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Taiwanese-American · Los Angeles · Michelin One Star · Chef Jon Yao
Taiwanese-inspired tasting menu by Chef Jon Yao, 1 Michelin star. Located at The Row DTLA. Opened 2016, earned first Michelin star in 2019. Named #1 on LA Times 101 Best Restaurants (2019, 2023, 2024). Chef Yao received Michelin Guide California Young Chef Award (2021). World's 50 Best Restaurants 'One to Watch' Award (2024).
777 Alameda St., #114, Los Angeles, CA 90021, Los Angeles
- 1 Michelin Star
- #26 North America's 50 Best 2025
- #49 North America's 50 Best 2026
Menu
Dishes
- Fish maw with Dungeness crab, custard and caviar
- pig ears with summer tomatoes
- Spice-crusted duck breast
Tasting Menu
- Extended Tasting (295) — 12-course extended menu by Chef Jon Yao
- Dining Room Tasting Menu (325)
- 7-Course Bar Tasting Menu (185)
Cocktails
- Old Fashioned (75) — choice of 3 cask-finished kavalan whiskies, taiwanese black sugar, angostura bitters, hand-carved kuramoto ice (tableside cart)
- Highball (25) — hibiki harmony whisky, giboin pineau des charentes, coconut water, bao zhong tea (carbonated)
- Brooklyn (35) — kavalan oloroso sherry cask whisky, one year brooks cherry brandy, l'encantada xo armagnac, amer picon, lustau palo cortado sherry
- Jack Rose (20) — lemorton pommeau de normandie, domaine de montreuil calvados, bitter pomegranate, lemon, star anise, cinnamon
Wines
- Non-Alcoholic Pairing (95)
Phone: +1 213-797-5770
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