Tempura Endo

This isn't your average omakase meal. At Tempura Endo in Beverly Hills, each dish is a celebration of Kyoto-style tempura, featuring vegetables and protein fried in a rotating selection of cotton seed oil, sesame seed oil and safflower oil, with batter made from hard water, white wine and Japanese tempura flour. The menu changes frequently, but you might find sea urchin wrapped with laver and prawn or sesame tofu fried to a crip. While a la carte dishes are available, most diners come for one of the set menus, which range from $180 to $280 per person. The latter includes a special matcha tea ceremony—the perfect way to end your meal in serenity.