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Palms' two-Michelin-star California Kaiseki — Niki Nakayama's 13-course seasonal dinner that lands on every best-in-LA list
Niki Nakayama developed n/naka's California Kaiseki concept from the traditional multi-course Japanese meal structure, replacing classical Japanese ingredients with the best of what California's farms and coastline produce each season. The 13-course dinner changes with what Nakayama and her partner Carole Iida-Nakayama find worth cooking, and the precision of the kitchen — each course considered as an element of a larger composition — is what earned the two Michelin stars and sustained them. The restaurant seats fewer than 30 guests per service, which means every reservation is an event, and the intimacy of the room makes it genuinely suitable for the most important dinners.
n/naka is palms' two-Michelin-star California Kaiseki — Niki Nakayama's 13-course seasonal dinner that lands on every best-in-LA list. Regulars order 13-course omakase kaiseki (the only option).
n/naka is priced at $$$$ — approx. $75+ per person, a special-occasion spend.
n/naka uses Resy for reservations. Book online at Resy or call (310) 836-6252 directly. The badge at the top of this page shows whether there are tables left tonight.
n/naka is at 3455 Overland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034, in Culver City. Street parking on Overland Ave
n/naka is open Wed–Sun 5:30–9 PM · Closed Mon–Tue. Hours can change on holidays — confirm on Google Maps before a long drive.