Sake House Miro
809 S. La Brea Ave.
L.A., CA
323-939-7075

Young women with streaked hair in denim microskirts and bobby socks and their Blackberry-toting dates populate the heavy wooden tables at this hipster spot that reveals the Japanese fascination with late '50s-era Tokyo memorabilia. A faux alley at the rear of the bar is lined with replicas of old storefronts, signage and posters while Asian movie one-sheets grace the dining room walls. Multiple menus offer satay-like skewers of grilled kushiyaki, sushi rolls, fruit juice-laced shochu "martinis" and the kind of quick-bite snack food found everywhere in urban Japan.


Hours: Mon.-Thu., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6 p.m.-midnight; Fri., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sat., 6 p.m.-1 a.m.