Gardena

🇯🇵 JAPAN / HISTORICAL: Permanently Closed.

Jun 5 •

お多福 Otafuku

🇯🇵 JAPAN / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: This Gardena izakaya is the type of place you take friends that you want to impress with one of Los Angeles's best…

Apr 11 •

🇳🇬 NIGERIA / HISTORICAL: The rhythms of the South Bay's West Africans run through this Nigerian restaurant in Gardena.

Feb 27 •

🇯🇵 JAPAN / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: Our friends and family keep being taken here when they visit, words cannot quite explain what makes this place so…

Aug 24, 2024 •

琴平 Kotohira Restaurant

🇯🇵 JAPAN / No matter how out of style udon can be, the noodle love of Kagawa Prefecture is front and center at one of Gardena's longest running…

May 20, 2024 •

Borjstar Shawarma Shop

🇸🇾 SYRIA / QUICK FIX: In an unlikely northeast Gardena shopping center, a shawarma purveyor to rival Los Angeles's best offers the styles popular with…

Feb 5, 2024 •

🇯🇵 JAPAN / HISTORICAL: It is hard to underestimate the importance of one of the city's longest-running mochi makers.

Jan 22, 2024 •

Jidaiya Ramen Dining

🇯🇵 JAPAN / HISTORICAL: A place that feels familiar even on a first visit, serving comforting, affordable bowls to regulars.

Jan 5, 2024 •

🇯🇵 JAPAN / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: With changing feelings and offerings throughout the day, there is no bad time to come to this Gardena treasure.

Dec 15, 2023 •

Gardena Bowl Coffee Shop

🇺🇸🌼 HAWAI'I, USA / HISTORICAL: Surprisingly good Hawaiian food can be eaten before or after bowling that perfect game.

Dec 9, 2023 •

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