Konbi

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

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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

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-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

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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

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

Konbi. “Everybody’s in the same boat right now and this is a way for us to share information.” Kristel Arabian of Kitchen Culture, a Los Angeles culinary recruiting firm, is also active in the newly formed organization. She says the group is helping

favorite restaurants on Instagram. It’s a simple way to amplify the work of good restaurants, Arabian said. It’s also the easiest way to see what’s on offer at local restaurants. Konbi, for instance, is using the platform to promote a new fried chicken

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

. I just want to sit there with a glass of biodynamic wine and have their halloumi salad while my daughter pulls on my hair because she wants more sugar in her lemonade. I miss so many little places. I miss driving to work and stopping at Konbi for

, water and hand sanitizer. In attendance were Chad and Chase Valencia, the brothers who run Lasa in downtown L.A.; Sarah Bessade and Antoine Blandin, owners of Loupiotte in Los Feliz; Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery of Echo Park’s Konbi; Kitchen Culture