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Kappo Miyabi Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CA

Kappo Miyabi Santa Monica

4.5
4.5
67 Reviews
$50 and over
Japanese

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 10 times today
  • Healthy
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Great for outdoor dining
Kappo (かっぽう / 割烹) means cooking food with knives and fire. In simple Japanese terms, means cutting, chopping and cooking food with knife, and so on. And means boiling, cooking food with fire. So the combination of these two Japanese characters are a different expression of cooking with a knife and fire. Kappo is a dish that is improvised by the customer's order and can be enjoyed at the counter or at the table just in front of the kitchen without much formality. From now on, Kappo will be held in Miyabi restaurant, Santa Monica. Miyabi (雅) is one of the traditional Japanese aesthetic ideals, meaning "elegance," "graceful" and "courtliness". There are a lot of complexities of Japanese cuisine, including not only food, but also visitors, music, and order of food. So, there is a burden because of the needlessly cumbersome, expensive, and unnecessary formalities, and we focus on foods that are only used to show off the cooking skills of the chefs and customers.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Izakaya, Japanese Speciality
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (310) 260-0085
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

Offers

  • free dessert

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - Thu - 11:30 am - 9:30 pm,Fri - Sat - 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Free Dessert ($100 minimum purchase required)

What 67 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Westside

    Healthy

  • Westside

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Westside

    Most Booked 1000-Point Tables

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Kappo Miyabi Santa Monica delights guests with "amazing food" and "great service" led by Sarah and Yuki. The restaurant offers a "wonderful experience," transporting diners to Japan with its authentic atmosphere and "delightful" small dishes. While some find it pricey, the quality and fresh ingredients justify the cost.

67 Reviews
  1. Michel

    Montreal

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Service ok but food was underwhelming and overpriced for that low quality. Not sure if the freshness of some fish was good. Even the quantity of the ginger sounded reduflation.

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  2. Susan

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 12 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Celebrated a delicious birthday in the private tatami room. Salmon skin salad, unagi sashimi, and lovely miso black cod. Service was attentive and we were able to regulate the music. We'll definitely be back.

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  3. Diana

    VIP

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 20 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Super pricey food not worth it. Had the eel over rice as a entree and it was very good but only decently priced item for the caloric value on the menu

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  4. Anthony

    VIP

    Houston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 14 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and service. Lots of options for everyone in your group.

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  5. Nur

    VIP

    Central Coast

    10 reviews

    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 6 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Food is expensive. The host not friendly. Space Very cramp.

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  6. BARRY

    Los Angeles

    89 reviews

    4.0

    89 reviews

    Dined on 22 September 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Consistently, my favorite west side Japanese restaurant! Yuki, Sarah and the rest of the staff are the best.

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  7. Chiara

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 22 September 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    I was quite disappointed. I had high expectations because of all the Instagram influencers raving about this place and 5 star Yelp reviews. The food was just ok. The fish was fresh but the dishes were not flavorful. The sushi in the omakase was so small but prices are quite high. Plus they charged us 22% gratuity without saying on the check that it was 22%, I had to do the math. Felt sneaky.. The only positive is that they put us in a semi private room and the other group didn’t show up so it was just us. Service was good.

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  8. BARRY

    Los Angeles

    89 reviews

    5.0

    89 reviews

    Dined on 7 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Consistently the best Japanese restaurant on the west side of LA! Yuki and staff are amazing and creative chefs! And the service of Sarah, Jose and team are attentive with smiles. See you all soon!

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  9. SantaMonicafoodie26

    Los Angeles

    49 reviews

    5.0

    49 reviews

    Dined on 1 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Consistently delicious food and good service. Outdoor seating was marvelously quiet.

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  10. Grace

    San Francisco

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on 5 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Brought grandkids here for an early dinner. Our server was very nice. I ordered the chirashi dish which came with nori sheets in a cup. The grandkids immediately wanted some of my nori which I shared with them. The server saw this and brought out another cup of nori. Wanted plain tofu for the kids. The server suggested the natto tofu and had all the additions put in a separate bowl, which I enjoyed with my sushi rice.

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FAQs

Kappo Miyabi Santa Monica does offer delivery in partnership with Chow Now, Postmates and Uber Eats.

Kappo Miyabi Santa Monica is rated 4.5 stars by 67 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 10 times today

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Google Map for Kappo Miyabi Santa Monica

702 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1702

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Santa Monica
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Izakaya, Japanese Speciality
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
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