Hidden gem for sure. I've been wanting to check this place out for a while, and it did not disappoint. It's a little tough to find at first, but once you do, you won't forget it. We went on a Friday night when the weather was perfect, so everywhere was busy--but the experience here really stood out. Our server Janice was amazing: super knowledgeable, attentive, and genuinely welcoming (and I don't say that lightly). I love supporting local businesses, and this place reminded me why. I've been a bit spoiled lately by bigger sushi spots that are packed and very expensive. Here, you get excellent food, great service, and a relaxed vibe without the inflated prices. Truly a keeper. I'm not being paid or incentivized in any way--just sharing an honest experience. I don't post reviews often, but this one felt worth it. The photos are exactly how the food came out, no staging--just great presentation and even better flavor. Shoutout to the owner, the staff, and especially Janice. Definitely recommend supporting this spot. read more

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Sora is my all-time favorite sushi spot in LA as their food is truly phenomenal with fresh fish that is out of this world! I took my Bestie & her daughter here for the first time and they absolutely loved it! Janice is the sweetest Soul as she always takes excellent care of me & my friends when we visit Sora! She should be Manager of this place as she is always on point & especially a kind person! Love this pure Gem ;) read more

We ordered a few things from the menu for delivery. Everything was fresh , and flavorful.

Wow wow wow! Randomly found this gem looking into farmers markets. Didn't realized it just opened 3 weeks ago. Upstairs rooftop restaurant with options to sit in or outside. They have a full bar. The temaki was so fresh and the portions were good. I recommend getting a least 5 and adding on an appetizer. My favorite was the red snapper and the tuna avocado! I will definitely be back and they mentioned a happy hour was on the way. Such a great addition to the Grove! read more

Sora - 5 Temakis is the way to go! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Ok this place was a little confusing to get to. Its actually a part of the restaurant below. The host will bring you up when your table is ready or if not busy. We got a selection of there specials and you need to eat them right away or the nori will get soggy. A little pricey but you pay for the ambiance read more

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Very secluded very private! A secret place! A hidden gem! What a phenomenal place! Located on the second floor of the farmers' market. We have been to this place many time. This review is from Vday. I messed up on my reservation by putting 2 instead of 3 people (2 adults plus 1 kid). Apparently it's a big issue on Vday! Anyhow, GM Sanyiago swooped in and made it all go od. He is the standard of a great manager. The food was exquisite, all the temaki are amazing! We had 12 roles among 2 people. Make sure to try Toro, Salmon and Waguy! read more

Overall, this place has rolls with great flavor and quality ingredients. However, I don't think anything makes this place stand out from other handroll bars. As other reviews have mentioned, this place can be a bit hard to find if you're not familiar with the area. We had to ask a couple of different people before we found the right place. I tried three different rolls which I all enjoyed but for $10 a roll, I expected them to at least be the size of a regular handroll. My boyfriend and I shared an appetizer and 6 rolls and left still pretty hungry. As for the rooftop experience, it is more of a second-story view that overlooks the parking lot or the Whole Foods across the street. I wouldn't choose this location if you're looking for city views. I'm glad I tried this place out but I don't anticipate it being in my regular rotation of hanroll bars. read more

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Too expensive... After spending mor than $250 for dinner, I still have to pay for the parking fee of $8.50 Food and Sake were over priced. read more

Sora - Six pieces and a bottle of sake....more than $260......too much.. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

- Tuna poke - sauce is way too sweet - Salmon truffle - you can't taste the salmon or truffle. The fish did not seem fresh for this one, texture felt off, the color is so pale. All you taste is yuzu? The worst one of the group - The trio - is just ok... the toro is seasoned kind of salty. Just feels like putting expensive ingredients together for the sake of charging you a lot, uninspired. But you can't get raw toro otherwise. - ikura - the decision to use pickles baffles me. Ikura usually have pretty strong flavor but pickles are stronger so 100% overpowers the ikura. Size of each roll is nice, the nori rips easily with my teeth so it was easy and neat to eat. The passion fruit margarita was nice too. Workers were attentive. Restaurant is cute and I'm sure when the weather gets nice, the rooftop portion will be nice. But one star for the temaki, would not recommend. Park in farmers market lot for validation. read more

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Haven't been in person but ordered about 3 times on Uber eats and postmates and it was such an incredible experience. The fish was super fresh and survived a 20 minute drive to me. Seared toro hand roll- 9/10 Spicy salmon hand roll-10/10 Albacore Crispy onion hand roll- 6/10 (sometimes albacore just tastes like albacore lol ) Spicy tuna on crispy was -8/10 would be 10/10 if it wasn't for too much eel sauce on it but I understand a lot of people like the sauce Salmon truffle-1000/1000 super fresh salmon, truffle flavor wasn't too overpowering And let's not forget the packaging was so convenient and great, easy to open, little waste, food doesn't get mushed around everywhere my only advice would be to label the hand rolls for first or second time customers to know which one is which lol, sometimes if you get a lot of salmon hand rolls it's hard to differentiate which is what. Price is amazing and spot on, you're not underpaying or overpaying. Quality and uniqueness of flavors + the most convenient sushi/temaki packaging all adds into the price read more

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Okay... new favorite sushi spot!! Everything tasted sooo fresh and the interior and outdoor seating area is so beautiful. Major shoutout to Mary for her attentiveness, friendliness, and for making it such a fun experience! Shoutout to Santiago for being so friendly and giving great recommendations!! You can tell he cares about the success in this restaurant as the manager! Shoutout to the chef as well who also said goodbye to us since we were the last table left haha. He is sooo great. I can easily become a regular read more

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Food and service so amazing! They are not skimpy on the fish.. Thank you to angel for making us feel welcomed and we appreciated his recommendations and conversation! read more

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For all of you who follow me, you know that I always er on the side of positivity. I try to see the best in all things, people... you feel me :) I did not get the opportunity to visit Sora rooftop in person, sadly. I made the mistake of trying this 5 star establishment (Yelp and Google approved) via a delivery app. MOST certainly NOT the ideal first time with any experience...particularly one involving sushi. That being said, we gave it our finest hopes and kept an open mind. Some backstory. The app did not allow any adjustments or notes. So, I took it upon myself to call the restaurant and request ponzu, ginger and wasabi. The very lovely (I assume) hostess, said she would speak to the chef and call back, as they typically charge for those items. Ok. Cool. Cool... not the best idea but at LEAST give me an option to pay for those on the app! Said lovely hostess happened to agree. Promising to work with the app to make those options possible in the future. I have NO DOUBT they will! All things considered, the food was above decent. The portion sizes, ABSOLUTELY MINUSCULE. But if they correct that, they stand to be an acceptable- maybe even hugely profitable business. They are located in a high traffic location and are the only sushi option available. This is NOT a negative review but a call to the powers that be... at Sora rooftop. A free Nutella pizza is not an excuse to under-fill your rolls or withhold condiments ( I hope those of you who eat at the physical location are given wasabi, ginger and ponzu/soy sauce), even if it means a few extra dollars. When you're spending roughly $100 a person, it SHOULD include all of that and more. But we all have our growing pains, right? Let's hope this COULD BE great little rooftop sushi spot in the famed farmer's market can recognize that the absolute essence of the hospitality business... is being, well, hospitable. This may have been a less than ideal and VERY pricey experience for us. Yet it's one that could have easily been avoided. I hope Sora thrives. Makes their portions and their customer relations commensurate with prices. In a time when so many are struggling to get by, fine dining (or even midway) MUST give it their best. Some save up for such special experiences and expect nothing short of...well, acceptable. If not exceptional. Hoping to see this place do their best! Stay tuned! read more

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Absolutely beautiful evening at Sora, a new rooftop attached to the historic farmers market at the grove. Besides the amazing customer service, led by our server Gaya, the food was delicious!! The manager also stopped by our table to check in on us and provide menu recommendations- I am so glad I listened! My favorite was the coconut shrimp and the waygu. The crispy rice spicy tuna appetizer is a MUST!! The Nutella pizza was a nice sweet ending to this delicious meal. So glad we stumbled upon this gem and will be returning soon! Thank you Gaya and team! read more

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We came for the hand rolls but stayed for the Angel. Angel was probably the best server we've had in LA- true master of his craft. His explanation of everything on the menu and recommendations based on personal preference is unmatched. The hand rolls were top notch as well. read more

My husband and I came here for a date night. The food was good but very expensive for the small portions. We had a decent time until it was time to leave. We noticed the hostess that was amazing was upset. My husband asked the manger what was going on and he was so rude and dismissive. We spent over $200 on dinner and the manger treated us like we were so irrelevant. He was incredibly unprofessional and RUDE! Pretty mind blowing! read more

I would give this place. 4.25 stars. It's a lot more casual than I had expected. It's not necessarily a rooftop bar, but more like a patio. The hand rolls are delicious, particularly The toro truffle 5/5 and spicy bluefin 5/5. The spicy tuna crispy rice was also delicious 4/5. The truffle salmon 1/5 and Black cod 1/5 were pretty bad. read more

So as a concerned Californian speaking for the well being of this restaurant.. I would lower your prices. I went there the food was good but not good enough for when the bill arrived and surely not enough portion of food for the amount on the bill. I honestly felt four tiny handrolls should not cost around 60 or 70 bucks.. like who the heck came up with the prices. Who was just sitting there saying, yeah this price makes sense. Last time I was there on a Saturday night there were barely any people. If you want to thrive maybe serve two of those handrolls for that price... if I'm going to spend that kind of money on luxury sushi I'll go to an actual luxury sushi place.. also if you're going to have that kind of price margin you could fool more people being in the actual grove rather than farmers market .... This is by the way me trying to help out .... I really don't see this location succeeding passed maybe a couple years. The difficulty in affording anything in la has superseded the desire for ppl to eat out. And the food isn't so good that I would ever eat here again cus who can afford that except rich ppl and ppl who overcharge their credit cards. Also in a family tourist spot u should think about getting a kids menu. I felt jipped eating here.. felt like my money was stolen from me and I couldn't get the experience back quite honestly. And I don't know how there are so many amazing comments other than tourists. People we need to stop supporting restaurants that think it's cool to make fools of us. Cus then the prices will continue to spike so long as we continue to pay the prices and that's my 2 cents read more

One of my favorite restaurants right by the grove! All of the temaki are so delicious! My favorites are the kumamoto red snapper, coconut shrimp, and scallop! Our server Angel was amazing!! He was so attentive and made our whole experience better! read more

Nice place to have a biz lunch. Food is overpriced and service is super slow. The experience is so-so. Even view can't make you happy if you need to wait for a waiter 20+ minutes. read more

This place is great for a rooftop experience. However I feel like in terms of quality it costs a lot for what it is. Just go to Kazunori instead if you are craving Handrolls. read more

Wonderful food and service, thank you to the staff for entertaining us on Halloween! The spicy crispy rice and spicy edamame were great starters, and all the hand rolls we had were excellent. Japanese eggplant was a tasty vegan option. read more

Sora - Best Angel and Devil ever!! Sora is fantastic, wonderful food and service. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I had such a delicious meal here tonight. The atmosphere was so lovely and they were so accommodating. Our server, Angel was excellent and made the experience so great. The temaki is so good. The spicy California was my favorite, we also loved the Wagyu, seared salmon, and the Japanese eggplant. The cucumber salad, toro spoon, and crispy rice were very good as well. read more

Wanted to take my girls on a "here's what fancy "LA" people do" weekday adventure so booked this cute rooftop onigiri-like spot. Service was amazing, especially the bus boy who kept our water glasses filled (I felt like the hostess and the waiter were a bit too snotty), food is made to order and everything is perfect but, unsurprisingly, it is incredibly pricey. Parking validation is provided, a bit tricky to find (above Starbucks at the Farmers' Market), fun to wander around afterwards read more

The hand rolls are the best I've had. They wrap the nuri so that when you peel and eat it, it's crunchy and so yummy. Excellent, friendly service! The rooftop is hidden above the Savta restaurant. read more

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First time visitor, turned long time customer. The food- delicious! Customer service - fantastic. Mari our waitress was incredible and sooo personable. Isabella and Jose were in the kitchen truly creating art. I've never had temaki and enjoyed every last bite. Thank you to Mari, Jose, & Isabella for making our experience. read more

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Food & atmosphere AMAZING 100/10!! Our server Mari made all the difference and made our experience TOP NOTCH! The chef Isabella creates beautiful and tasty dishes! A must try in LA!! read more

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Went here because I was instagram targeted. The place was a bit hard to find because it's upstairs and the entrance is thru a downstairs restaurant. You check in on the below restaurant to get upstairs. The restaurant itself is literally in front of the clock hands of the clock tower.. You can reach out and touch them if you are seated next to them. The food itself was small portions, but sushi is usually like this. They wrap the sushi piece in seaweed and make a mini taco. The detail part is the plastic wrapping the seaweed is in. You take it out which is a whole convo w the waiter.. and then when you successfully take it out, you end up having a less soggy seaweed wrap that brings out the flavor. Each taco was soo tasty and savory. We ordered the following in order of favorite Fried Tofu Seared Japaneese Wagu The Trio Everything Salmon Omg and the Nutella pizza! Was to die for!!! I would go back but not often. We dropped a good dime and left a bit hungry read more

This place is great! Service was great and Angel was the best server! Anyone in this area needs to come here. A+ read more

Sora - Red snapper cilantro Yuzu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Quite hand roll bar above the grove farmers market. Came with a few friends and had a lovely time. Some of the hand rolls were really great, esp the coconut shrimp, and we loved our waiter Angel, who was knowledgeable and a great time. Would come back again read more

We had dinner at Sora for our anniversary and couldn't be happier that we chose it. The food was amazing, the cocktails were legit, but what really made the night was our server, Anthony. He was just awesome - super knowledgeable, easy to talk to, and gave us great recommendations. I think we ended up ordering like 99% of what he suggested, and every single thing was so good. Not one miss. You could tell he actually cared about making sure we had a great experience without ever feeling pushy or over the top. Sora on its own is already a great spot, but Anthony's service took it to another level. We felt really well taken care of, and it just made the whole night feel special. We'll definitely be back - and we're 100% asking for Anthony again. read more

Wow. I wanted to return, but the prices are ridiculous for the portion. In less than 6 months, miso soup price increased $2. Edamame increased by $3. Crispy rice increased by $4. Almost each tiny roll has increased by $1-$2. I thought it tasted good, but value is a part of my rating. And it's just too pricy. read more

Been to a lot of handroll spots and this one definitely hits the mark in every way. The options are endless and service is great. Anthony was our server and always checked up on us. I recommend coming from Mon- Fri 3-5pm during happy hour. I came with my girl friend and we had an amazing time. Will come back again! read more

Sora - A5 waygu handroll, coconut shrimp handroll, red snapper handroll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Amazing food with great service! the whole restaurant is so cute and i love that it is a rooftop. food is great, tried many things and can't go wrong with anything. the salmon truffle really stood out!! read more

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Everything was amazing! One of the best fishes that I ever had, really fresh, really amazing!!! Ambience was very cozy and nice & service was top notch! read more

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First off, the restaurant is adorable! Great views, great vibe and fabulous service! Our server, Anthony was sooo personable and helpful. He made our meal!! We tipped him 30%, he was that good!! We will definitely come back!! Spicy lobster, miso cod and red snapper are a must! Oh and the coconut shrimp was insane!! Lychee martini was also a great cocktail here.Yum!! Request Anthony and you will have the BEST experience read more

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Loved every bite! Felt as authentic as being in Japan! Service is also exceptional. Great addition to the grove!

As you might expect from a place like this, the food is awesome! The ambience is pleasant. The service is great. But huge shout out to Anthony! I don't know if I've ever been greeted so enthusiastically when arriving at a restaurant! Great server!!! Also, best spicy edamame ever ! read more

My wife and I had dinner here and I was hopeful after reading good things but I left with some mixed feelings about the place. 1. It's really hard to find because it's a restaurant on top of another restaurant and there's no big sign that says Sora. It's just some small signs around. It's unclear that you have to go to the hostess for the downstairs Italian restaurant to be seated at the upstairs Japanese restaurant. So the entrance and experience of being seated and everything is at best awkward. 2. All roof tops are not created equal and this one has basically a view of Trader Joe's, a giant air conditioner on the roof of the Farmer's Market and the Farmer's Market parking lot. 3. There was no parking left in the lot so we were directed to park in the parking structure. But the restaurant doesn't validate for the parking structure so we had to pay the 10 bucks for parking. Not the end of the world but annoying if you are dropping almost 200 for dinner. 4. The plastic on the seaweed that the hand rolls come on is just weird. I know it's there to keep the seaweed crisp but it's not worth the fumbling and annoyance of having to pull two slim and fussy pieces of plastic off before each bite of your meal. Not to mention the endless waste and mess it creates. Also it gives a vibe that this food just came from a vending machine. And let's not get started on microplastics in what we eat. 4. I guess it's a blessing that they let you order also off of the downstairs menu because we needed something substantial to add to the ten hand rolls we ordered. There is no way a normal hungry person can feel full after 70 dollars worth of their hand rolls. Anyway, we went for a couple slices of pizza after leaving if that tells you how much food you get. Note: what food we did get after finding the place and pulling the plastic off was tasty but not worth trouble and price. Kudos to the staff who were nice and helpful and seemed to want to make things work. I won't be returning to this roof top anytime soon. read more

Sushi was pretty good, but Portion size was pretty small. Spicy tuna on crispy rice 8.5/10 Crab roll 8.5/10 Lobster roll 8/10 Salmon truffle 7/10 Smoked salmon 7.25/10 Albacore and crispy onion 7/10 read more