LITTLE TOKYO
LOS ANGELES, CA
JAPANESE COOKING / L.A. PUNK ROCK居酒屋LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES

A PUNK ROCK IZAKAYA / LITTLE TOKYO

COME FOR DINNER.
STAY FOR THE SCENE.

GET INTO THE FOODFIND THE FUNHOUSE

A PLACE TO EAT. A PLACE TO MEET.

JAPANESE FOOD.
L.A. PUNK ROCK.

A punk rock izakaya in Little Tokyo. Japanese cooking, a sushi counter, and a room full of music history. Come for dinner. Make a night of it.

Vintage punk flyers and framed memorabilia on Funhouse’s brick wall, above tables and pink chairs
01 / THE ROOM — LITTLE TOKYO, L.A.
Nigiri on the Funhouse counter
02 / AT THE COUNTER

LITTLE
TOKYO
L.A.

INDEPENDENT KITCHEN. INDEPENDENT SPIRIT.@FUNHOUSE_LOSANGELES
01 / THE KITCHENIZAKAYA = EAT. DRINK. HANG OUT.

COME
HUNGRY.

A sushi counter.
A table full of plates.
Room for your friends.

Funhouse brings sushi and Japanese drinking food into the same room. The kitchen moves between the counter, inventive izakaya plates, and plant-based cooking.

A close view of nigiri prepared at Funhouse
COUNTER NOTES / FUNHOUSE
AT THE COUNTER01

SUSHI.SASHIMI.

Nigiri and sashimi sit alongside the drinking food. Tsubasa’s background at Sushi Enya comes with him to the counter.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF SUSHI NIGHT
IZAKAYA PLATES02

SMALL PLATES.BIG IDEAS.

Yam fries. Sashimi ceviche with nori tostadas. Japanese drinking food with room for a little invention.

SOMETHING FOR THE TABLE
PLANT-BASED TOO03

MORE THANFISH.

Vegetarian and vegan dishes are part of the picture, including tomato curry and plant-based riffs on izakaya favorites.

ASK WHAT’S COOKING

THE KITCHEN KEEPS MOVING.

For the current menu, specials, and what’s cooking, head to Funhouse’s Instagram.

FOOD & MENU UPDATES
02 / THE CULTURETHE PEOPLE. THE BANDS. THE ROOM.

BUILT FROM THE SCENE.

MUSIC.FOOD.FRIENDS.

Funhouse’s collection of Black Flag, the Weirdos and the Nerves memorabilia among other punk flyers THE WALLS HAVE A HISTORY.

BLACK FLAG / THE WEIRDOS / THE NERVES
SOME OF THE NAMES ON THE WALLS.

FIELD NOTES / 01

FROM THE BAND
TO THE KITCHEN.

Funhouse is run by chef and guitarist Tsubasa Muratani. His connections run through L.A. punk as well as Japanese cooking.

Razorcake #150 features an interview with Tsubasa by Martin Wong, listing Funhouse alongside Rough Kids, Psychoactive and The Sacred.

  • ROUGH KIDS
  • PSYCHOACTIVE
  • THE SACRED
TSUBASA IN RAZORCAKE #150
FIELD NOTES / 02

FLYERS.
RECORDS.
MEMORIES.

The room carries vintage show flyers, framed punk memorabilia and band gear. Black Flag, the Weirdos and the Nerves are among the names visible in the collection.

It’s a place where the food and the music belong to the same story. Take a seat. Look around. Stay a while.

WHAT’S HAPPENING
AT THE FUNHOUSE?FOLLOW @FUNHOUSE_LOSANGELES
03 / BEHIND THE COUNTERTSUBASA MURATANI
Chef and guitarist Tsubasa Muratani working behind the Funhouse counter
TSUBASA MURATANI / CHEF + GUITARIST

FUKUOKA → LOS ANGELES → FUNHOUSE

TWO WORLDS.
ONE HOUSE.

Tsubasa moved from Fukuoka to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue punk rock. A decade at Sushi Enya became part of his culinary story. At Funhouse, the kitchen and the music finally share an address.

“Cooking is as fun as playing punk rock music.”

Tsubasa Muratani, speaking to L.A. TACO
READ THE FULL L.A. TACO STORY
2005
Fukuoka to L.A.For the music.
10 YEARS
Sushi Enya.A life in the kitchen.
FUNHOUSE
Both worlds together.Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.

IN PRINT / IN THE SCENE

READ THE STORIES
L.A. TACO

The kitchen meets
L.A. punk history.

PROFILE / JAVIER CABRAL RAZORCAKE #150

Tsubasa Muratani,
in conversation.

INTERVIEW / MARTIN WONG THE INFATUATION

A Little Tokyo izakaya
with its own point of view.

OPENING NOTE / CATHY PARK
04 / YOUR NEXT STOPLITTLE TOKYO / LOS ANGELES

BRING YOUR APPETITE.

SEE YOUAT THEFUNHOUSE.

YOU’VE GOT THE ADDRESS.

116

JUDGE JOHN AISO ST.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
LITTLE TOKYO
GET DIRECTIONS CALL / (213) 852-7160

Check Instagram for current hours and the latest from the kitchen. For questions before your visit, give the restaurant a call.

WHAT’S AN IZAKAYA?

A place to eat, drink and spend time together. Order a few plates, settle in, and see where the night goes.

LOOKING FOR THE MENU?

Find current food and menu updates on Funhouse’s Instagram.

PLANNING WITH FRIENDS?

For current seating and dining arrangements, call the restaurant before heading over.