Superstar hotspot Sushiya closing in West Hollywood after 28 years
The solar is setting on yet one more famed eatery in West Hollywood.
Sundown Strip staple Sushiya will shut their doorways on September 29 after practically 30 years in enterprise, the restaurant introduced right now. The shock shuttering provides yet one more unwelcome identify to the checklist of established eateries closed amid LA’s ongoing restaurant apocalypse.
“After 28 years as a fixture on Sundown Boulevard, Sushiya will shut its doorways on the finish of September, bringing to an in depth the final remaining legacy restaurant at Sundown Plaza,” a social media announcement from the restaurant learn.
The restaurant stated their closure marks the tip of a “defining chapter” for the upscale space.
“Sundown Boulevard has modified enormously through the years, however Sushiya remained a lot the identical, staying open late for acquainted faces, neighborhood regulars, and generations of company who got here to consider it as their place on Sundown,” they stated.
First opened in 1998, the restaurant was a star hotspot — Rihanna, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta, and Stevie Marvel and lots of extra dined there through the years.
Followers had been disheartened by the information.
“Truthfully what is occurring,” one wrote, declaring the seemingly countless checklist of closures in West Hollywood.
“Ugh I’m going to overlook this SO exhausting,” one other stated. “Past love you guys and all of the reminiscences at Sushiya.”
“The most effective sushi in LA interval! See you tonight,” a 3rd exclaimed.
Sushiya joins a wave of different bars, eating places, and nightclubs within the space which have introduced closures in latest months, together with celeb hotspot Staff Solely, the railway-themed Electrical Owl, nightclub The Belmont, seafood spot Connie & Teds, and lots of extra.
The Sundown Strip’s woes prolong far past just a few eating places. Earlier this summer time, The Submit took a stroll alongside the world-famous hall, low lined with closed companies and marked by a dismal spirit.
Knowledge from the town council reveals the Sundown Strip is without doubt one of the most costly locations to arrange store within the LA space — simply behind Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and close by Melrose Avenue.
One enterprise proprietor stated the Strip has modified for the more severe as small companies battle to remain afloat.
“A number of the companies are struggling to interrupt even as a result of the price of dwelling is rising and the lease is rising,” Sofi Mamo of A Divine H20 instructed the California Submit.
“A number of the companies are struggling to interrupt even as a result of the price of dwelling is rising and the lease is rising,” she stated — noting that her lease has nearly tripled since she opened 20 years in the past.
“I believe each small enterprise, each mom-and-pop, all of the small companies are in peril of extinction,” she continued.
Right here’s the newest on the raids The California Submit has solely coated:
Final 12 months, the emptiness fee in West Hollywood for retail areas was 10.3% and 16.3% for workplace areas, in line with the town.
A scarcity of tourists has additionally impacted the world. Final summer time, the town additionally launched figures displaying that 300,000 fewer guests got here in West Hollywood within the first quarter of 2025 in comparison with the 12 months earlier than.
