicked up with yuzu kosho. Dishes are meant to be shared and paired with beer or sake. Beverage lovers will thrill to the excellent selection of local craft and distilled sake-and they'll also get to choose their own cups to enjoy these sips. Reservations and use of the restaurant's valet are highly recommended, especially in the summer when nearby Dodger Stadium is stormed with traffic."

@nchavotier

"Izakaya, make reservation "

@tomsupero

"resto japonais avec plats originaux à partager. déco et ambiance très sympa ? service agréable ! très bonne adresse ! "

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"On NY Times best LA restaurant list "

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"get the bread crumb/seaweed salad and the chocolate soft serve if they have it"

@nicolemalek1

"Echo Park Japanese $$$ Take out Reservation Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan’s Echo Park gem exists at the intersection of Japanese pub, neighborhood restaurant and tiny atelier — the kind of place where the owners present their latest fixations on the plate and in the cup, so that you too become rapt. Namba crafts a distinct California izakaya repertoire, honing two dozen or so raw, steamed, fried and grilled dishes with a native Angeleno’s intuition for seasonality. His salads are some of the most compelling in the city; I’m thinking in particular of a patchwork of tomatoes and shaved corn mingled with pickled cucumbers and brined tofu in a balsamic-ginger vinaigrette that tasted of summer but reached beyond the needs-no-adornment clichés. Double down on yakitori (including skewers of prized chicken oysters with yuzu kosho) and splurge on the fried rice with Dungeness crab. Kaplan’s selection of sake is one of the deepest and most exciting on the West Coast. I brought a visiting friend here after he gave an incredible performance in a staging of Haydn’s “The Creation” at Disney Hall. I asked Kaplan if she could recommend a sake that felt as celebratory as Champagne. When she poured a golden sparkling liquid that tasted of melon, my friend’s eyes popped with joy, and I was reminded why I often bring out-of-towners here. An even more immersive imbibing experience awaits next door at the couple’s sake bar, Ototo, where the finesse of the okonomiyaki and other drinking foods has all but caught up to the cooking at Tsubaki."

@ashigu

"chicken heartssssss pork jelly chawanmushi"

@renatari

"caesar salad clams chicken heart Chawanmushi A5 skewer chicken oyster Sashimi "

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"Japonais - conseil Borredon"

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"Recomendado pelo LA TIMES "

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"LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2021"

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"Jenna Mitchell’s Top 3 Meals"

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"Izakaya in Echo Park. Sit at the 6 chairs at the bar, apparently the chefs will pour you sake and are fun. Izakaya- Tsubaki is an izakaya in Echo Park, and while the words “Japanese small plates” might sound pricey, know that this bright little spot keeps things extremely affordable. Plates generally cost around $8 -12, and range from trout ceviche to curry soba to chicken meatballs. And everything is excellent. The whole place is extremely laid-back, and the people working here will make sure your cup of sake is never empty."

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"Tsubaki labeled its weekend meal the JFC dinner, which is short for Japanese-style fried chicken. And it sounds delicious, no matter how you choose to pun this combination meal. This is a generous feast that has a potato salad with house-cured roe or ikura, pickled daikon radish, seaweed buttered cabbage, rice balls/yaki onigiri, and matcha tiramisu. Then, there’s the chicken. Staff will fry up a wing, leg, breast, and drumstick with a honey vinegar dipping sauce. It’s $52 per person and it’s only fitting to add sake to the pre-order via Tock. The Friday 6 p.m. pickup is already sold out. 1356 Allison Avenue, Echo Park."

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"#42 Though calmer than a typical Tokyo izakaya, Echo Park’s shining culinary beacon hums with the congenial essence of a Japanese pub. Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan feed the soul of their neighborhood; the small plates bolster as hearteningly as the beverage selection. A solo diner can be deeply sated with Namba’s Dungeness crab chawanmushi, a skewer or two of chicken yakitori (particularly the meatballs with egg dipping sauce and, my favorite, the exquisitely textured chicken oysters) and a finale of grilled abalone. Ah, but come with others and include sake-steamed Alaskan king crab in seaweed butter, and fried sweetbreads with endive, and a summertime salad of tomato kimchi in tofu miso cream. Pair the meal with Fukucho “Forgotten Fortune,” a sake whose description by Kaplan reads, “Made using a previously extinct variety of heirloom rice revived by the brewer herself.” Kaplan is one of L.A.’s sake authorities; this year she and Namba opened their sake and snack bar, Ototo, next to Tsubaki. You might end up there if you didn’t make a reservation for Tsubaki, which has only 35 seats. The cooking at Tsubaki is more finessed, but both places are treasures. Sake, wine and beer. Valet or street parking. Credit cards accepted."

@chairmanvmao

"#42 Though calmer than a typical Tokyo izakaya, Echo Park’s shining culinary beacon hums with the congenial essence of a Japanese pub. Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan feed the soul of their neighborhood; the small plates bolster as hearteningly as the beverage selection. A solo diner can be deeply sated with Namba’s Dungeness crab chawanmushi, a skewer or two of chicken yakitori (particularly the meatballs with egg dipping sauce and, my favorite, the exquisitely textured chicken oysters) and a finale of grilled abalone. Ah, but come with others and include sake-steamed Alaskan king crab in seaweed butter, and fried sweetbreads with endive, and a summertime salad of tomato kimchi in tofu miso cream. Pair the meal with Fukucho “Forgotten Fortune,” a sake whose description by Kaplan reads, “Made using a previously extinct variety of heirloom rice revived by the brewer herself.” Kaplan is one of L.A.’s sake authorities; this year she and Namba opened their sake and snack bar, Ototo, next to Tsubaki. You might end up there if you didn’t make a reservation for Tsubaki, which has only 35 seats. The cooking at Tsubaki is more finessed, but both places are treasures. Sake, wine and beer. Valet or street parking. Credit cards accepted."

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"Add this place to your own map if you want to try it or if your already love it ! 😉"

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"Per John Winter, Tsubaki is a classic izakaya "

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"awesome small plate japanese food"

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"And Ototo Sake Bar next door"

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"Japanese Izakaya from chef Charles Namba & Courtney Kaplan"

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"Izakaya style food, yakitori"

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"Classy, low-light, small plate restaurant only open a few days a week. Definitely need reservations but worth it. "

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"roasted green tea soft serve. "

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"Tuesday-Friday 5:30-7. Japanese dodger dog"

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"Infatuation Best new in la izakaya"

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"Classy, low-light, small plate restaurant only open a few days a week. Definitely need reservations but worth it. "
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"#42 Though calmer than a typical Tokyo izakaya, Echo Park’s shining culinary beacon hums with the congenial essence of a Japanese pub. Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan feed the soul of their neighborhood; the small plates bolster as hearteningly as the beverage selection. A solo diner can be deeply sated with Namba’s Dungeness crab chawanmushi, a skewer or two of chicken yakitori (particularly the meatballs with egg dipping sauce and, my favorite, the exquisitely textured chicken oysters) and a finale of grilled abalone. Ah, but come with others and include sake-steamed Alaskan king crab in seaweed butter, and fried sweetbreads with endive, and a summertime salad of tomato kimchi in tofu miso cream. Pair the meal with Fukucho “Forgotten Fortune,” a sake whose description by Kaplan reads, “Made using a previously extinct variety of heirloom rice revived by the brewer herself.” Kaplan is one of L.A.’s sake authorities; this year she and Namba opened their sake and snack bar, Ototo, next to Tsubaki. You might end up there if you didn’t make a reservation for Tsubaki, which has only 35 seats. The cooking at Tsubaki is more finessed, but both places are treasures. Sake, wine and beer. Valet or street parking. Credit cards accepted."
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