Echo Park · Japanese · Sandwiches · Cafe
Echo Park's Japanese counter sandwich shop — egg salad that makes every other sandwich feel like a rough draft
Konbi brought the Japanese convenience-store sandwich — tamago sando, katsu, seasonal fruit — to Echo Park and found an audience that was clearly waiting for it without knowing it. The egg salad sandwich is the entry point: Japanese milk bread, perfectly seasoned egg salad with a soft-set yolk center, trimmed into a rectangle with the precision of something that took significantly more thought than a sandwich has any right to require. Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery run the counter with attention to every detail, and the pastry case changes seasonally, so there's always something to revisit.
Konbi is known for echo park's japanese counter sandwich shop — egg salad that makes every other sandwich feel like a rough draft. Must-try dishes include Egg salad sando and Katsu sando.
Konbi is priced at $$ — approx. under $25 per person.
Konbi takes reservations by phone. Call (213) 372-3600 to book.