Dinner

Taste of Tehran Westwood Los Angeles

Taste of Tehran

Taste of Tehran is a hole-in-the-wall, but it’s such a good hole-in-the-wall. Come here for a variety of kabobs, also with the traditional fluffy Persian rice with saffron butter. It’s not always available, but try try the Cornish hen kabob...
Rahel Little Ethiopia Los Angeles

Rahel

Rahel is a tiny haven in Little Ethiopia: a charming outdoor terrace, an entire family managing the front and back of house, and a lack of liquor license that allows you to BYOB with no corkage fee: and if you...
Bulgarini Gelato Pasadena Los Angeles

Bulgarini Gelato

Ever since the Chef’s Table episode featuring Corrado Assenza was released, we’ve been having restless dreams about Sicilian pistachio gelato and large bowls of almond granita. After a bit of searching, and a lot of tasting, we found the best...
Holbox South LA Los Angeles

Holbox

In a city as large as LA, hidden gems abound. Everyone has their secret go-to spots and fears that revealing them will unleash hordes akin to those at Gjusta and Sqirl. We’re a bit different here and are going to...
Pasta Sisters Mid City Los Angeles

Pasta Sisters

Great pasta isn’t hard to find in LA, but great pasta at affordable prices most definitely is. This is quickly changing thanks to Pasta Sisters, a mid-city restaurant armed with a family recipe book dating back to the 19th century....
Majordomo Chinatown Los Angeles

Majordomo

In the past year we’ve seen no shortage of world famous chefs heading out West and opening shop in Los Angeles. Time will only tell if this phenomenon will bear fruit for a majority of the transplants, but we can...
Triniti Echo Park Los Angeles

Triniti

There are almost too many reasons to love Triniti. It was opened by Chef Joseph Geiskopf who used to work at Noma, Septime, and Destroyer (on top of being a personal chef for Apple’s Tim Cook), although he has left...
Freedmans Silverlake Los Angeles

Freedman’s

So far, Ashkenazi cuisine has never been something you’d dream about: gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, chopped liver… However, Freedman’s is debunking those myths with delirious wallpaper and astounding dishes. Toronto-style homemade bagels, a lovely smoked fish plate, a big...
Le Comptoir Koreatown Los Angeles

Le Comptoir

Fine dining restaurants are a rare breed in Los Angeles and ones serving vegetable-focused menus are even more so. However, this doesn’t seem to have deterred chef Gary Menes from crafting eight outstanding courses night after night for the few...
N/Naka Culver City Los Angeles

N/Naka

N/Naka was a great restaurant long before it was featured on Chef’s Table. However, ever since it graced the screens of Netflix, getting a table has gotten exponentially more difficult. You’ll have to book a table three months out from...