Triple Beam Pizza
The magic of Triple Beam Pizza is the al taglio method, which means you can try every type of pizza and not get full: have your pie and eat it too. These long Roman-style pizzas are cut with scissors and...
Pocket Money
Langer’s
When Albert J. Langer opened Langer’s Deli in 1947, he had no idea that his Number 19 sandwich would be nicknamed “the Marilyn Monroe of pastrami sandwiches”, not that we would sell over ten million pounds of pastrami. The #19...
Raffi’s Place
Raffi’s Place is an Persian-Armenian institution in Glendale, as Rafik Bakijanian (65), his wife Gohar (69) and their son Armond (39) are about to celebrate the restaurant’s 25th anniversary. For a quarter of a century, Raffi’s Place has been serving...
Hummus Bar & Grill
If you ever want to die from hummus overdose, Hummus Bar & Grill should be your number one choice. It’s fluffy, creamy, rich, and comes in different flavors: classic, pine nuts, roasted mushrooms, sabich, fava beans, and our favorite, mesabacha…...
Guerrilla Tacos
In 2012, a small street stand had great ambitions: take tacos out of their straightjacket and treat them with the highest respect… a real mariachi-c mix. It became a food truck a little later, but Guerrilla Tacos is now a...
Messob
There’s so much to love in Little Ethiopia, from Lalibela to Meals by Genet, but Messob has a homey feel that doesn’t compare. This family-run restaurant gets its name from all the messobs around the room, i.e. handwoven Ethiopian tables....
Carousel
Carousel is not necessarily the best Middle-Eastern food in town, but the warm atmosphere certainly makes up for it. Their mezza platter could be enough on its own, with cheese borek, muhammara and hummus sojouk, while their yogurt lula kebab...
Winston Pies
Winston Pies is the place to get your pie to-go, whether it’s a quick 4pm snack (when you’re cheating on your Whole30 plan) or a whole pie for dinner with friends. There’s always a rotating selection depending on the fruits...
DTLA Cheese
Lydia and Marnie Clarke from DTLA Cheese are only Los Angeles’ best cheesemongers, they’re also the kindest. They’ll advise you on how to create your cheese plate, choosing from domestic and imported cheese depending on your taste and budget, adding...
Uncle Paulie’s
Uncle Paulie isn’t your ordinary uncle, but it is a very classic Italian-American deli. The co-owner (with Jon Buscemi) Paul James got the nickname Uncle Paulie when he was a kid in Queens, he’s only 34 and still has a...