Little Tokyo legacy businesses Far Bar, Fugetsu-Do, and Kouraku are well-known and endearing community icons. Located within the Little Tokyo National Historic Landmark District on E. 1st St., Far Bar, in the space of the former Far East Cafe, is a boisterous place especially during Dodger baseball season, while 123-year old Fugetsu-Do is still operated by the Kito family, and known for its beautifully hand-crafted Japanese mochi sweet bean cakes. Making our way south on S. San Pedro St. and then east on 2nd St. we come across old school Kouraku, a typical neighborhood eatery that you find all over Japan, and is the oldest operating ramen shop in the City of Los Angeles.

Little Tokyo legacy eateries Mr. Ramen, Oomasa, and Mitsuru Cafe have been operated by their respective family members for many decades. Oomasa opened in the late 1970s and is the longest running business in Japanese Village Plaza. It offers a myriad of Japanese meals and has a lively sushi bar. Just down the JVP pathway is Mitsuru Cafe where long lines form in front of the cafe’s large show window as imagawayaki, a small pancake filled with red bean paste, and savory skewered snacks are being made to order. Crossing E. 1st St., Mr. Ramen is known as a community, family restaurant where you can admire the artwork adorning the walls while savoring the super delicious ramen.

Little Tokyo legacy businesses Far Bar, Fugetsu-Do, and Kouraku are well-known and endearing community icons. Located within the Little Tokyo National Historic Landmark District on E. 1st St., Far Bar, in the space of the former Far East Cafe, is a boisterous place especially during Dodger baseball season, while 123-year old Fugetsu-Do is still operated by the Kito family, and known for its beautifully hand-crafted Japanese mochi sweet bean cakes. Making our way south on S. San Pedro St. and then east on 2nd St. we come across old school Kouraku, a typical neighborhood eatery that you find all over Japan, and is the oldest operating ramen shop in the City of Los Angeles.

Little Tokyo legacy eateries Mr. Ramen, Oomasa, and Mitsuru Cafe have been operated by their respective family members for many decades. Oomasa opened in the late 1970s and is the longest running business in Japanese Village Plaza. It offers a myriad of Japanese meals and has a lively sushi bar. Just down the JVP pathway is Mitsuru Cafe where long lines form in front of the cafe’s large show window as imagawayaki, a small pancake filled with red bean paste, and savory skewered snacks are being made to order. Crossing E. 1st St., Mr. Ramen is known as a community, family restaurant where you can admire the artwork adorning the walls while savoring the super delicious ramen.