Taiwanese

Joy

Sophomore restaurants often have a tendency to fall a little flat but thankfully that’s not the case with Joy, the sister restaurant to Vivian Kuo’s immensely popular Pine & Crane. Joy offers many of the popular Taiwanese staples found at...
Pine and Crane Silverlake Los Angeles

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...
Din Tai Fung Glendale Los Angeles

Din Tai Fung

In the same way that a tourist can not spend a week in Los Angeles without trying In-N-Out, no self-respecting Angeleno should ignore Din Tai Fung. Honored with a Michelin star in Hong Kong, this Taiwanese restaurant chain specializes in...
Kato Santa Monica Los Angeles

Kato

Tasting menus can sometimes feel like a punishment, three hours at the table without any free will, all in order to leave with a stomach too full and a wallet too thin. Kato is here to change that. Jonathan Yao,...