Hinoki & the Bird

Hinoki & the Bird is a travel inspired dining concept that pushes modern California cooking to vibrant new bounds. Taking cues from travels through the Silk Road, the restaurant serves as a colorful kaleidoscope where bright flavors, a healthful sensibility, and technique harmoniously collide. The Milo Garcia-designed indoor/outdoor space is housed on the ground floor of Related Companies’...

Hinoki & the Bird may be hidden away in The Century luxury condominium building in Century City, but that hasn't hindered diners from descending upon this restaurant. The space encompasses a sizeable main dining room with a bar on one side and open kitchen on the other, plus a patio with retractable roof. By nature of the design materials --- wood, glass, cement --- the room can get very noisy....

"Refined, but not precious" sums up the "inventive" Japanese cuisine at this "pricey" Century City entry from David Myers dispensing small and large plates in a "beautiful" rustic room scented with hinoki wood (it "smells like a wonderful sauna"); with interesting seasonal cocktails, the "bar area is a scene" too.

David Myers won a Michelin star at Sona, but with Hinoki & The Bird, he seems to be aiming for more approachable elegance. Installed at The Century, Robert A.M. Stern's striking architectural masterpiece, Milo Garcia's interior design is airy and verdant, with reclaimed oak walls, refurbished flea market chairs, a solid copper communal table, and a living wall of vines. A signature dish is the...

American Restaurant featuring modern California cooking, serving Lunch, Dinner, Specialty Cocktails, Desserts and accommodates for your private events.

"From chefs Kuniko Yagi and David Myers. Love this place. Love the kale and the lobster roll. The desserts are refreshing. The cocktails... addictive (and strong!). It feels like a blend of Cali a...view morend Japan, in the best way." -- Alex...