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...
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...
RiceBox RiceBox, not to be confused with Ricebar, is a pocket-sized Cantonese restaurant inside the striking Spring Arcade in...
Beachwood Cafe “Good mood, Good Food”, Beachwood Cafe’s motto couldn’t be more true. As you open the door, the spirited...
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...
Malibu Kitchen If you want to experience a “locals” spot, The Malibu Kitchen & Gourmet at the Malibu Country Mart...
The Kitchen at Westwood Let’s not beat around the Turkish bush: you’re here for the baklava. If you wanted koobideh you’d be...
Kiff Kafe Kiff Kafe is a laid-back, market-driven and absolutely-charming coffee shop near Sawtelle in West LA. The chef and...
Baklava Factory At Baklava Factory, you want to go BIG. Don’t even think about order just one or two bites,...
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...
Wanderlust Creamery Upon entering Wanderlust Creamery, be sure to pack your passport: these unique flavors at this artisanal scoop shop...
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...
Superfine If Rossoblu makes some of the best tortellini in town, its adjacent sister restaurant Superfine makes the finest...
Fatamorgana Gelato With three scoop shops in Rome, Fatamorgana Gelato’s reputation preceded its arrival in Los Angeles. Italian gelato maestro...
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...
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...
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...
Winston Pies Winston Pies is the place to get your pie to-go, whether it’s a quick 4pm snack (when you’re...
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...
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...
Bulgarini Gelato Ever since the Chef’s Table episode featuring Corrado Assenza was released, we’ve been having restless dreams about Sicilian...
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...
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…...
Le Café de la Plage All the way in Malibu is nestled Le Café de la Plage, opened by a French husband-and-wife team...
Malibu Seafood The best way to come to Malibu Seafood is with a regular. Otherwise, this review will serve as...
Leo’s Tacos Truck Leo’s Tacos Truck is a place where fine dining chefs, college students, and perhaps even their parents end...
Mashti Malone Don’t be a killjoy: at Mashti Malone, you don’t want to order a vanilla and chocolate ice cream....
Friends & Family Los Angeles has waited and waited for chef Daniel Mattern and baker Roxana Jullapat (formerly at Campanile, A.O.C.,...
The Juice There’s something about “The Juice”. You instantly want to like it, just like “The Dude”. And then you...
Chaumont Bakery The key to a great croissant lies in its lamination. Frederic and Laila Laski, the French husband-and-wife team...
Sapp Coffee Shop Sapp Coffee Shop should be called Sapp Noodle Shop. You want to come here for their jade noodles:...
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,...
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,...
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams It’s always hotter on the East Side. And when it’s hot, all you need is candied ginger ice...
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...
Saffron & Rose On this busy stretch of Little Tehran, you’ll find rose ice cream made with fresh organic whole milk...
Ta-Eem Grill On any night but Saturdays, you can grab a seat and a bite at the lively Ta-Eem Grill....
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...
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...
Bulgarini Gelato Ever since the Chef’s Table episode featuring Corrado Assenza was released, we’ve been having restless dreams about Sicilian...
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...
Vinovore In the era of Time’s Up, any small gesture can make a huge difference: buying your wine at...
Majordomo In the past year we’ve seen no shortage of world famous chefs heading out West and opening shop...
The Sweet Nuns When the French feel homesick in Los Angeles, the remedies are few: Petit Trois’ omelette, Republique‘s baguette, raw...
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...
Angelini Alimentari Gino and his team have kept only the best of the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles (Angelini...
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....
Pine & Crane Pine & Crane is a polarizing restaurant: adored by some, misunderstood by others — it leaves no hipster...
Jones Although its pizzas are correctly seasoned, Jones should be taken with a grain of salt: the kitsch tablecloths,...
Gjusta If the early bird catches the worm, it would certainly catch Gjusta’s baklava croissant as well. A perfect...
Falafel Arax The name is misleading: at Falafel Arax, treat yourself to the kebab rather than the falafels. Don’t get...
Habayit An Israeli restaurant lost on the East side of Santa Monica, in Los Angeles’ culinary no man’s land,...
Go Get Em Tiger Being called “The best iced latte in America” by the New York Times’ Oliver Strand, that sets the...
Mapo Galbi Those who read Lucky Peach (the Momofuku-born bible of food weirdos) know that Mapo Galbi is David Chang’s...
Cofax Everyone runs to Cofax for their breakfast burrito (don’t get us wrong, they’re incredible), but we’re all about...
Honey Hi There are restaurants that pretend to be healthy, and there’s Honey Hi. Owned by two resplendent healthy gals...
Larchmont Wine & Cheese The sign says “Larchmont Wine, Spirits and Cheese” but you’re here for the sandwiches. Served only from 11...
Wexler’s Deli Whether you’re team Lox Bagel or Pastrami Sandwich, Wexler’s Deli is here to save Santa Monica from the...
Sun Nong Dan The problem with hidden gems is that we would like them to stay that way. Sun Nong Dan...
Superba Food + Bread Superba is a large restaurant open all day, but you’ll want to go there around pastry time. The...
La Chouquette On a corner of Melrose Avenue, you would think you are in France: bistro tables, expressos, crumbs of...
Potato Chips Deli Potato Chips is the kind of neighborhood deli that Los Angeles needs more of. Held by a friendly...
The Pie Hole Pie is the magic number. A warm cup of coffee and a slice of bluebarb (blueberries and rhubarb...
Mr Holmes Bakehouse Cruffin: a hybrid of a croissant and muffin, created and trademarked by Mr. Holmes Bakehouse in San Francisco,...