Camphor (restaurant)

{{Short description|Restaurant in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

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| established = {{Start date|2022|04|23}}

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| current-owner = Sarah Lam
Cyrus Batchan
Rick Singer

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| head-chef = Max Boonthanakit

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| food-type = French contemporary

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| rating = {{Michelinstar|1}} (Michelin Guide)

| street-address = 923 E 3rd St #109

| city = Los Angeles

| county = Los Angeles

| state = California

| postcode = 90013

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| coordinates = {{Coord|34|2|47.9|N|118|14|3.3|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

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| reservations = Encouraged

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Camphor is a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Arts District neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |last=Avalle |first=Nico |date=2022-12-06 |title=A Full List of California Restaurants That Kept, Earned, or Lost Michelin Stars in 2022 |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/california-michelin-guide-restaurants-list-2022 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Bon Appétit |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111205624/https://www.bonappetit.com/story/california-michelin-guide-restaurants-list-2022 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-14 |title=A bistro and yet not a bistro, Camphor in the Arts District operates in its own cosmos |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2022-07-14/camphor-arts-district-bistro-bill-addison-review |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-14 |author=Addison, Bill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214050904/https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2022-07-14/camphor-arts-district-bistro-bill-addison-review |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-22 |title=Camphor - Arts District - Los Angeles |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/camphor |author=Hong, Kat|access-date=2022-12-14 |website=The Infatuation |archive-date=2022-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214142317/https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/camphor |url-status=live }} According to Variety, the business "marries French technique with South Asian influences".{{Cite web |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |date=2022-03-16 |title=Camphor Melds French Cuisine With South Asian Flavors; Tam O'Shanter Celebrates 100 Years |url=https://variety.com/2022/scene/food/camphor-restaurant-downtown-la-tam-oshanter-1235206121/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214140814/https://variety.com/2022/scene/food/camphor-restaurant-downtown-la-tam-oshanter-1235206121/ |url-status=live }}