Upscale Japanese restaurants serving arrays of hamachi with yuzu ponzu sauce and serrano chile slivers, glazed miso black cod, and crispy rice topped with chopped spicy tuna have become reliable celebrity hotspots around the country. The dining format founded in the mid-’90s and early 2000s by the likes of Nobu Matsuhisa’s namesake establishments in Beverly Hills (Matsuhisa) and Tribeca (Nobu) in New York City, has exploded into a universe of restaurants that includes well-known players like Katsuya, Catch, Katana, Sushi Roku, Morimoto, and more.⁠ ⁠ Koi, a 21-year-old veteran of La Cienega Boulevard’s bustling restaurant zone, has just reopened on January 3 in the adjacent building. After closing right on Christmas Eve, Koi is already back to serving elegant takes on sashimi, sushi rolls, and other modern Japanese dishes with an energetic new covered outdoor patio and see-and-be-seen type of dining room. After two decades of drawing in famous people (from Paris Hilton to George Clooney) and batting away paparazzi on the sidewalk, Koi is taking the opportunity to reincarnate itself with this new venue. Click on the link in bio to read the opening story by @mattatouille, with photos by @meetjakob