Nisei Week Japanese Festival is a food festival in Los Angeles.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Japanese Village Plaza, 335 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Taste of Soul closes Crenshaw Boulevard for one Saturday each October, drawing more than 300,000 people to hundreds of soul food vendors and three music stages.
Tip: Park south of Stocker and walk north; the Obama end fills first. Vendors run out by mid-afternoon, so eat before 14:00.
LA Times The Taste in Los Angeles runs over Labor Day weekend at Paramount Pictures Studios, with chefs from Bestia, Felix and Republique plating in tasting.
Los Angeles Wine and Food Festival in November pours from 200 wineries and plates from city chefs at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Three days of tastings.
Smorgasburg LA in Row DTLA, Los Angeles is a year-round Sunday food market with 100 vendors. Kuya Lord, Holbox and Bone Kettle launched here.
626 Night Market in Arcadia, Los Angeles runs summer weekends at Santa Anita Park, the largest Asian-American night market in the US. 250 vendors and live.
dineLA Restaurant Week in Los Angeles runs a two-week prix-fixe across 250 restaurants every January and July, with $25 lunches and $55-95 dinners citywide.
