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37Little Tokyo · Sushi

Sushi Kaneyoshi is a basement worth finding.

Yoshiyuki Inoue’s one-star counter under East 1st Street.

Dine Digest desk · NY + L.A.

From Sushi Kaneyoshi’s gallery on its MICHELIN Guide listing — Sushi Kaneyoshi
Sushi Kaneyoshi · Little TokyoFrom Sushi Kaneyoshi’s gallery on its MICHELIN Guide listing.Photo: Sushi Kaneyoshi, via MICHELIN Guide

Hidden in the basement of a nondescript Little Tokyo building, Sushi Kaneyoshi reveals an austere, museum-grade wooden counter carved from Japanese cypress.

Chef Yoshiyuki Inoue commands an elite sushi pilgrimage: pristine fish flown directly from Tokyo's Toyosu Market, dry-aged for weeks, and served on bespoke Japanese ceramic stoneware.

Hushed, meditative, and uncompromising; each nigiri piece is placed onto the black lacquer geta with absolute geometry and temperature precision.

Holding a Michelin star, Kaneyoshi is recognized as one of America's finest sushi temples, attracting connoisseurs from across the globe.

From the MICHELIN listing

Distinction
One MICHELIN Star · 2026 USA
Price band
$$$$
Cuisine
Japanese
Address
250 E. 1st St., B1, Los Angeles

Sources

  1. MICHELIN Guide · Sushi Kaneyoshi (2026 USA) · checked Sep 28, 2026

Distinction, address, cuisine and price band come from the listing above. Descriptions of rooms and dishes are from Dine Digest’s earlier reporting and were not re-checked for this issue.

Next · p.38Restaurant Ki reads Korean heritage through California produce.Kaneyoshi is Edomae. Restaurant Ki, around the corner on San Pedro Street, is Korean.

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