Large pink orchid blooms sweeping over the Kasen counter, with the lit sake and spirits shelf behind.

Our story

Omakase Saigonese

Born in Los Angeles. Refined in Saigon.

Origin

Saigon's first omakase counter.

Kasen opened in 2018 as Saigon's first omakase counter, a Saigon-born expression of omakase shaped by Japanese craft and its Los Angeles roots at Shinji Murata's Hiko Sushi.

Shinji Murata smiling behind the counter at Hiko Sushi in Los Angeles. — Shinji Murata, Hiko Sushi, Los Angeles

Philosophy

A vision to reinvestigate tradition.

Only the season's most trusted seafood. The highest quality ingredients, sourced globally. A dedicated experience, and a vision to reinvestigate tradition.

A spread of whole market fish and a block of tuna, arranged on wooden trays.

Today

Kim Chu leads the counter.

Kim Chu is the heir to this philosophy, and leads the counter today.

Kim Chu at the bar, preparing a drink, in Kasen whites. — Kim Chu

Kasen today

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