Wax Paper
It’s hard to find a more hipster sandwich shop in Los Angeles, but we love this one because they almost didn’t do it on purpose: Wax Paper is made out of shipping containers in Frogtown near the LA river, and...
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The Exchange
The Exchange, aka the restaurant at the bottom of the very-very-cool Freehand Hotel, could have been a simple lobby restaurant serving club sandwiches all day and club sodas all night. But when the Sino-Mexican chef Alex Chang meets the Israeli...
Otium
Otium is the stunning cube of wood and steel right by the Broad on Brand Avenue, aka LA’s very own museum row. At the helm of this giant art piece (filled with natural light, Damien Hirst paintings and an olive...
Howlin’ Ray’s
At Howlin’ Ray’s, you’re going to enjoy the pain. After waiting in line for more than an hour in Chinatown, it’s your turn to order hot chicken. White meat, dark meat, or the whole bird (guaranteed hormone-free and antibiotics-free), and...
Cento Pasta Bar
With Cento Pasta Bar, Avner Lavi created a new restaurant model — but most of all he found the way to serve exceptional pasta for less than 10 bucks. In residence at Mignon Wine Bar during lunch break, the former...
71Above
It would be understandable to fear that a restaurant with stunning views might be a tourist trap. 71Above, the highest restaurant west of the Mississippi, is quite the opposite. The chef imagined two or three-coursed menus which almost distract you...
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...
Bestia
Slow and steady may win the race, but at Bestia you must run fast to snap a table. More like trying to book three months in advance for a table of four on a Saturday night… A few lucky ones...
Badmaash
Badmaash is nothing like your typical Indian restaurant — quite the opposite. Bollywood films projected on its walls, an gigantic Andy Warhol-style painting of Gandhi wearing Wayfarers… you feel more in Brick Lane than Downtown LA! The menu’s funky too:...
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...