Celebrity hotspot Sushiya closing in West – Business News
The solar is setting on yet one more famed eatery in West Hollywood.
Sunset Strip staple Sushiya will close their doorways on September 29 after practically 30 years in business, the restaurant introduced as we speak. The shock shuttering provides yet one more unwelcome title to the record of established eateries closed amid LA’s ongoing restaurant apocalypse.
“After 28 years as a fixture on Sunset Boulevard, Sushiya will close its doors at the end of September, bringing to a close the last remaining legacy restaurant at Sunset Plaza,” a social media announcement from the restaurant learn.
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Rihanna was one of scores of A-listers who stopped by Sushiya over time — the Sunset Strip staple for practically three a long time will close this month. NGRE / AKM-GSI
The restaurant stated their closure marks the tip of a “defining chapter” for the upscale space.
“Sunset Boulevard has changed enormously over the years, but Sushiya remained much the same, staying open late for familiar faces, neighborhood regulars, and generations of guests who came to think of it as their place on Sunset,” they stated.
Brody Jenner stopped by Sushiya in 2007 to have dinner with a good friend. DANIELLE/ZFI/BM/BAUER-GRIFFIN.CO
Sushiya wasn’t simply a celeb hangout — followers beloved the food, too. Instagram/@sushiyaonsunset
First opened in 1998, the restaurant was a superstar hotspot — Rihanna, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta, and Stevie Wonder and plenty of more dined there over time.
Fans had been disheartened by the information.
“Honestly what is happening,” one wrote, mentioning the seemingly infinite record of closures in West Hollywood.
The restaurant’s closure is the newest unwelcome information for the Sunset Strip, the place companies have been fleeing as rents soar. Instagram/@sushiyaonsunset
“Ugh I’m going to miss this SO hard,” one other stated. “Beyond love you guys and all the memories at Sushiya.”
“The best sushi in LA period! See you tonight,” a third exclaimed.
Sushiya joins a wave of different bars, eating places, and nightclubs in the world which have introduced closures in latest months, together with superstar hotspot Employees Only, the railway-themed Electric Owl, nightclub The Belmont, seafood spot Connie & Teds, and plenty of more.
Sushiya introduced the shock closure in a heartfelt social media post as we speak. Instagram/@sushiyaonsunset
The Sunset Strip’s woes lengthen far past a few eating places. Earlier this summer time, The Post took a stroll alongside the world-famous hall, low lined with closed companies and marked by a dismal spirit.
Data from the town council reveals the Sunset Strip is one of the costliest locations to set up store in the LA space — simply behind Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and close by Melrose Avenue.
One business proprietor stated the Strip has modified for the more severe as small companies battle to remain afloat.
Sushiya joins a wave of different eating places, bars and nightspots in the world which have closed just lately. Instagram/@sushiyaonsunset
“A lot of the businesses are struggling to break even because the cost of living is rising and the rent is rising,” Sofi Mamo of A Divine H20 informed the California Post.
“A lot of the businesses are struggling to break even because the cost of living is rising and the rent is rising,” she stated — noting that her rent has nearly tripled since she opened 20 years in the past.
“I think every small business, every mom-and-pop, all the small businesses are in danger of extinction,” she continued.
Last yr, 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 guests has additionally impacted the world. Last summer time, the town additionally launched figures exhibiting that 300,000 fewer guests got here in West Hollywood in the primary quarter of 2025 in comparison with the yr earlier than.
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