Soma Suisan has closed its West Hollywood restaurant after barely a year, but the tuna-heavy Japanese concept is not done with Los Angeles. The brand is planning a move to Hollywood, where it would resurface on Ovation Hollywood’s fifth floor.
The Sunday shutdown and proposed relocation surfaced Friday. According to WhatNow Los Angeles, a recent ABC filing and an announcement from the brand point to a new space at Ovation Hollywood, while the ownership team had not supplied an opening timeline. So for now, this is a relocation plan, not a grand-opening countdown.
The move would shift Soma Suisan from a neighborhood restaurant on La Cienega to a large entertainment complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. Ovation Hollywood describes the property as a shopping and entertainment destination that also houses Japan House LA, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, Lucky Strike and other attractions.
From Toyosu Tuna To Hollywood Omakase
Soma Suisan is the Los Angeles outpost of a Japanese seafood business with roots in Tokyo. On its official site, the brand says it has been hand-selecting tuna since its founding in Tsukiji in 1964, supplying premium and rare cuts to sushi bars across Japan before bringing that fish-focused identity to West Hollywood.
When the restaurant opened in June 2025, WEHO Times reported that its menu paired premium sushi and sashimi with grilled fish, izakaya-style small plates and kamameshi. The restaurant’s tuna selection remains the headline act, while WhatNow Los Angeles reported that its omakase options start at $98 and that the restaurant has a sake-focused beverage program.
A Familiar Hollywood Landing Spot
The brand has already had a small foothold at its proposed destination: an official Ovation event listing says Soma Suisan catered a January wine dinner at Japan House Salon on Level 5. That does not establish an opening date, but it suggests the restaurant is not entirely new to the building’s programming and Japanese-culture ecosystem.
For West Hollywood diners, the immediate change is simple: the La Cienega dining room is closed. For Hollywood, the potential payoff is a sushi and omakase restaurant built around rare tuna cuts, a sake-heavy bar program and a Japanese seafood pedigree—assuming the paperwork and build-out move from filing to finished room.
