Wexler’s Deli
Whether you’re team Lox Bagel or Pastrami Sandwich, Wexler’s Deli is here to save Santa Monica from the lack of cool lunch spots that are not as far as Gjusta. Micah Wexler, who trained at Robuchon’s, checks each and every...
Open on Sundays
Republique
If you ask us what we miss the most from France, the answer is simple: the rotisserie chicken we’d get from the butcher shop down the street, that has been roasted for so long and which comes with wrinkly new...
Union
One must deserve a dinner Union, mainly by booking it days in advance. These squid-ink garganelli with lobster, fennel, Meyer lemon and truffle butter may play hard-to-get on a Saturday night, just like the beautiful spaghetti alla chitarra. You could...
Sun Nong Dan
The problem with hidden gems is that we would like them to stay that way. Sun Nong Dan is every chef’s favorite spot, a hole-in-the-wall where they meet after service to share a last meal. The kind of place that...
Superba Food + Bread
Superba is a large restaurant open all day, but you’ll want to go there around pastry time. The patio and large wooden tables welcome all the freelancers in Venice, they usually come with their iMacs and their desire to launch...
La Chouquette
On a corner of Melrose Avenue, you would think you are in France: bistro tables, expressos, crumbs of a freshly-devoured croissant, and even a customer with a cigarette… Inside, a multicolored display catches your eye: perfectly glazed eclairs with flavors...
Potato Chips Deli
Potato Chips is the kind of neighborhood deli that Los Angeles needs more of. Held by a friendly French man, in a miniature canteen with flea-market finds, and good food on the go: meatball sandwich, or sopressata, mortadella, provolone, roast...
The Pie Hole
Pie is the magic number. A warm cup of coffee and a slice of bluebarb (blueberries and rhubarb tart), and suddenly the Arts District turns into a little corner of paradise. Cereal killer cheesecake pie, Earl Gray pie, pecan and...
La Casita Mexicana
Don’t go looking for Tacos in Bell: at La Casita Mexicana, mole rules. After driving East for more than an hour (channeling your inner Jonathan Gold), order a margarita pitcher and start counting the piñatas above you. A plate of...
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....