Suehiro Cafe Little Tokyo

Suehiro Cafe Little Tokyo Since 1972 our family run restaurant has been serving Japanese comfort food to the Little Tokyo community and beyond.

Not just for grand openings 🥳 is serving chicken Yakitori every Tuesday night from 630 - 1030 pm While most of our men...
03/31/2024

Not just for grand openings 🥳 is serving chicken Yakitori every Tuesday night from 630 - 1030 pm

While most of our menu has remained the same Yakitori was something we always dreamed of serving but never had the set-up for. It’s been so much fun to work with Morita-San to develop this menu over the past 6 months.

Reservations are strongly recommended, see our Yelp reservation link in bio to book your table 🍱

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Thank you for transforming into a flower paradise 💐 hirose We were also so moved to receive this beautiful hand...
03/21/2024

Thank you for transforming into a flower paradise 💐








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We were also so moved to receive this beautiful handmade art from Yasuko-San ♥️

Seeing all these amazing arrangements is inspiring us to continue expanding our garden on the patio 🪴

Thanks to all that came out for our Grand Opening event. We had a wonderful Tuesday evening with old and new friends.A v...
03/20/2024

Thanks to all that came out for our Grand Opening event.

We had a wonderful Tuesday evening with old and new friends.

A very big thank you to our forever friend for MCing the evening and being a wonderful host to our guests. In case you missed the speeches Tamlyn and Kenji have known one another since their teens!

And a very big hug to our friend for making time in his crazy busy schedule to be a part of the Kate and Karen mural dedication to their grandmother and great aunt.

So many people came out to celebrate with us and we are so grateful to this community for being there for us through everything.

Lots of updates to come!

But for now we ask that everyone send good vibes to our owner Kenji Suzuki who is heading in for a hip replacement surgery tomorrow!

He says when he comes back he’ll be the quickest server on staff 👟👟👟💨💨💨

We are open 7 days a week from 11AM for lunch, dinner and late night meals.

Let’s continue making memories together

🎉Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of Suehiro DTLA with Us!We are very excited to welcome you to Suehiro DTLA for our Gra...
03/14/2024

🎉Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of Suehiro DTLA with Us!

We are very excited to welcome you to Suehiro DTLA for our Grand Opening Celebration and mural dedication. Light appetizers, soft drinks, surprise guests and more artifacts unveiled in our Suehiro Cafe archive located in the basement of our historic building.

Please RSVP via our 🔗 in bio

And yes, this time you could win a rare BLUE Suehiro Cafe by attending our event and participating in our community raffle on Tuesday, March 19th.

RSVPs will close on Friday, March 15th at 11PM

See you on Tuesday!

Wow!We can’t believe that it’s been a month since we moved! Hundreds of boxes and a lifetime of memories have been safel...
02/12/2024

Wow!

We can’t believe that it’s been a month since we moved! Hundreds of boxes and a lifetime of memories have been safely transported to our new location. And believe it or not we managed to unpack everything in less than a week!!!

We are super grateful to everyone that’s been able to join us in the just a few blocks from our iconic First Street location.

Kate, one of Kenji’s daughters, drew Daichan at an impromptu sketch session with our ‘artist in residence’ the other night. When you stop by you’re sure to see her and her sister drawing at one of the booths or passing out candy to visitors. As the third generation of our family owned business she encourages you all to stop by and say hello 👋

Let’s continue making memories together ♥️

And stay updated about our next Suehiro Cafe Fukubukuro Night by signing up for our newsletter 🗞️

🔗 Link in bio 🔗

Thank you Little Tokyo for 52 Years!(We survived longer than we thought we would when we had this banner made 😂)We were ...
01/25/2024

Thank you Little Tokyo for 52 Years!

(We survived longer than we thought we would when we had this banner made 😂)

We were at 337 E 1st for over 30 years and during that time we hardly threw anything out. So when we packed up for our move we discovered a lot of amazing items, including Junko and Yuriko’s original time cards!!!

Packing up and cleaning out an entire restaurant in 12 days is no easy feat but thanks to you, our amazing community, we did it.

At first we were tempted to rent a storage unit and take everything with us but thanks to the support of our moving team we were able to find Little Tokyo homes for many Suehiro items. We are very grateful to our friends and neighbors for accepting our lightly and heavily used items.

If you look carefully you’ll be able to find a Suehiro dining table .ramen.dtla and coming soon to Honda Plaza camera and film shop. Even our coffee machine found a home in their break room.

We were also very happy that wanted the unagi don sauce pourer, took mugs and saucers and that accepted some number marking tools that we are still uncertain about what they were used for.

It feels better leaving when we know that pieces of Suehiro have been sprinkled around Little Tokyo and now reside with the future of the neighborhood.

Over the years our business been a part of long time Little Tokyo community organizations such as the Little Tokyo Safety Patrol and the Little Tokyo Business Association and more recently we really appreciate the support we received from the Little Tokyo Community Council and the Little Tokyo Service Center.

When we announced the closure reached out to request a few archival Suehiro items for an upcoming food exhibit. We are so honored. Junko and Yuriko dedicated their lives to sharing the culture of Japan through Japanese comfort food. It’s amazing that two women with no business experience will be documented for their contribution to the American immigrant experience.

This departure is bittersweet but it’s only temporary! For now let’s continue to make memories together

Thank you Little Tokyo for 52 Years!(We survived longer than we thought we would when we had this banner made 😂)We were ...
01/25/2024

Thank you Little Tokyo for 52 Years!

(We survived longer than we thought we would when we had this banner made 😂)

We were at 337 E 1st for over 30 years and during that time we hardly threw anything out. So when we packed up for our move we discovered a lot of amazing items, including Junko and Yuriko’s original time cards!!!

Packing up and cleaning out an entire restaurant in 12 days is no easy feat but thanks to you, our amazing community, we did it.

At first we were tempted to rent a storage unit and take everything with us but thanks to the support of our moving team we were able to find Little Tokyo homes for many Suehiro items. We are very grateful to our friends and neighbors for accepting our lightly and heavily used items.

If you look carefully you’ll be able to find a Suehiro dining table .ramen.dtla and coming soon to Honda Plaza camera and film shop. Even our coffee machine found a home in their break room.

We were also very happy that wanted the unagi don sauce pourer, took mugs and saucers and that accepted some number marking tools that we are still uncertain about what they were used for.

It feels better leaving when we know that pieces of Suehiro have been sprinkled around Little Tokyo and now reside with the future of the neighborhood.

Over the years our business been a part of long time Little Tokyo community organizations such as the Little Tokyo Safety Patrol and the Little Tokyo Business Association and more recently we really appreciate the support we received from the Little Tokyo Community Council and the Little Tokyo Service Center.

When we announced the closure reached out to request a few archival Suehiro items for an upcoming food exhibit. We are so honored. Junko and Yuriko dedicated their lives to sharing the culture of Japan through Japanese comfort food. It’s amazing that two women with no business experience will be documented for their contribution to the American immigrant experience.

This departure is bittersweet but it’s only temporary! For now let’s continue to make memories together ♥️

✌️Suehiro Cafe ‘Fukubukuro’ Community Night A chance to win a Suehiro Cafe mug 🍵 Date Monday January 29thTime 530pm - 11...
01/22/2024

✌️Suehiro Cafe ‘Fukubukuro’ Community Night

A chance to win a Suehiro Cafe mug 🍵

Date Monday January 29th
Time 530pm - 1130pm

Thank you Little Tokyo for your support since 1976! Lets continue making memories together our Suehiro DTLA restaurant located on the borders of historic Little Tokyo.

On Monday, January 29th our DTLA location will host a ‘Suehiro Cafe ‘Fukubukuro’ Community Night’. All reservations made through our Yelp reservation system (link in bio) will receive a Suehiro Cafe Fukubukuro.

Rules:
Reservations MUST be 2 or more people.

⚠️Only one Fukubukuro or Lucky Bag per reservation.

Disclaimer: NOT every Fukubukuro includes a Suehiro Cafe mug - chances to receive a mug are 1/3 but all Fukubukuro will contain a Suehiro branded item from our archives.

Swipe right to see a few of the Fukubukuro sets we’ve packed for you!

Last summer when we began to plan for we asked for your help to bring the spirit of our Little Tokyo location with us. ...
01/17/2024

Last summer when we began to plan for we asked for your help to bring the spirit of our Little Tokyo location with us. We sent out a survey, both hard copy in store and online, with four short questions including

“Any suggestions for Suehiro’s new location? Menu, decorations, or things we should carry over from the old location?”

We received over 1000 responses with the overwhelming responses dedicated to interior features such as our use booth and the lunch board.

We hear you and we are currently on our third round of design updates including a Suehiro Cafe museum located at the bottom of the stairs on your way to the restrooms.

Today we complete about 80% of the classic Suehiro Cafe booth installation but there are still a few details missing… can you see what’s still not installed at the booth?

We also began the installation of a second iconic Suehiro Cafe interior decor piece. Any guesses what our team is installing next?

We expect this first part of the Suehiro museum to be completed for by the weekend. Please stop by and see it for yourself!

More updates to come! Including the Suehiro Cafe Community Night and a chance to win an original Suehiro Cafe mug ♥️

Never too old to learn, Suehiro Cafe is trying out collaboration posts on Instagram! Did you know that Suehiro’s new DTL...
01/11/2024

Never too old to learn, Suehiro Cafe is trying out collaboration posts on Instagram! 

Did you know that Suehiro’s new DTLA location is just around the corner from .budokan? Work up an appetite at Budokan and nourish yourself with community recipes afterwards  

Suehiro is a legacy Little Tokyo business who has been serving comforting Japanese cuisine for over 50 years. While Suehiro leaves Little Tokyo’s geographic bounds, they remain an .cdc small business client and an integral part of the community  

And guess what? Another digital first for Suehiro...you can now make a reservation online- check out the link in bio :) 

📢 Tuesday, January 9th will be the last day at our Suehiro Cafe Little Tokyo location on historic First Street 📍We will ...
01/04/2024

📢 Tuesday, January 9th will be the last day at our Suehiro Cafe Little Tokyo location on historic First Street 📍

We will be open and operating with our regular hours everyday until then. We hope that you’ll stop by, say hello and enjoy a meal with us 🍛

Stay in touch with us by signing up for our newsletter, link 🔗 is in our bio.

Thank you for a lifetime of Little Tokyo memories. これからも宜しくお願いします。

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Something is coming… 👉👉👉
10/20/2023

Something is coming…

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Address

337 E 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA
90012

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12am - 1am
11am - 1am
Wednesday 12am - 1am
11am - 1am
Thursday 12am - 1am
11am - 1am
Friday 12am - 1am
11am - 3am
Saturday 12am - 3am
11am - 3am
Sunday 12am - 3am
11am - 4pm

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