dining at Echo Park’s Konbi, officially rechristened as Konbi Ni, and the ambitious plans owners Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery have for their breakfast and lunch menus and dinner pop-ups in the near future. — And on the cooking side, it’s the season for
serves breakfast into early afternoon. I’m more likely to eat this spread for lunch. Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery hijacked Instagram late in 2008 with their tributes to Japanese convenience-store sandwiches at Konbi in Echo Park. The cooking reaches
-style breakfasts: One meal in July included broiled black cod perfumed with yuzu, dashi omelet, eight-grain rice, broccolini with sesame and almond dressing. Konbi has 10 seats, and Akuto and Montgomery recently decided that the full breakfasts were too
favorite at Joy. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Konbi (58) Come in the morning or early afternoon to Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery’s 10-seat Echo Park cafe and marvel at its precision constructions modeled after Tokyo convenience store sandos, with
., (213) 278-0007, konbila.com The pork katsu at Konbi features a spiky panko crust. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Northern Thai Food Club (37) To understand what splendidly sets apart “Nancy” Amphai Dunne’s 12-seat Thai Town restaurant, meet her at
., Van Nuys, (818) 909-2593, kobeefactoryla.com Fried kobee, hummus and yogurt with cucumber at the Kobee Factory & Syrian Kitchen. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times ) Konbi (58) Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery’s 10-seat Echo Park cafe plays out different
-seasoned omelet. — B.A. 1463 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 278-0007, konbila.com Konbi in Echo Park serves simple yet technically challenging Japanese sandwiches, along with composed vegetable plates and fresh French pastries. (Mariah Tauger / Los
three days and I’m not even hungry but I’m worried no egg salad sandwich will ever stack up? Egg salad sandwich. Since Konbi opened in Echo Park — and the new location in Culver City — it’s easier than ever to get an egg salad sandwich that does indeed
The eggplant katsu sandwich at Konbi in Echo Park has the demure looks of a high society English tea sandwich: crustless slices of springy white bread, tidily filled with fried eggplant and finely shredded cabbage. One bite, however, and the
beloved Japanese condiment that lands somewhere between A.1. and Worcestershire. The dish seesaws between flavors, never quite landing on one. It’s a complicated and delicious feat, more technically challenging than it appears at first glance. Konbi in
The combination of flaky dough and rich taste makes for a sweet beginning to the day. Here are four chocolate pastries that make our mouths water. Chocolate Croissant at Konbi View this post on Instagram A post shared by Konbi (@konbi) on Oct 15
Influential food magazine Bon Appetit has released their 2019 list of America’s best new restaurants, and it’s got an L.A. favorite at the top. According to the list, Konbi in Echo Park is the number one restaurant of the year. New York-based
trip out, it took three tries to secure one of the shop’s famous (and famously exclusive) pastries. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Konbi (@konbi) on Sep 17, 2019 at 8:53am PDT “I vowed not to leave without on of Konbi’s coveted croissants
dynamic duo is in an egg salad sandwich. Before Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery ignited a citywide love affair with the egg salad sandwich at their Silver Lake restaurant Konbi, most associated this particular variety of sandwich with cellophane wrap and a
old times with a cute tee, cookbook, or some delicious jams. $14-$60; sqirlla.com Konbi Maybe you can’t get an eggy sando for the time being, but you can still show your love for Konbi with a hat, sweatshirt, jar of jam, or a set of handmade brass