The Best Tempura in the United States
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The best tempura in the United States, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Secchu Yokota comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
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Rank 1. Secchu Yokota
Tempura Japanese
A tempura omakase on the Lower East Side where the chef trained in French kitchens and uses mostly Japanese-sourced ingredients, which sounds like a concept pitch but unfolds as something quietly focused. The batter is sheer, the shrimp and anago are treated like they cost what they cost, and the meal opens and closes with dishes that have nothing to do with tempura. Small room, loyal regulars, not much signage.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Secchu Yokota (this place) 68.544
- #1 Tempura Endo 68.544
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Rank 1. Tempura Endo
Tempura Japanese
Tempura Endo is a counter-focused omakase in Beverly Hills devoted entirely to the art of frying things in hot cottonseed oil, which sounds reductive until you're watching each piece emerge with a coating so lacy it barely registers as batter. Sit at the copper cauldron, not the tables. The tasting menu runs expensive, and the chef places each item in front of you one at a time, the way a ritual should go. A Michelin Selected Restaurant.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Secchu Yokota 68.544
- #1 Tempura Endo (this place) 68.544
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Rank 3. Chamon
Tempura
The awards
- Eater The Best Restaurants for Lunch in Las Vegas