Hippo
While James Beard award winner Matt Molina is best known for his work at LA essential Osteria Mozza, his latest venture Hippo is where he really comes into his own. More neighborhood joint than a see and be seen spot,...
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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...
Silverlake Ramen
Silverlake Ramen’s tonkotsu brings all the boys to the yard — so be prepared to wait in line. A rich tonkotsu broth cooked for 16 hours with thick cuts of chashu pork belly, green onions, spicy chili paste and super...
Otoño
It suddenly feels like every new restaurant in Los Angeles is opening in Highland Park, and Otoño is no exception to that rule. What’s much more rare however, is good Spanish restaurants except for our beloved Tumaca (RIP) food truck...
Triple Beam Pizza
The magic of Triple Beam Pizza is the al taglio method, which means you can try every type of pizza and not get full: have your pie and eat it too. These long Roman-style pizzas are cut with scissors and...
Cookbook
Cookbook is a miniature market with European-style high-quality produce, meat, cheese, as well as freshly baked Bub and Grandma’s bread. There’s also fresh-cut flowers, homemade pasta, Mast chocolate, Café Fanny granola and some prepared foods, derived from a different cookbook...
Go Get Em Tiger
Being called “The best iced latte in America” by the New York Times’ Oliver Strand, that sets the bar high. Charles Babinski and Kyle Glanville, two award-winning baristas, know how to open coffee shops that rock: G&B in Grand Central...
Mr Holmes Bakehouse
Cruffin: a hybrid of a croissant and muffin, created and trademarked by Mr. Holmes Bakehouse in San Francisco, and which requires an hour wait before being devoured in three mouthfuls. Flavors change every day: pistachio-raspberry, mango-coco, fig-honey, pick your poison....