2012 Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. " Urasawa

Certainly the sine qua non for West Coast cognoscenti of Japanese cuisine, this tiny zen jewel box tucked away on Rodeo Drive seats ten and offers a menu that starts at $395 per person. What this buys is more than just a meal --- chef Hiroyuki Urasawa's dazzling kaiseki is a complete sensory experience, food for meditation as well as the palate.

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