All Time All Time started as our favorite breakfast burrito spot but it’s now literally open all the time. All...
Ceviche Project When giving a morning-after briefing to friends about “last night at Ceviche Project,” you’re just as apt to...
Ronan Critics often say that a restaurant is the brainchild of so and so, but with Ronan, it’s actually...
Found Oyster How do the lyrics go again? ‘I was once lost, but now I’m at Found Oyster’? Something like...
Kismet Rotisserie Chefs Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson are back with a third iteration of Kismet, only this time it’s...
Hippo While James Beard award winner Matt Molina is best known for his work at LA essential Osteria Mozza,...
Attari Sandwich Shop On Sundays you may struggle to find a table at Attari Sandwich Shop because the place is packed...
Sage Vegan Bistro The original Sage Vegan Bistro location in Echo Park is an Eastside fixture and a staple in the...
Highly Likely Highly Likely comes from the mind of Cary Mosier, formerly at Cafe Gratitude and Gracias Madre: she kept...
Fish Eight It’s no secret that Jinpachi is one of our favorite neighborhood spots for a casual weekday dinner. Well...
Kobawoo House Since 1985, Kobawoo House has been a Koreatown classic, with all chefs in town (along with our dear...
Hail Mary Pizza Hail Mary is very religious about pizzas. The dough is fermented and given enough time to rise, using...
Alta Adams Alta Adams is a collaboration between Michelin-starred chef DC Patterson from Coi, and chef Keith Corbin, a Watts...
Roberta’s After teasing us for months on end with countless pop-ups and collaboration events around the city, Brooklyn transplant...
Oriel From Bar Covell and Augustine owner Dustin Lancaster comes Oriel, a neony French wine bar and bistro in...
The Old Place The Old Place feels like a frontier saloon, with the bustling noise of patrons ordering beer and a...
Belle Vie It is difficult to find a decent French restaurant in Los Angeles, except for the tourist traps. Belle...
Pizzana Most reviews of Pizzana start by saying that it’s the savory venture of Candace and Charles Nelson, the...
Papilles “Under the radar”, “hidden gem”, “underrated”… Papilles is certainly not the pretentious and overpriced French restaurant you typically...
Cosa Buona LA isn’t lacking in high-end pizza (Pizzeria Mozza, Pizzana…), but Cosa Buona is the casual red sauce joint...
Maple Block Meat Co. Los Angeles has never been known for its barbecues. But that was before Maple Block and its brisket....
Plant Food + Wine At Plant Food + Wine, trust us and order the kelp noodles. You may not be excited by...
Sushi Gen Ready, steady, go. You’ll have to show up promptly as soon as Sushi Gen opens its glass doors,...
Coni’Seafood Changes are you’re not about fly down to Mexico City tonight to have dinner at Contramar and order...
KazuNori Sometimes, spin-offs happen to be better than the original version — that’s almost never the case, but KazuNori...
Lasa Former pop-up now all grown up, Lasa was once an ephemeral restaurant in Alvin Cailan’s (Eggslut) Unit 120,...
Botanica If it’s your first time at Botanica, avoid the weekend brunch and pretend you’re a regular: go for...
The Exchange The Exchange, aka the restaurant at the bottom of the very-very-cool Freehand Hotel, could have been a simple...
Badmaash Badmaash is nothing like your typical Indian restaurant — quite the opposite. Bollywood films projected on its walls,...
The Butcher’s Daughter As the name does not suggest, The Butcher’s Daughter is a vegan canteen. From their first shop in...
Valerie Confections Like Jessica Koslow and her Sqirl jams, Valerie Gordon built her empire on her sweet tooth. In 2013,...
Pizzeria Mozza People debate about Pizzeria Mozza being the best pizza in Los Angeles, and it’s a close call. The dough...
The Sycamore Kitchen On La Brea, a small brick patio hides an excellent pastry shop, just like Tartine Bakery a few...
Night + Market Night + Market tells the story of Kris Yenbamroong, an incredibly talented chef who, having grown up in the...
Jon & Vinny’s We don’t know why we always come back to Jon & Vinny’s. For the pretty faces of their...
Osawa The best Japanese restaurants in Los Angeles are hard to find, and Osawa is no exception: hidden away...
Connie & Ted’s If you’ve never set foot at Connie & Ted’s, cancel your Saturday plans immediately, and pick up your...
Din Tai Fung In the same way that a tourist can not spend a week in Los Angeles without trying In-N-Out,...
Meals by Genet You could think you just walked in a French bistro, with white tablecloths and dimmed lighting, but Meals...
Little Sister The first thing you’ll notice at Little Sister is the big speakers screaming heavy 90s rap at any...
Lukshon Chef Sang Yoon, after a few years at Michael’s, is famous for having launched the gourmet burger trend...
Huckleberry Some love the smell of napalm in the morning, we’re much more into croissants. And God knows a...
Union One must deserve a dinner Union, mainly by booking it days in advance. These squid-ink garganelli with lobster,...
NoMad Truck If you can’t afford Daniel Humm’s famed $98 roast chicken at the NoMad Downtown, his truck drives around...
La Casita Mexicana Don’t go looking for Tacos in Bell: at La Casita Mexicana, mole rules. After driving East for more...
Milo and Olive No need to beat around the bush, Milo and Olive knows its pizza. Skip the salads and pastas,...
Father’s Office There are a few must-eat dishes in Los Angeles: Bay Cities’ Godmother, Sqirl‘s ricotta tartine, Langer’s #19 and...
Cafe Gratitude Cafe gratitude is the kind of place where you meet a chia pudding named “I am free”, tacos...
Malibu Farm It’s not a restaurant, it’s a postcard. A white wooden hut nestled at the end of a pontoon,...
Katsu-ya If a friend suggest a dinner at Katsu-ya, be very strict about it: it’s either Studio City or...
Speranza For some people, Speranza doesn’t exist. It’s a small undercover restaurant, hidden on Hyperion Avenue behind plastic tarps....
Gjelina Everything has already been written about Gjelina. The delicacy of their mozzarella and orange-tinted cherry tomatoes pizza, its...
Son of a gun In the Jon & Vinny’s restaurant family, let’s ask for the second son, the one who gave up...
