All Time All Time started as our favorite breakfast burrito spot but it’s now literally open all the time. All...
Burgers Never Say Die Saturday, 10:45 AM. Some people apparently think a cheeseburger for breakfast is what their diet is missing, and...
Porridge & Puffs Porridge & Puffs will strike you with its peaceful atmosphere, absence of signs, white walls and taped dried...
Blue Corn Quesadilla Lady The Blue Corn Quesadilla Lady is a long-time Echo Park legend. For any Eastsider in the know, it...
Kismet Rotisserie Chefs Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson are back with a third iteration of Kismet, only this time it’s...
Tartine Chances are, if you’ve ever been to San Francisco, you’ve been to Tartine. The small bakery started by...
Bee Taqueria As you order food at Bee Taqueria, you either meet chef Alex Carrasco or his wife and their...
Northern Thai Food Club It’s an itsy bitsy petit restaurant on an East Hollywood strip mall called Northern Thai Food Club. Family-run...
Pasjoli There was a time when Auguste Escoffier ruled supreme. A time when pêche melbas graced tables from Paris...
RiceBox RiceBox, not to be confused with Ricebar, is a pocket-sized Cantonese restaurant inside the striking Spring Arcade in...
The Win-dow Burgers under $4 do exist, but they’re usually not the ones you keep thinking about, and you usually...
Woon Woon is a homestyle family-owned Chinese restaurant in Historic Filipinotown (Hi-Fi), a neighborhood in between Echo Park and...
Slab BBQ Whichever the day of the week, it’s always a good time for a rewarding slab. Don’t be discouraged...
Attari Sandwich Shop On Sundays you may struggle to find a table at Attari Sandwich Shop because the place is packed...
Kiff Kafe Kiff Kafe is a laid-back, market-driven and absolutely-charming coffee shop near Sawtelle in West LA. The chef and...
Sage Vegan Bistro The original Sage Vegan Bistro location in Echo Park is an Eastside fixture and a staple in the...
The NoMad In LA, everyone’s a carpetbagger — born in a faraway land, venturing West for fame, fortune and outrageous...
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong Most Angelenos have “their” Korean bbq place and can bullet point why it’s the best of the bunch....
Loupiotte Kitchen Loupiotte Kitchen is a French all-day bistro in the heart of Los Feliz, serving vegetable-driven dishes inspired by...
Marugame Udon Marugame Udon feels like taking a trip to Japan for less than ten dollars. The cooks salute you...
Joy Sophomore restaurants often have a tendency to fall a little flat but thankfully that’s not the case with...
Tsujita It’s not often that it rains in Los Angeles but when it does just about everyone loses their...
Highly Likely Highly Likely comes from the mind of Cary Mosier, formerly at Cafe Gratitude and Gracias Madre: she kept...
Fish Eight It’s no secret that Jinpachi is one of our favorite neighborhood spots for a casual weekday dinner. Well...
Superfine If Rossoblu makes some of the best tortellini in town, its adjacent sister restaurant Superfine makes the finest...
Kobawoo House Since 1985, Kobawoo House has been a Koreatown classic, with all chefs in town (along with our dear...
DeSano Some would argue that DeSano is to pizza what In-N-Out is to burgers: unpretentious, old-school, affordable, and freaking...
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...
Adams Coffee Shop Adams Coffee Shop is an homage to the coffee shop’s role in American culture as an approachable meeting...
Mariscos Jalisco Don’t be fooled by the pale imitations of Mariscos Jalisco food trucks in Boyle Heights: this is the...
Triple Beam Pizza The magic of Triple Beam Pizza is the al taglio method, which means you can try every type...
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...
Raffi’s Place Raffi’s Place is an Persian-Armenian institution in Glendale, as Rafik Bakijanian (65), his wife Gohar (69) and their...
Hummus Bar & Grill If you ever want to die from hummus overdose, Hummus Bar & Grill should be your number one...
Guerrilla Tacos In 2012, a small street stand had great ambitions: take tacos out of their straightjacket and treat them...
Roberta’s After teasing us for months on end with countless pop-ups and collaboration events around the city, Brooklyn transplant...
Messob There’s so much to love in Little Ethiopia, from Lalibela to Meals by Genet, but Messob has a...
Carousel Carousel is not necessarily the best Middle-Eastern food in town, but the warm atmosphere certainly makes up for...
Uncle Paulie’s Uncle Paulie isn’t your ordinary uncle, but it is a very classic Italian-American deli. The co-owner (with Jon...
The Old Place The Old Place feels like a frontier saloon, with the bustling noise of patrons ordering beer and a...
La Cevicheria La Cevicheria has its own Guatemalan interpretation of the staple South American seafood: ceviche. Julio and Carolina Arellano...
BBQ+Rice When the former owner of Baroo starts a new Korean restaurant in the same spot, you leave everything...
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...
Rahel Rahel is a tiny haven in Little Ethiopia: a charming outdoor terrace, an entire family managing the front...
Holbox In a city as large as LA, hidden gems abound. Everyone has their secret go-to spots and fears...
Pasta Sisters Great pasta isn’t hard to find in LA, but great pasta at affordable prices most definitely is. This...
Madame Monsieur Most people believe that French food is expensive, and Madame Monsieur is here to prove them wrong. With...
Great White Blue algae smoothies? Check. On-tap kombucha? Check. Kale salads and grain bowls? Check. Turmeric Latte? Avo toast? Fish...
Majordomo In the past year we’ve seen no shortage of world famous chefs heading out West and opening shop...
Triniti There are almost too many reasons to love Triniti. It was opened by Chef Joseph Geiskopf who used...
Freedman’s So far, Ashkenazi cuisine has never been something you’d dream about: gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, chopped liver…...
Malibu Seafood The best way to come to Malibu Seafood is with a regular. Otherwise, this review will serve as...
Belle Vie It is difficult to find a decent French restaurant in Los Angeles, except for the tourist traps. Belle...
Leo’s Tacos Truck Leo’s Tacos Truck is a place where fine dining chefs, college students, and perhaps even their parents end...
Pizzana Most reviews of Pizzana start by saying that it’s the savory venture of Candace and Charles Nelson, the...
Friends & Family Los Angeles has waited and waited for chef Daniel Mattern and baker Roxana Jullapat (formerly at Campanile, A.O.C.,...
Papilles “Under the radar”, “hidden gem”, “underrated”… Papilles is certainly not the pretentious and overpriced French restaurant you typically...
Cosa Buona LA isn’t lacking in high-end pizza (Pizzeria Mozza, Pizzana…), but Cosa Buona is the casual red sauce joint...
Sapp Coffee Shop Sapp Coffee Shop should be called Sapp Noodle Shop. You want to come here for their jade noodles:...
Maple Block Meat Co. Los Angeles has never been known for its barbecues. But that was before Maple Block and its brisket....
Matsumoto Matsumoto is the kind of secret you’ll never want to share. The atmosphere is soft, warmer than other...
Rossoblu Rossoblu is an ode to the “cucina della nonna” of Emilia Romagna (the region of Bologna, renowned for...
Guisados Guisados is a family affair: Armando De La Torre Sr. takes orders, his son is in the kitchen,...
Eggslut Welcome to the temple of food porn. The place where you get your fingers dirty, and you enjoy it,...
Angelini Osteria If we had to elect the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, it would have to be Angelini...
Plant Food + Wine At Plant Food + Wine, trust us and order the kelp noodles. You may not be excited by...
Petit Trois “The cheapest ticket to France” could have been the slogan at Petit Trois. While its older brother Trois...
Taco Maria What if the best restaurant in Los Angeles restaurant was not actually in Los Angeles? It’s not really...
Sushi Park You won’t find a decent picture (nor review, for that matter) of Sushi Park online because of its...
Sushi Gen Ready, steady, go. You’ll have to show up promptly as soon as Sushi Gen opens its glass doors,...
Lodge Bread Co “NO BAD VIBES!” says proudly (and loudly) the slate on Lodge Bread Co’s main wall. Only good vibrations...
Afghani Kabob House Lost in the heart of Beverly Hills, Afghani Kabob House contrasts with the neighborhood: a quiet terrace, affordable...
Feu Pho Kitchen Being lost in the Valley can happen to anyone — but when you’re lost AND looking for Vietnamese...
Ta-Eem Grill On any night but Saturdays, you can grab a seat and a bite at the lively Ta-Eem Grill....
Tallula’s Tallula’s has been more publicized because of their unfairly low Yelp ratings than for their food. That’s a...
Coni’Seafood Changes are you’re not about fly down to Mexico City tonight to have dinner at Contramar and order...
Pa Ord Noodle Don’t be fooled: at Pa Ord, you want to order carefully because even their mild dishes are on...
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...
Side Chick In the outdoor section of Westfield’s food court, there’s a chicken connoisseur: Johnny Lee, barely 30, cooks some...
Botanica If it’s your first time at Botanica, avoid the weekend brunch and pretend you’re a regular: go for...
Jinpachi Forget Sugarfish, Jinpachi has the best sushi deal in town: order a sushi moriawase ($22 for lunch, $32...
The Exchange The Exchange, aka the restaurant at the bottom of the very-very-cool Freehand Hotel, could have been a simple...
Mini Kabob There’s nothing Mini about the flavorful kabobs at Mini Kabob. The place is tiny indeed (3 tables with...
Lalibela Lalibela has the most charming terrace on Little Ethiopia, with three mosaic tables, small trees and a few...
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...
Shunji Shunji is an institution, just like the Venice Pier or a hike at Runyon Canyon. This is the...
Guelaguetza Very fun fact: the URL of Guelaguetza’s website is “i love mole dot com “. Before even setting...
71Above It would be understandable to fear that a restaurant with stunning views might be a tourist trap. 71Above,...
Pho Cafe Pho Cafe isn’t your typical Vietnamese restaurant you’d find in Little Saigon, Orange County. It has a Silverlake...
Nong La Can’t get enough of these buns! Rice vermicelli served with cucumber, carrots, daikon, bean sprouts, cilantro and peanuts...
Ruen Pair Two words: Morning Glory. It’s the first dish you should order at Ruen Pair, right when you sit...
Badmaash Badmaash is nothing like your typical Indian restaurant — quite the opposite. Bollywood films projected on its walls,...
Taylor’s Steakhouse Since 1953, Taylor’s Steakhouse has been serving some of the most iconic American dishes in a classic decor:...
