In November 2019, Chrissy Teigen named the “abalone pasta at n/naka” a “top life dish.”
Brie Larson thanked “@nnakarestaurant for the most beautiful meal” in March 2017, saying, “It made me cry, like, three times.”
Mindy Kaling said she and B.J. Novak were “Comedians in West LA getting sushi” when they went to n/naka together in August 2016.
Sophia Bush “had the pleasure of dining” at n/naka as part of her 34th birthday celebration in July 2016 and complimented the chef — “one of the world’s only female kaiseki chefs.” She also explained that “kaiseki is a formal ordering of courses with roots in Buddhist ritual, and began in 16th-century Japan. It’s also historically, exclusively, prepared by men.”
Kiernan Shipka ate a “Magical meal” at n/naka in June 2016 and said, “I love Chef Niki.”
