Zafran Perfumes

Maneki Neko is a Japanese specialty store (established in 2009) with three other locations in…read moreBurbank, Arcadia, and Brea. Maneki Neko also operates a sister concept store called CATCH Little Tokyo located on the third floor of Japanese Village Plaza. [Parking]: As long as there are no special events in Little Tokyo, the Aiso Parking Garage (101 Judge John Aiso St) is your best bet. [Selection]: The shop has transitioned from primarily selling traditional decor / ceramics / cosmetics (which the shop still carries but in a smaller section) to focusing mainly on plushies and blind boxes featuring IPs like Sanrio, Pokémon, and other Japanese anime. Even though an officially licensed Sanrio store is located next door, Maneki Neko still has an excellent selection of Sanrio items that you can't find at the next-door licensed Sanrio store. [Conclusion]: This is one of those shops where I can probably find a Sanrio plush that I am willing to buy as a gift. It is a perfect example of a thriving shop that has learned to adapt by keeping up with changing consumer tastes.

One of the bigger Maneki Neko that I've been to and once in awhile they have super bargain sales…read morehere. I don't think anything can ever beat the old Arcadia location when I got super cheap and nice cosmetics for around $1 (think Missha and Majolica Marjorca, but this only happened when things reopened after the lock down), but you can still find some good deals here. Similar to the Arcadia location, there's a mix of legitimate items here and a couple questionable, potentially bootleg items, so make sure you check and read the labels and compare prices online and the such. I like how this location plays into the culture and touristy-ness of the Little Tokyo with the daruma statue photo op in front and the pressed penny machine. I'm a sucker for pressed pennies, so this was nice. I've gotten super cheap sword props for cosplay, cute super cheap random character plushies and merchandise (think generic cats), and in an ocean of blind box slop shops in LT, I prefer Maneki Neko in comparison.

SEGA Hatsune Miku Figures

Blind Boxes and More!

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Sanrio stationery

Tokyo Central Kawaii

4.4(9 reviews)

My husband and I purchased these cards 1 week and a half ago but unfortunately our dog tore it up…read moreand this is my childhood game so I was really sad We decided to call and ask if they had anymore left. Luckily they did and I spoke to Johnny, she was super sweet and set aside 10 of them for my husband and I to come pick it up from Vegas! Really thankful to her! Very happy with my purchases! ありがとうございます！

Have a lot of cute items and household items. Nice place and the staffs are nice and friendly…read more Shall be back again

1.0 mi•Little Tokyo, Downtown

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Mackerel bento box

JS K Beauty

5.0(10 reviews)

the owners really nice and friendly and have a lot of free samples!!…read more The owner is really smart and have a lot of knowledge for skin problems and recommends the best of products highly recommend if you come to little tokyo !!

Excellent skincare shop conveniently located where you buy groceries. Very helpful staff. The owner…read moreis very knowledgeable and was able to recommend numerous things for me. They even gave me some samples. These masks I got have been great, I definitely noticed a difference the next day. Thanks! 감사합니다!

2.9 mi•Wilshire Center, Koreatown

MY HAAAAAUL

High selections of products!!!!!

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SM Korea Beauty

4.1(17 reviews)

A small, great shop that has skincare and make up from Korea or Japan! Their prices were all so…read morereasonable and afforadable. The workers were also very nice and assisted us whenever we had any questions.

Went to the store today and waited 10 min after posted opening time for it to open. There was no…read moreone there and they said online and on the door they open at 12.

2.7 mi•Wilshire Center, Koreatown

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THAT YAKGWA & SWEET POTATO!!!!

PalaceBeautyMetro

4.7(114 reviews)

Owners are really knowledgeable and helpful. Helped me find the right products and explained what…read moreeach key ingredient was used for. Will definitely come back.

I was able to find all the Korean skin care , the person was really helpful , and I found really…read moregood prices

My shopping bag from today, it's full of K beauty products

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Hannah Cosmetics & Beauty Supply

4.9(12 reviews)

0.7 mi•Downtown

So happy I found this place! Great selection of eyelashes and cosmetics at great prices. The owners…read moreworking at the shop were super friendly and helpful. This will be my go to spot for eyelashes!

The best beauty supply wholesaler in DTLA. The two brother owners are quick, friendly and Know…read moretheir inventory. They're also speak Korean, Spanish and English. If you need make up supplies this shop is a must visit

A large supply of face and hair care!

Eyelashes for days!!! They also carry Duo glue!

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Here's a small sample of the variety of supplies they have

Japanese Village Plaza

4.3(329 reviews)

Stopped by Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo a couple of weeks ago while I was in town on a…read morebusiness trip. What a fun afternoon. The plaza is packed with shops. I wandered through a few of them, including the ones with the gashapon and claw machines, which was a blast. There happened to be a small anime expo going on, so there were cosplayers everywhere and the energy was great. Lots of Japanese food options around. I grabbed ramen at one of the shops, and there is plenty of variety if you want to eat your way through the plaza. It is a great spot to kill an afternoon, whether you are into anime, Japanese groceries, or just good food. Definitely worth a stop if you are in Little Tokyo.

This plaza is the most stunning part of Little Tokyo. The whole space has been setup to mimic a…read moresmall village of like space of Japan. The open space has beautiful lanterns hanging from the top. There are spots to sit and rest. Both street parking and parking garages are available for visitors. In this plaza there's a lot to do. There are several restaurants first of all. Then there's bakery store, gift shop, Japanese grocery store, ice cream parlor and it's adjacent to another mall building. The plaza is mostly clean and safe to walk around. We spent about an hour here. We bough some stuff from Nijiya market, got kimono from Shinyodo gift shop and got ice cream from Little Tokyo Ice cream and yogurt. All staff members in each store were nice. Prices varied from average to high based on products.

3.1 mi•Wilshire Center, Koreatown

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The bell tower

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Shibuyala

3.6(95 reviews)

Love coming here for Japanese beauty products, especially lashes and makeup and haircare! They have…read moresome Korean beauty products as well. Every time I come here I always end up spending a couple hundred for big hauls because I want everything haha, but prices aren't bad at all. This last time I got a free diffuser as a gift with purchase! They also suggested buying these Japanese cough drops since I was headed to a concert (which - good looking out! was absolutely needed and helpful). They even checked the ingredients in Japanese to make sure that I wouldn't have any allergic reactions which was so sweet! Service has been consistently great every time that I've visited here. This last time I went was super early on a weekday though, so wasn't busy at all. It was shortly after they opened because I happened to have an appointment in the area and needed some beauty products for a trip. They were great with answering all of my beauty questions! The only con may be parking when it's busy or later in the day. I've tried coming here at night before but struggled to find parking when the lot was full and there weren't any spots on the street nearby. So definitely try to plan to come earlier in the day/when it's less busy.

This Shibuyala has a great product range, packed shelves, and testers out. Love that they have…read morebasically every Medicube product available compared to places like Olive Young. Prices are pretty fair compared to online, but my biggest issue is the staff. They always follow me around as if I was shoplifting. It makes me so comfortable. I've been coming here for years too. Still, incredible selection, and I could easily spend hours here.

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Entrance.

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Little Tokyo Mall

3.7(186 reviews)

Parking in the parking desk is easy access into the mall area. Many stores to visit and delicious…read morefoods to choose from. Friendly and clean. Cute photo opt areas. The little mom and pop stores with great prices for collectibles.

My family and I made a short stop at the Little Tokyo Mall in Los Angeles early one Saturday…read moremorning, just prior to leaving for Las Vegas. We were interested in stopping because it was our first time there and wanted to see it, however, we only had approximately one hour to explore. The shopping center wasn't too busy yet since it was so early, but also most all of the stores were closed as well. We did not get the complete experience of everything that this mall offers. A couple of bakeries were open when we visited and I am glad that we stopped! They allowed us to get some sweet treats and pastries, and they actually became one of the highlights of our trip to Little Tokyo! Although some of the stores weren't opened yet, it was great just to explore the area! All of the storefronts at the mall and surrounding Plaza were decorated for the holiday season. This brought an extra layer of charm to the shopping trip and helped create a cozy, festive ambiance! The quietness of the early morning hours created a amazing environment for us to walk through and enjoy our short little excursion to this beautiful shopping center! Although my visit was brief, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I would love to go back again, but next time during afternoon or evening hours when all the shops are open so I can finally see everything the Little Tokyo Mall has to offer!

Little Tokyo Mall

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Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle

3.7(128 reviews)

I'm used to seeing Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle inside malls, so it's neat to have one that's in an…read moreopen shopping plaza. It's definitely one of the bigger ones and it's an interesting mix of items here since the back and side areas also have miscellaneous home goods and kitchen goods too. I think, unfortunately, this shop is horribly targeted by gargantuan amount of theft so they got staff posted everywhere and warning signs as well, so it is what it is. There's a lot of plushies here including those soft mochi mochi sitting animal plushies and anime goods too, including some $5 affordable unique, official Poke'mon magnets. I think, if anything, Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle has the higher ratio of legit items than bootlegs than any of the other similar competitors out there aside from maybe like Neko Stop. I do recall wanting a lizard plush keychain here and asking staff if they had a bearded dragon one. Staff had no idea what I was talking about but they were nice enough to take out the entire shipment from storage, let me point out the one I wanted and I was able to get one. I have been searching for that size bearded dragon plushie keychain for awhile. It's from the Tsuburana Hitomi (round eyed) animals zoo collection, reptiles line! So that's a W in my book at least.

they have an excellent selection of gadgets, trinket and all things cute HOWEVER, as i was perusing…read morethru the aisles on a rainy day mind you, the worker kept asking me to move so he could mop the floor just trying to clean while im clearing occupying the space and looking around, in the end i couldn't get a good look because he kept getting in my way. seriously such an annoying thing to experience

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Jamme J.

12 years ago

Great find! I've been looking for a place to buy perfume oils and found this place. The owner is very knowledgable about designer perfume oil, they carry all the name brand perfum oil like Clive Christian , Tom ford , Jo Malone, creed almost everything.which is I never seen in Los Angeles. My wife bought diptique . Daisy dreams (marc jacob)I bought Clive Christian no 1.valentino umo , Bvlgari black , La home (SYL)The place carrying black soap , shea butter , mango butter. I like very much this place..awesome place..Wonderful customer service from the young men. It can be tricky to find since they are located in new ally (corner of Olympic & maple), so call ahead to avoid getting turned around. read more

Pk S.

11 years ago

If you like wearing perfumes or lighting incense sticks or burning perfume oils, then this is the place to shop in L.A. The owner is a very pleasant, amicable young man who is extremely knowledgeable about perfumes and carries all the best brands of perfume oils etc. The prices are delightfully low, the service is fantastic, and the products are excellent +++. I cannot recommend this place highly enough!!! I have started going there every couple of weeks to buy the newest stuff and just hang out for a bit. Give it a try and you will be glad that you did. I am willing to bet that most of you who visit will become repeat customers. read more

Darius W.

11 years ago

Amazing place to buy cologne, perfume and oils. I used to only wear CK1, then I was introduced to a this place by my uncle who was referred by his brother. I walked in to only get CK1, but walked out with 5 other colognes that are really amazing. The prices are great, which I can now afford to wear different colognes every day of the week! The scents last ALL DAY! The owner is very cool and very knowledgeable about fragrances. The customer service is great. I hate going to Downtown LA, but I suffer through it to buy from this place. As long as this place is open, I will be a customer! read more

Isabella M.

8 years ago

Gamal has always been my favorite oil vendor. I went there yesterday but there was a different guy working over there; asked him about gamal but he acted like he doesn't even know gamal. Very rude customer service, I have been coming to gamal for over 2 years. Zafran has all 5 star reviews but I'm the only 4 star reviewer. I hate doing this but I had to because of that new guy! Try their Mon Paris, Chanel Madomossaile, and tiffany's. read more

Miko F.

11 years ago

Zafran Perfumes is a great place to purchase any fragrance that you desire. The owner Jamal provides great customer service....and he takes his time to make sure that he answers all of your questions. My mom and I drive all the way to LA for his products. His fragrances are oil based....so they last for an extremely long time. When you purchase from Zafran Perfumes....You can't go wrong!!! :) read more

Dezi L.

102

228

2 years ago

The service was exceptional, beginning with a warm greeting upon entry. There were numerous options to sample, and once the employee noted my preferences, they expertly recommended other scents tailored to my profile. The pricing was reasonable, and the products were of excellent quality. read more

MsLady K.

235

10 years ago

Zafran Perfumes is awesome!! My absolute favorite fragrance is Jasmine and Nina Ricci-Nina Fantacy. Jamal gives excellent customer service, and he is very nice. Come check out his business, and the fragrance is guaranteed to last all day long!! read more

Ratan K.

7 years ago

Rude little joint. They claim to carry fake name brand oils and are selling perfume products when they themselves smell like B/O. Went there today and was disappointed. Rude staff/manager. Only good part they have sage and all sorts of incense. read more

Matthew C.

10 years ago

An employee that goes by MO is doing a great job go see him he's amazing ! Great services and very friendly . Best employee in that store :)

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