South Bay

Andrew's Cheese Shop Santa Monica Los Angeles

Andrew’s Cheese Shop

Andrew Steiner from Andrew’s Cheese Shop is a former Maitre Fromager, and keeps over 200 varieties of artisanal cheese in his little shop, along with wine and the usual accoutrements: jams, nuts, tapenades, etc. Beaufort d’été from Josef Paccard, triple-crème...
Taco Maria Costa Mesa Los Angeles

Taco Maria

What if the best restaurant in Los Angeles restaurant was not actually in Los Angeles? It’s not really our style to play favorites, but the hour drive that separates L.A. from Costa Mesa almost (we said almost) becomes a pleasure...
ConiSeafood Inglewood Los Angeles

Coni’Seafood

Changes are you’re not about fly down to Mexico City tonight to have dinner at Contramar and order the pescado a la talla. But option number 2 would be driving to LAX and stopping at Coni’Seafood on your way there....
Al-Noor Lawndale LAX Los Angeles

Al-Noor

Indian food may very well be the last thing you want to eat before or after a long flight, but Al-Noor is here to change your mind. Get two orders of that garlic naan, keep one to eating by itself...
Little Sister Downtown Los Angeles

Little Sister

The first thing you’ll notice at Little Sister is the big speakers screaming heavy 90s rap at any time of the day. This will appeal to some, and others will choose the nearest window tables facing Bottega Louie. You’d be...
Fishing with Dynamite Manhattan Beach Los Angeles

Fishing with Dynamite

If the world is your oyster, Fishing with Dynamite is the promised land. A tiny beach hut elegantly decorated, the ideal place to have a drink after a day in Manhattan Beach. One or two glasses of white wine, and it’s...
Sidecar Doughnuts Santa Monica Los Angeles

Sidecar Doughnuts

If you like to call yourself a doughnut aficionado, Sidecar doughnuts is going to be your Holy Grail. Prepared on-site with a borderline-OCD precaution and Farmers Market produce, the doughnuts are fried every hour for each one to be perfectly...
Blue Star Donut Venice Los Angeles

Blue Star Donuts

In the ultra competitive world of artisan donuts, only one superstar can brag about having been the face of Bon Appétit’s May issue. Put yourself in a donut’s shoes for a second: it is like being offered the cover of...
Szechuan Impression San Gabriel Valley Los Angeles

Szechuan Impression

The Szechuan Impression owners must have had a good laugh when they decided on the menu: “Cinderella’s Pumpkin Rides”, “Potato Strips on Street Corner”, “Big Mouth Ginger Frog” or “Fiery Temper Goose Intestine”… Don’t feel intimidated by the abrupt staff...
Malibu Farm Malibu Los Angeles

Malibu Farm

It’s not a restaurant, it’s a postcard. A white wooden hut nestled at the end of a pontoon, floating above the Pacific Ocean on the Malibu beach. We can already spot seagulls, waves and surfers in the distance… and a...