Chef
Brandon Hayato Go
Chef & Owner, Hayato
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Venue
- Hayato · Restaurant
Known for
- Kaiseki multicourse tasting menus at seven-seat counter
- Seasonal Japanese cuisine with personal explanations
- Two Michelin stars for Hayato
i. Biography
Brandon Hayato Go is the chef and owner of Hayato, a two-Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant in Los Angeles' ROW DTLA, opened in 2018, offering an intimate seven-seat counter experience with seasonal multicourse tasting menus. He draws from decades at his father's sushi restaurant Koi in Seal Beach and stages at top Japanese establishments like three-Michelin-starred Ishikawa in Tokyo. Hayato earned its first Michelin star in 2019 and the second in 2020.
Profile updated April 2026
