N/naka

n/naka
n/naka
Restaurant information
Established	2011
Owner(s)	Niki Nakayama
Head chef	Niki Nakayama
Food type	Kaiseki
Dress code	Business casual
Rating	(Michelin Guide)
City	Los Angeles
State	California
Postal/ZIP Code	90034
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°01′30″N 118°24′44″W / 34.0251246°N 118.412216°W
Seating capacity	26
Reservations	3 months in advance
Website	https://n-naka.com/

n/naka is a two-Michelin-star modern kaiseki restaurant located in Los Angeles, founded by chef Niki Nakayama. The name is a portmanteau of Nakayama's first and last name. In 2019, n/naka was named to Food & Wine's 30 best restaurants in the world.^[1]

History[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Nakayama meghere ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ ahụ mgbe ọ rere ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ mbụ ya, acclaimed sushi restaurant Azami, na 2008. Mgbe o resịrị Azami, ọ zụtara ụlọ nke nwere ugbu a n/naka, ma na-elekọta ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ nwanne ya nwanyị na Arcadia. Nakayama bu n'obi wuo kichin mepere emepe, nke ndị na-eri nri na-ahụ nkwadebe nri, mana n'ikpeazụ kpebiri megide ya, na-ahọrọ ka ndị na-eri nri agaghị ahụ ya ma lekwasị anya kama na nri.[1] Carole Iida, bụ sous-isi nri na onye mmekọ na n/naka. Ọ sonyeere ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ na 2012, ka emechiri ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ sushi nke ya. Dị ka ọ dị n'ọtụtụ ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ kaiseki, a na-enweta ọtụtụ ihe eji eme ihe na n/naka na mpaghara.[2[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

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Reviews and accolades[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

In 2023, n/naka received two Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide, one of only five Los Angeles restaurants receiving two Michelin stars.

The New Yorker called n/naka the most prominent kaiseki restaurant in America.^[3]

The restaurant is featured in Season 1 of the critically acclaimed Netflix original series, Chef's Table.

See also[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

List of Michelin starred restaurants in Los Angeles and Southern California

↑ These Are the World's Best Restaurants: North America, South America, Africa and Middle East (en). Food & Wine. Retrieved on 2019-10-18.
↑ Wells. "Kaiseki, Straight Up With a Twist", The New York Times, 2019-03-19. Retrieved on 2019-10-18. (in en-US)
↑ Rosner. "The Female Chef Making Japan's Most Elaborate Cuisine Her Own", 2019-03-04. Retrieved on 2019-10-18. (in en)

[1] These Are the World's Best Restaurants: North America, South America, Africa and Middle East (en). Food & Wine. Retrieved on 2019-10-18.

[2] Wells. "Kaiseki, Straight Up With a Twist", The New York Times, 2019-03-19. Retrieved on 2019-10-18. (in en-US)

[3] Rosner. "The Female Chef Making Japan's Most Elaborate Cuisine Her Own", 2019-03-04. Retrieved on 2019-10-18. (in en)

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