LOS ANGELES
JAPANESE
Mori Nozomi
Japanese · Composed · Sawtelle
Morihiro Onodera, who built Mori Sushi into one of LA's defining omakase counters before stepping away, returned in 2024 with a quieter, more personal room — eight seats, his own ceramics on the counter, rice that he's still refining after forty years. The food is restrained; the experience is patient. A pilgrimage meal for sushi obsessives who already know the name.