Cassell’s
Cassell’s began serving burgers in 1948, and they have the best ones in Los Angeles for a while. After he passed away, Cassell’s was recreated in the superb Hotel Normandie, with the same furniture and the same menu. An extremely...
Pocket Money
Pine & Crane
Pine & Crane is a polarizing restaurant: adored by some, misunderstood by others — it leaves no hipster indifferent. Always packed during rush hour, this zen canteen sticks to the classics: mapo tofu, wanton soup, dan dan noodles… All the...
Jones
Although its pizzas are correctly seasoned, Jones should be taken with a grain of salt: the kitsch tablecloths, the Italian-American dishes, a young Tinder-date in the next booth… Jones is a Hollywood myth to be enjoyed late, after 11pm, starting...
Gjusta
If the early bird catches the worm, it would certainly catch Gjusta’s baklava croissant as well. A perfect puffer, a buttery taste which cannot compare, crushed pistachios and powder sugar which will stick to your fingers, as if they had...
Falafel Arax
The name is misleading: at Falafel Arax, treat yourself to the kebab rather than the falafels. Don’t get us wrong, they’re the best in the neighborhood, but if you want falafel wraps, you’d rather go to Dune or Madcapra. But...
Habayit
An Israeli restaurant lost on the East side of Santa Monica, in Los Angeles’ culinary no man’s land, closed at night and almost all weekend: there is very little chance for you to walk into Habayit by chance. And that’s...
Go Get Em Tiger
Being called “The best iced latte in America” by the New York Times’ Oliver Strand, that sets the bar high. Charles Babinski and Kyle Glanville, two award-winning baristas, know how to open coffee shops that rock: G&B in Grand Central...
Mapo Galbi
Those who read Lucky Peach (the Momofuku-born bible of food weirdos) know that Mapo Galbi is David Chang’s favorite restaurant in the whole wide world. At first glance, we can wonder why. Hidden in a small and very bright room,...
Cofax
Everyone runs to Cofax for their breakfast burrito (don’t get us wrong, they’re incredible), but we’re all about Nicole Rucker’s donuts. This superwoman and former Gjusta pastry chef prepares her little donuts every morning at dawn. While the light-blue Marzocco...
Honey Hi
There are restaurants that pretend to be healthy, and there’s Honey Hi. Owned by two resplendent healthy gals (one of which is a nutritionist), it is a cute wooden hut that makes you want to take care of yourself. All...