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Sweet Rose Creamery Brentwood Los Angeles

Sweet Rose Creamery

Ranking #2 after the Smurf flavor (which can be found in the best gelaterias in Rome), the mint flavor is probably the most hazardous choice one can make when ordering an ice cream cone. An After Eight taste which anaesthetizes...
Guelaguetza Koreatown Los Angeles

Guelaguetza

Very fun fact: the URL of Guelaguetza’s website is “i love mole dot com “. Before even setting foot in this Mexican temple of Koreatown, we’re already conquered. Here’s another reason to love Guelaguetza: Jonathan Gold has nicknamed it “the...
Everson Royce Bar Downtown Los Angeles

Everson Royce Bar

You never came to a bar to eat — but that was before Everson Royce Bar. Yes, their cocktails are irreproachable but crowds flock here for a dripping burger, melt-in-your-mouth roasted pork belly or hamachi tostadas when midnight has already...
Pho Cafe Silverlake Los Angeles

Pho Cafe

Pho Cafe isn’t your typical Vietnamese restaurant you’d find in Little Saigon, Orange County. It has a Silverlake vibe to it, you might even see a couple of famous chefs on their days off slurping some noods among hipsters. When...
Sweet Nuns_Mid-City_Los Angeles

The Sweet Nuns

When the French feel homesick in Los Angeles, the remedies are few: Petit Trois’ omelette, Republique‘s baguette, raw milk cheese from DTLA Cheese… and The Sweet Nuns’ religieuses*. Trained at L’Eclair de Genie in Paris by Christophe Adam (the Holy...
Nong La West Hollywood Los Angeles

Nong La

Can’t get enough of these buns! Rice vermicelli served with cucumber, carrots, daikon, bean sprouts, cilantro and peanuts — sprinkled with sliced beef and spring rolls. Plus, the best ingredient in Nong La’s pho soups is actually non-existent: Elaine and...
Ruen Pair East Hollywood Los Angeles

Ruen Pair

Two words: Morning Glory. It’s the first dish you should order at Ruen Pair, right when you sit down, before even opening the menu. If you’re feeling ravenous, throw some extra crispy pork belly in there. Then, you can peacefully...
Loqui Culver City Los Angeles

Loqui

Except for few food trucks, the West Side doesn’t have any decent tacos — and Loqui came to shake things up. Here the tacos are called “primos”, and they are the size of your hand. The flour tortillas are made...
Angelini Alimentari West Hollywood Los Angeles

Angelini Alimentari

Gino and his team have kept only the best of the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles (Angelini Osteria) to create a small canteen right next door. But the secret of this angelic Alimentari remains its patio, where freelancers fight...
Dune Atwater Village Los Angeles

Dune

Fun fact: falafel means “little ball” in Arabic. Real fact: Dune has some of the best falafels in LA, and they are curled up in soft thick pita which has just come out from the grill, with a little za’atar...