Lunch

Roberta's Pizza Culver City Los Anglees

Roberta’s

After teasing us for months on end with countless pop-ups and collaboration events around the city, Brooklyn transplant Roberta’s has finally arrived. Located at the Platform project in Culver City, Roberta’s is serving up much of the same that made...
Messob Little Ethiopia Los Angeles

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 Glendale Los Angeles

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...
Uncle Paulie's West Hollywood Los Angeles

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...
The Old Place Malibu Los Angeles

The Old Place

The Old Place feels like a frontier saloon, with the bustling noise of patrons ordering beer and a live music band outside — which comes in handy when you have to wait, although everyone here needs a reservation to get...
La Cevicheria Mid City Los Angeles

La Cevicheria

La Cevicheria has its own Guatemalan interpretation of the staple South American seafood: ceviche. Julio and Carolina Arellano make a chapin-style preparation with briny bloody clams, also called pata de mula, which gives it an oyster-like aftertaste. Choose between shrimp,...
BBQ+Rice West Hollywood Los Angeles

BBQ+Rice

When the former owner of Baroo starts a new Korean restaurant in the same spot, you leave everything else and run. BBQ+Rice is a minuscule restaurant hidden away on a strip mall, like most of the greatest LA restaurants are....
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...
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...