RiceBox RiceBox, not to be confused with Ricebar, is a pocket-sized Cantonese restaurant inside the striking Spring Arcade in...
The NoMad In LA, everyone’s a carpetbagger — born in a faraway land, venturing West for fame, fortune and outrageous...
Marugame Udon Marugame Udon feels like taking a trip to Japan for less than ten dollars. The cooks salute you...
Superfine If Rossoblu makes some of the best tortellini in town, its adjacent sister restaurant Superfine makes the finest...
Nightshade While we can all agree that 2018 was a pretty terrible year, the future is starting to look...
Silverlake Ramen Silverlake Ramen’s tonkotsu brings all the boys to the yard — so be prepared to wait in line....
Sari Sari Store Over the last year or so Filipino food has finally begun making its way into the spotlight of...
Mariscos Jalisco Don’t be fooled by the pale imitations of Mariscos Jalisco food trucks in Boyle Heights: this is the...
Langer’s When Albert J. Langer opened Langer’s Deli in 1947, he had no idea that his Number 19 sandwich...
Orsa & Winston Orsa & Winston (named after the chef’s dogs) is a mix of Italian and Japanese influences, with creative...
Guerrilla Tacos In 2012, a small street stand had great ambitions: take tacos out of their straightjacket and treat them...
Oriel From Bar Covell and Augustine owner Dustin Lancaster comes Oriel, a neony French wine bar and bistro in...
Bavel What do you get when you take the husband and wife team behind the essential LA hotspot Bestia...
DTLA Cheese Lydia and Marnie Clarke from DTLA Cheese are only Los Angeles’ best cheesemongers, they’re also the kindest. They’ll...
Uncle Paulie’s Uncle Paulie isn’t your ordinary uncle, but it is a very classic Italian-American deli. The co-owner (with Jon...
Holbox In a city as large as LA, hidden gems abound. Everyone has their secret go-to spots and fears...
Madame Monsieur Most people believe that French food is expensive, and Madame Monsieur is here to prove them wrong. With...
Majordomo In the past year we’ve seen no shortage of world famous chefs heading out West and opening shop...
Silverlake Wine Randy Clement, April Langford and George Cossette take pride in being one of the friendliest wine shops around...
Shibumi It’s not hard to find a great sushi spot in Los Angeles, but finding a restaurant that specializes...
Rossoblu Rossoblu is an ode to the “cucina della nonna” of Emilia Romagna (the region of Bologna, renowned for...
Eggslut Welcome to the temple of food porn. The place where you get your fingers dirty, and you enjoy it,...
Van Leeuwen It took a New Yorker to create the most Californian ice cream: vegan scoops with raw cocoa, cashew...
Salt & Straw L.A. no longer needs to envy Portland, the hipster-foodie capital of the West Coast: we now have Stumptown,...
Sticky Rice Sticky Rice is the closest thing you’ll ever get to a Thai street-stall meal in Los Angeles. There...
KazuNori Sometimes, spin-offs happen to be better than the original version — that’s almost never the case, but KazuNori...
Lasa Former pop-up now all grown up, Lasa was once an ephemeral restaurant in Alvin Cailan’s (Eggslut) Unit 120,...
Wax Paper It’s hard to find a more hipster sandwich shop in Los Angeles, but we love this one because...
The Exchange The Exchange, aka the restaurant at the bottom of the very-very-cool Freehand Hotel, could have been a simple...
Howlin’ Ray’s At Howlin’ Ray’s, you’re going to enjoy the pain. After waiting in line for more than an hour...
Cento Pasta Bar With Cento Pasta Bar, Avner Lavi created a new restaurant model — but most of all he found...
71Above It would be understandable to fear that a restaurant with stunning views might be a tourist trap. 71Above,...
Everson Royce Bar You never came to a bar to eat — but that was before Everson Royce Bar. Yes, their...
Badmaash Badmaash is nothing like your typical Indian restaurant — quite the opposite. Bollywood films projected on its walls,...
Dune Fun fact: falafel means “little ball” in Arabic. Real fact: Dune has some of the best falafels in...
Cassell’s Cassell’s began serving burgers in 1948, and they have the best ones in Los Angeles for a while....
Go Get Em Tiger Being called “The best iced latte in America” by the New York Times’ Oliver Strand, that sets the...
Little Sister The first thing you’ll notice at Little Sister is the big speakers screaming heavy 90s rap at any...
Wexler’s Deli Whether you’re team Lox Bagel or Pastrami Sandwich, Wexler’s Deli is here to save Santa Monica from the...
The Pie Hole Pie is the magic number. A warm cup of coffee and a slice of bluebarb (blueberries and rhubarb...
La Casita Mexicana Don’t go looking for Tacos in Bell: at La Casita Mexicana, mole rules. After driving East for more...
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams Everyone boasts about knowing the best pizza or the best tacos in Los Angeles, but no one ever...
Father’s Office There are a few must-eat dishes in Los Angeles: Bay Cities’ Godmother, Sqirl‘s ricotta tartine, Langer’s #19 and...
Cafe Gratitude Cafe gratitude is the kind of place where you meet a chia pudding named “I am free”, tacos...
Kato Tasting menus can sometimes feel like a punishment, three hours at the table without any free will, all...
Chengdu Taste If you enjoyed burning your tastebuds at Szechuan Impression, you will love you setting your mouth on fire...
