New restaurant Gunsmoke, from chef Brandon Kida, riffs on Japanese flavors

Gunsmoke

Chef Brandon Kida of Hinoki & the Bird, Go Go Gyoza and Go Go Bird has a brand new restaurant, this time in Hollywood. Gunsmoke is on the base of the Columbia Square Living constructing — as soon as the CBS studio the place the unique “Gunsmoke” radio present was produced — and serves delicacies that blends Japanese taste with a variety of different cultures, together with Filipino, French, Mexican, Spanish and Californian with dishes equivalent to tuna and nation ham with pickled inexperienced strawberries atop gnocco fritto; escargot-inspired shiitake mushrooms with garlic butter and house-made baguette; and lamb sisig with ssam-like accoutrement. Rhino Williams of Lost Property Bar helped design Gunsmoke’s cocktail menu, which additionally incorporates Japanese taste profiles with elements equivalent to Macallan scotch infused with tea or the home martini that includes a dashi olive. Gunsmoke is open from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, with the bar open till 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

1550 N. El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 396-9400, gunsmokehollywood.com

Nossa Caipirinha Bar

Los Feliz Brazilian restaurant Nossa has rebranded and reopened as Nossa Caipirinha Bar, modeled after Brazilian botecos, or neighborhood bars, and providing a number of variations on Brazil’s hottest drink. A brand new partnership among the many house owners of neighboring spot Farfalla, in addition to the groups behind Found Oyster and Red Dog Saloon, instated Rory Cameron (Found Oyster) as government chef and companion, and Shannon Inouye (Imperial Western Beer Co.) and Steven Zakarian (All Season Brewing Co.) as bar leads and companions. The menu riffs on Brazilian bar snacks with pão de queijo; grilled xixo, or skewers; and coxhinas, or croquettes. Salads, bigger plates, sides and sweets spherical out the menu. Nossa Caipirinha Bar is presently open from 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday to Monday, with prolonged menu and weekend hours to observe.

1966 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 644-1798, caipirinhala.com

Savida

Seafood restaurant and uncooked bar Savida — based in and previously of Israel — is now open in Santa Monica, bringing ceviches, crudos, oysters and extra to the previous Sushi Sho house. Chef Dan Smulovitz (Craft, the Hungry Cat) takes inspiration mainly from the Mediterranean in addition to Japan for dishes equivalent to octopus tostada with harissa, preserved lemon, kalamata olives and tzatziki; hamachi with tomato soy yuzu kosho dressing; and flounder ceviche with aji amarillo. Savida is open from midday to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.

1303 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, (310) 310-3772, savidabar.com

Seoulmates

Seoulmates, a brand new quick-and-casual spot in Beverly Grove, is serving Korean and Korean fusion dishes born of Christina Hong’s pandemic-spurred pop-up, BulgHoagie. The menu contains Hong’s signature hoagie full of bulgogi, kimchi remoulade, provolone and grilled onions; galbi tacos; gochujang jackfruit “birria” tacos; bibimbap; and Korean fried hen. Seoulmates is open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.

8320 W. third St., Los Angeles, (323) 424-4863, seoulmatesla.com

Owner and occasional roaster Max Gualtieri is bringing Joules and Watts to Koreatown with single-origin-sourced espresso beans, a cellular espresso bar and pastries on weekdays.

(Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times)

Joules and Watts

Local espresso bar and roaster Joules and Watts is popping up indefinitely in Koreatown at Sugar Bank artwork house. Max Gualtieri’s former Joules and Watts website in Malibu is now Broad Street Coffee Co. — run by the group behind native seafood chain Broad Street Oyster Co. — and Gualtieri is promoting lattes, chilly brews, baggage of espresso beans, and croissants, danishes and different pastries from bakery Friends & Family out of a cellular rig that he constructed himself. Joules and Watts is popping up in Okay-town from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday.

205 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, joulesandwattscoffee.com