If you’ve been to Tokyo, you know that finding a restaurant can be even harder than wrangling a reservation to one, even if you have an exact street address, even if you’re with a friend who knows the ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Orange County-native Shawn Pham, chef and owner of Simbal, had spent four years living and working in Vietnam. One ...

Shawn Pham, chef/owner of Simbal, sat down with Downtown News to talk about why his well-received restaurant in Little Tokyo closed after two years. "If you have good food, a cool space, strong ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

Considered by some to be one of the best chefs cooking in 2016, owner Shawn Pham says that the tough decision to close didn’t come lightly. He sends along the following note: With much sadness we are ...

The first time I tried to find Shawn Pham's restaurant Simbal, I spent ten minutes staring at the address location on the phone while circling the block and wandering through Japanese Village Plaza ...

Upon entering Simbal, diners immediately know they’ve walked into something special. Located in a hidden enclave of an otherwise saturated and bustling plaza in Little Tokyo, the restaurant is the ...

DTLA - David Myers, chef-owner of the esteemed West Hollywood restaurant Sona, used to give his cooks a big task: brainstorming dishes for the multi-course tasting menu, a responsibility most chefs ...

I worry that its location, just out of view from the street, will make it go unnoticed. Tucked into an odd corner of the warren that makes up Little Tokyo Village, it's hidden up some gray stairs and ...