Menu to Taste

Hayato

Japanese Kaiseki · Los Angeles · Michelin Two Stars · Chef Brandon Hayato Go

Awarded two Michelin stars, Hayato in Los Angeles is a Japanese kaiseki restaurant from chef Brandon Hayato Go. The intimate seven-seat counter serves multi-course seasonal seafood tasting menus featuring dishes like Dungeness crab suimono broth and steamed abalone with liver sauce.

1320 East 7th Street #126, Los Angeles, CA 90021, Los Angeles

  • 2 Michelin Stars
  • 1 Michelin Star
  • Best New Chef
  • La Liste Top 1000 (Score: 75.5)

Menu

Dishes

  • Kobashira & Sweet Potato Tempura — Surf clam adductor muscle with long-cooked sweet potato in delicate tempura batter - intense flavor, perfect texture
  • Sekogani Rice Porridge — Female snow crab with two types of eggs (red immature ovaries, brown mature eggs) mixed with rice - Shinogi palate cleanser
  • Steamed Abalone — Steamed with sake and water, abalone stock gel cube, liver-stomach sauce seasoned with wasabi - signature dish since opening
  • Winter Buri Rice Pot — Winter yellowtail caught in cold water with ginkgo nuts in rice pot, pickles, cucumbers, miso, roasted green tea - final savory course
  • Shiizakana — Additional course before rice
  • Asian Pear Mizu Mono — Pear tossed with sake jelly and sea salt, served with non-roasted green tea - lovely sweetness to end meal
  • California Spiny Lobster — Seared lobster warmed in thickened dashi, lobster brain, female roe - luxurious comfort food texture in viscous broth
  • Seasonal Hassun — Multi-item course showcasing seasons bounty
  • Otsukuri Sashimi — Japanese sea bream (Ike Jime killed), red clam (akagai) with nori, ginger, wasabi, soy sauce and salt - ultra fresh essence
  • Los Angeles Mizumono Dish — Seasonal dessert

Tasting Menu

  • Kaiseki Menu (14 courses) (450)
  • Hayato Kaiseki Omakase (395) — Fourteen-course seasonal kaiseki dinner. Chef Brandon Hayato Go. ROW DTLA, Los Angeles. Eighteen percent service charge additional.
  • Kaiseki Omakase (500) — Traditional kaiseki omakase — 2 Michelin stars, Arts District, LA

Cocktails

  • Ceremonial Matcha — Premium Kyoto matcha ground fresh to order, traditionally whisked and served in ceramic bowl with sweet red bean candy
  • Matcha Service — Traditional matcha to close the meal

The Experience

An intimate room built around the chef's counter. The meal is structured around a tasting menu. A good fit for celebrations.

Phone: +1 213-395-0607

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