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Camélia

A relaxed, neighborhood French Japanese cuisine restaurant suited to spontaneous, low-ceremony visits.

Camelia is a French Japanese bistro located in the Arts District of Los Angeles, serving a menu that includes mushroom tempura and other French Japanese dishes.

Camélia is a French Japanese bistro.

Hours

  • Mon–Thu: 5:00 – 10:00 PMFri–Sat: 5:00 – 10:30 PMSun: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
from:
Arts District, Downtown, 1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
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The menu

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  • We serve uni and tuna toast.

  • Only at the bar, available all night long.

  • Little bites on buttery milk bread, a fun way to start a meal.

  • Mushroom tempura with herb persillade is on the menu now.

  • Per TimeOut, There's an excellent pudding topped with fruit, whipped cream and crunchy buckwheat.

  • The eight-seat bar is already drawing in local residents pairing their wine or sake with Camélia's outstanding dry-aged burger.

  • Dishes at Camélia register as French but have Japanese inflections tucked within.

  • The menu includes koji-marinated roasted chicken in a pool of salty, seaweed-infused cream.

  • The restaurant provides service for personal wine and sake bottles, with specific pricing based on bottle size.

  • Taste fifteen different sakes, snack on bites from the Camelia kitchen.

  • The Croque Madame at Camélia is described as everything the average croque madame aspires to be.

  • The Koji-Roasted Chicken is noted for its juicy meat and deep mahogany brown skin.

  • The Soufflé Tart is exceptional, rich, and described as way too small for liking.

  • Bon Appétit writer Elazar Sontag gushes about dishes like the roast chicken that's 'as burnished as a penny,' its flavor deepened with koji and is served in a seaweed cream sauce 'that tastes like the distillation of a warm ocean breeze.'.

  • Loup de mer arrives with sansho-pepper butter and a storm of grated daikon.

  • Camélia's outstanding dry-aged burger is a standout offering.

  • The huckleberry clafoutis is a recommended dessert.

  • The corner of Seventh and Mateo Streets was far less buzzy than its current state long before restaurants like Damian, Afuri Ramen, Soho Warehouse, Yess, and Camélia opened in the neighborhood.

The cocktails

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Camélia maintains a cocktail program.

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  • Camélia maintains a cocktail program.

  • It's a full bar.

  • Camélia serves coffee.

  • Camélia serves cocktails.

Service

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Reservations are accepted.

It offers table service.

It offers takeout.

There is outdoor seating.

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  • Reservations are accepted.

  • It offers takeout.

  • There is outdoor seating.

The room

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Located in the Arts District of Los Angeles. Per TimeOut, the space, once a Nabisco factory, sets the mood with red brick floors, dark leather booths and globe lights. Per The Infatuation, Early 2000s hip-hop reverberates throughout the space, creating a lively vibe. Per Los Angeles Times, the restaurant Camélia is described as a gorgeous restaurant in many senses.

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  • Per TimeOut, the space, once a Nabisco factory, sets the mood with red brick floors, dark leather booths and globe lights.

  • Early 2000s hip-hop reverberates throughout the space, creating a lively vibe.

  • The restaurant Camélia is described as a gorgeous restaurant in many senses.

  • Camélia has the refined confidence of Cary Grant in a convertible.

  • The atmosphere is described as a refreshing contrast of qualities, combining sophistication with fun.

  • Located in the Arts District of Los Angeles.

Operations

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Details
You can dine in and come with a group, at a very expensive price level.
Access
The seating, entrance, and restroom are wheelchair accessible.
Payment
It takes debit cards and credit cards.
Parking
There's valet parking, a paid lot, and free street parking.
—Google

The people

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Brad Ritter is the chef de cuisine.

Charles Namba is the owner and chef.

Chef Charles Namba is Kaplan's partner.

Cristian Naranjo is the chef.

Yuki Hayashigawa is the chef.

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  • Yuneri Nava is the Service Manager.

  • Yuki Hayashigawa is the chef.

  • Per TimeOut, Partners Courtney Kaplan and Charles Namba built Camélia on inspiration gathered from Paris and Tokyo.

  • Eli Yee is the lead bartender.

  • Patric Kuh is the Service Director.

  • Charles Namba is the owner and chef.

  • Cristian Naranjo is the chef.

  • Brad Ritter is the chef de cuisine.

  • Courtney Kaplan is the Owner/Wine + Sake Director.

  • Susana Garcia is the Service Manager.

  • Charles Namba is the chef.

In the press

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  1. 01TimeOutTwo Los Angeles Spots Among the Best New Restaurants of 2025Read ↗
  2. 02The InfatuationArts District - Los Angeles - The InfatuationRead ↗
  3. 03PUNCHSake and Wine, Together at Last at the LA Restaurant CaméliaRead ↗
  4. 04TimeOutCamélia | Restaurants in Downtown Arts District, Los AngelesRead ↗
  5. 05Los Angeles TimesRemembering Pableaux Johnson, New Orleans' maestro of the Red ...Read ↗
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  • This place serves cuisine inspired by Japanese cooking and French kitchens.

  • This place serves French Japanese cuisine, including mushroom tempura.

  • French Japanese cuisine, including mushroom tempura. Camelia is a French Japanese bistro located in the Arts District of Los Angeles.

  • This is a restaurant.

  • Vraiment pas mal French cousin of @tsubakila @ototo.la.

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