All Time
All Time started as our favorite breakfast burrito spot but it’s now literally open all the time. All Time is all grown up, serving wine and sensual plates which make you feel like you’re having dinner at a good friend’s...
Patio
Ronan
Critics often say that a restaurant is the brainchild of so and so, but with Ronan, it’s actually the case: owned and helmed by chef Daniel Cutler and his wife Caitlin, this restaurant has grown with love and character —...
Bee Taqueria
As you order food at Bee Taqueria, you either meet chef Alex Carrasco or his wife and their newborn baby. He is a 33-year-old chef from Mexico City, and has worked at Red Medicine, Bouchon, Scratch Bar, and Osteria Mozza....
Pasta Sisters
Great pasta isn’t hard to find in LA, but great pasta at affordable prices most definitely is. This is quickly changing thanks to Pasta Sisters, a mid-city restaurant armed with a family recipe book dating back to the 19th century....
Great White
Blue algae smoothies? Check. On-tap kombucha? Check. Kale salads and grain bowls? Check. Turmeric Latte? Avo toast? Fish tacos? Check, check, check. This Aussie all-day café seems to be ticking all the boxes, and it does it well. Come early...
Jewel
Jewel is a hidden gem. A few minutes from Sqirl, where people wait up to an hour for brunch, you’ll find some of the best food in the neighborhood: best because it tastes good, but it also makes you feel...
Majordomo
In the past year we’ve seen no shortage of world famous chefs heading out West and opening shop in Los Angeles. Time will only tell if this phenomenon will bear fruit for a majority of the transplants, but we can...
Triniti
There are almost too many reasons to love Triniti. It was opened by Chef Joseph Geiskopf who used to work at Noma, Septime, and Destroyer (on top of being a personal chef for Apple’s Tim Cook), although he has left...
Guisados
Guisados is a family affair: Armando De La Torre Sr. takes orders, his son is in the kitchen, and her grandchildren at the tables. And their tacos live up to their reputation. Made on site every day in their Boyle...
Angelini Osteria
If we had to elect the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, it would have to be Angelini Osteria. For its oldie-but-goodie look that we loved so much at Madeo (RIP), for its Bestia recipes without the three-week wait (Ori...