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KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar
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Gozen Bento

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The Best Bento Boxes in LA

During the pandemic in Los Angeles, restaurants were forced to pivot into to-go businesses, changing their products into packageable, easy-to-consume items that gave customers an experience close to eating inside their establishments.
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One of the most delicious byproducts of this to-go swivel has been the proliferation of the bento box. To put it plainly, a bento box is a Japanese invention that is an assortment of cooked and raw meats, vegetables, and other delicacies, tightly packed into a to-go container that is tantamount to a lunch pail. The bento box turned out to be the perfect Covid-proof treat. While most businesses around LA have reverted back to what they do best (mainly, eating inside), many Japanese establishments have stuck with their bento offerings, along with new bento businesses popping up, solidifying a trend that is here to stay. Here are the best bento boxes in Los Angeles, which are sure to make your to-go experience all the more memorable.
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Los Angeles, United States
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From the team that brought you SUGARFISH, KazuNori is a handroll bar that specialises in fresh fish, perfectly warmed rice, and salty seaweed for the ideal hand-filled bite. The group recently rolled out a Toro Tataki bento box that includes sustainably-ranched Bluefin from Mexico, and is packed with sushi rice, nori strips, salmon eggs, cucumber, and more.

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Beverly Hills, United States
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Ima is actually a sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurant in Beverly Hills, which makes their bento boxes that much more exciting and unique. Here, you’ll find bento’s littered with A5 wagyu beef in a range of styles and flavours. The bento’s change all the time, all but ensuring a new takeout lunch experience with each visit. The one constant – A5 wagyu that melts in your mouth.

Los Angeles, United States
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During the height of the pandemic, Thai chef Nan Yimcharoen turned her home into a bento-making factory, with elaborate, gorgeous, and delicious bento boxes for take-out. The success has now turned into a brick-and-mortar bento shop opening in Virgil Village. The three-layer boxes are good for 2-3 people and include a dizzying array of sashimi, sizzling wagyu, pickled veggies, and so much more. 

West Hollywood, United States
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The name Gozen is a portmanteau of Go and Zen which roughly translates to ‘five good things’. That ethos also translates into stunning, geometrically shaped bento boxes that highlight the ‘good things’ with excellent sake, water, meat, seafood, and vegetables. As you unveil each box, you’ll be thrilled to discover dishes that are steamed and raw, that include noodles, sashimi, smoked duck, and even a wagyu katsu sandwich.

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IMA

9669 S Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
United States

Gozen

Gozen Bento

521 N La Cienega Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
United States

KazuNori

KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar

421 Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States

KinKan

KinKan LA

771 N Virgil Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90029
United States

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