Azay

Ending the year strong with chef for dinner. 👨‍🍳💪
Link in bio for res.

We hope these holidays have been gentle and healing to you and your loved ones ♥️

We hope you have been able to continue the Japanese, tradition of a Kentucky Fry Xmas. If not, we will be serving our karaage for the remainder of the year ☺️

✍️ 🎄☺️♥️

LAST CALL for this year's Japanese New Year's food aka osechi 🍱. Preorder now on our website for a pickup on New Year's Eve next Tuesday!

Photo above is from a previous year for reference ☺️

We prepare osechi ryori (Japanese New Year’s) food as a way to come together, reflect on the past year, and continue the traditions that are passed by those who came before us while creating new ones with the addition of new friends and family.

Like the previous years, we are preparing a selection of traditional Japanese osechi, each promising good fortune, health, etc. This year, we are reintroducing some hits of last year and introducing new items that we feel reflect the warmth of our restaurant and community.

Preorder now until Monday, December 23
For a pickup on Tuesday, December 31 at Azay

We prepare osechi ryori (Japanese New Year’s) food as a way to come together, reflect on the past year, and continue the traditions that are passed by those who came before us while creating new ones with the addition of new friends and family.

Like the previous years, we are preparing a selection of traditional Japanese osechi, each promising good fortune, health, etc. This year, we are reintroducing some hits of last year and introducing new items that we feel reflect the warmth of our restaurant and community.

Preorder now until Monday, December 23
For a pickup on Tuesday, December 31 at Azay

Dinner reservations are up with winter produce like celery, delicata squash, and sun chokes and carrots!

! See you this weekend 😎

Come join us this Wednesday, November 27, with our fall favorites menu before we head into the final stretch of the year . 🍂🍁

As we learn, unlearn and transition away from 'Thanksgiving' and its dark history, for the the past couple of years we have decided to name our menu 'Fall Favorites' to continue the tradition of spending time with loved ones during this time of the year.

Place a reservation today to guarantee a seat! Link in bio.

Thank you to Stephanie Breijo at for the beautiful tribute.

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-10-09/genre-bending-japanese-french-chef-akira-hirose-dies-at-70-at-azay-his-flavors-and-flair-will-live-on

Kaki from Kathy 🍂
-> hoshigaki

We will be closed for regular brunch service today Sunday, October 13.

Pictured is the mill in Azay on the Indre River where he would spend hot summer days swimming with his friends that eventually became family ♥️

Thank you for feeding and taking care of us Dad.♥️

Chef Akira. Husband, father, brother, uncle, community member. French chef, Little Tokyo restaurant owner. Rosé de la Touraine. 1954-2024

More to follow. In the meantime, thank you for your love and support.

We will be closed this coming Sunday October 13th for his service at the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Chefs, we look forward to seeing you there in your whites to honor him.

We otherwise remain open with normal hours thanks to our incredible Azay family, who are all continuing his legacy.

🍅🥗🍑😋 heirloom tomato & yellow peach salad with Kyoto yuba, hanaho, and shiso pesto back this week for dinner.

Reservations in the link in bio.

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This week's haul with farms

We are on Resy for dinner service! Link in bio.

We are still taking brunch reservations via phone 213.628.3431 or email [email protected], the old fashioned way 👴👵

This week's dinner with hamachi crudo, black hawk wagyu, Shio koji jidori chicken, a cheese plate and fat bastard oysters!

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Japanese Breakfast 🐟🥚🍆🥦🥕🍚

Dinner with Fat Bastard Oysters from Washington, topped with ponzu gelee, chives and momiji oroshi. Perfectly pairs with our Muscadet's high acidity and salinity.

Some beautiful dinner wines that we were able to visit in July, including Sancerre's Vacheron!

🌞the weather has been so nice recently for some outdoor dining

Hi Azay Family, Satoru here.

I am so, so grateful for my time here at Azay Restaurant. Although I will be busy with college life for the next few years, I will always cherish Azay's amazing food and environment. On a regular basis, I order two full entrees for myself because I just can't get enough. THAT is how much I love Azay's food. I took these photos while having dinner here last night.

Satoru joined us several years ago and has been with us every summer. On his first day he broke one of our light fixtures and since then he has graced us with his kindness and strength. In Japanese, there's a word yasashi that can be used to describe a person just like Satoru. Wish him luck as he is off to the east coast for college for his second year, where he plays hockey and eats all of the food in the dining hall.

New special😊! Chilled Ratatouille with Arabiki Sausage 🍅🍆🫑🍳🥖🥩
Vegetarian and Vegan options available

Dinner Service this week!

Local sardines and tomatoes on deck 🐟🍅
with shiso pesto and sherry vinegar