Eat: The Office Burger, with caramelized onion and bacon compote, Gruyère, Maytag blue, and arugula.See: Brooke Shields, Owen and Luke Wilson, Jake Gyllenhaal. Read more.
Despite one too many rules, Sang Yoon's burger joint is straight-up killer, and serves a vast selection of craft beers. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. If you happen to be an East Coaster in L. A., you will find no better bar to drink yourself sane. Order a Pappy Van Winkle's, neat. Read more.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Well, kinda. Technically, we're talking about the lobby restaurant. Bar Marmont, up the street, is also good.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. This place has a liquor license so old, you can stop in for a martini at the bar and pick up a six-pack on your way out.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Fun fact: Redwood still maintains a direct phone line to the Los Angeles Times city desk across the street.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. We recommend getting a vodka gimlet from the upstairs bar.
"Tsukemen is hip in all the usual ways, including obscurity, a stylized consumption ritual and flavor of an intensity that can be overwhelming the first few times out" -Jonathan Gold Read more.
Chefs Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu are everywhere if you follow Spanish-language media. Try the purple-corn pozole, delicious enfrijoladas, and an impeccable version of chiles en nogada! Read more.
As old school as it gets. It's all about regulars and not-cheap traditional Italian offerings. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
While people will quibble over whether or not Park's is the defacto best Korean barbecue in the city, it's exceptionally solid, and the perfect destination for a night out in K-Town. Read more.
Blink and you might miss this San Gabriel Valley hole-in-the-wall where diners can watch dumplings being made from behind a clear partition. [Eater 38 Member]
On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken both recommend Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery for their Godmother Sandwich and other specialties. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
Chef Ricardo Zarate has paved the way for Peruvian dining in Los Angeles, and here at Picca he serves a modern interpretation of the cuisine. [Eater 38 Member]
Let the chef decide what you should feast on. That’s how Chef Kazunori Nozawa has cultivated such loyal clientele. You’ll get the best, because he knows what’s best &, more importantly, what’s fresh. Read more.
Jonathan Gold takes his First Bite at Spice Table (read the article, click 'More Info' below) Read more.
...the menu at Bäco Mercat reads almost like a graduate exam in culinary poststructuralism, mixing flavors... ~Jonathan Gold Read more.
"Brandade, a creamy mash of salt cod with potatoes and a barely poached egg, is a small essay on the virtues of soft food." Read the entire Jonathan Gold review by clicking 'More Info' Read more.
Synonymous with Chinese food in America maybe more so than any other restaurant. Come for the made-to-order xiao long boas but always expect a wait.
El Parian's birria may be the single best regional Mexican dish in Los Angeles. Read more.
Must have: the tiny flautas, the house specialty, are tightly rolled and very crisp, buried under layers of chile sauce, thick guacamole and tart Mexican sour cream. Read more.
Raul Ortega might personally hand you a taco, ask if you want to try a plate of ceviche or aguachile. His signature tacos dorados de camaron, fried tacos with shrimp, are just too formidable. Read more.
Border Grill is the rare mainstream restaurant whose tacos don't make you yearn for a truck parked by an auto-parts junkyard somewhere in East L.A. Read more.
Modeled on neighborhood Creole Italian places from New Orleans, so along with the burrata salad you get oyster po' boys, crawfish garnishing grilled fish, and fried shrimp with artichokes. Read more.
What you will talking about is the bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits, palm-size creatures that have the gravitational pull of the sun. -Jonathan Gold Read more.
A fresh take on African American dishes: smoked baby backs, roast salmon, buttermilk fried chicken and greens cooked down with ham hocks with an understated chefly flair. Plus hand-stretched pizza. Read more.
The turkey sandwich is heavenly: thick slices of nicely brined bird layered on dense house-made bread with thin slivers of just-ripe Camembert cheese, arugula and cherry mostarda. Read more.
I visited the old Hatfield's at least half a dozen times, and it wasn't until they opened the new restaurant that I realized how well they cooked. -Jonathan Gold Read more.
"...an edgy, grown-up restaurant serving an Asianized, farm-centered, technique-oriented small-plates menu, ... with even more polish: a new sort of cuisine." - Jonathan Gold Read more.
A great bistro with a lively ambiance and terrific menu. The wines are all on the walls and counters so there is immediate service. I could easily go there once a week if I lived in LA. -Rick Moonen,
Ludovic Lefebvre is one of the greatest pure chefs ever to cook in Los Angeles. Trois Mec is the first place that has ever been his own, like a private club that happens to serve delicious cuisine. Read more.
Night + Market has a menu based on the bar snack. You will find a kind of Thai tapas, a unit of consumption carefully calibrated to the refreshment inherent in a single bottle of Singha ~Jonathan Gold
There's a daring lobster cocktail served in a chilled bowl with slices of green mango in a fiery lime-drenched vinaigrette. Read more.
Chef John Sedlar treats his tortillas, with flowers pressed into them as if into a scrapbook, as seriously as he does his sweetbreads with huacatay or his snails with Jabugo ham. Read more.
This is a place with real Neapolitan pizza for six bucks; drinkable wine; cheap and delicious burrata salads; and an outer-space soda machine. Tip: It is vegan-friendly. Read more.
Omgoodness one of the best single serving pizzas I have ever had. Get the "Carni" add extra cheese and salami.... Mmmm I'll b back!
Chef Michael Cimarusti is serving up tried and true sea-centric constructions made with top quality ingredients and only the best sea animals, plus a burger topped with Hook's four-year-aged cheddar.
Expect a mixed batch of old and new seafood dishes, alongside a thoughtful list of intoxicants. Early standouts are the Thai Shellfish Coconut Soup, Albacore Tartare, and Loup de Mer.
A colorful and fun new eatery conducive to social dining (many communal picnic-style tables). There's deep fried cheesy churros, a bevy of tacos, and even raw pork ceviche.
A newbie by comparison to some Eater 38 members, Jon and Vinny's small and loud porkapalooza delight remains all the rage with the food set. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
If you like milanesa, you should definitely check out the Milanesa Cemita. I loved the crispy coating of the batter on the beef.
Dedicated to Northern Thai cuisine consumed in a colorful 50-seat space. The chef has earned enough of a reputation for his flavor-packed plates to attract Angelenos from across the city. Read more.
The large family-style pots are the star of the menu, but the other shareable bites like dumplings, squid, pollack roe, and fried rice are also worth trying. An unbeatable scene, too. Read more.
M.B. Post is a seasonal gastropub of sorts focused on serving small plates which highlight the daily farmers market offerings. [Eater 38 Member]
Chef Michael Voltaggio tries to stretch the boundaries at his Melrose restaurant, and this octopus dish made with ink shells, young fennel and pimenton is a standout dish. Read more.
Featured at the First Annual LA Weekly Tacolandia! Look for the truck in the downtown area or flag it down in East LA! Read more.
Posted at the chevron station. The carne asada & carnitas tacos are the bomb!
Sunny Spot doesn't skip a beat during the sunny brunches, where things like spicy shrimp with fried egg and grits or banana french toast go great with a bottomless rum punch (ditch the mimosa!).
Alibi is the sole stationary purveyor of Kogi Truck BBQ goodness, a delicacy previously only available by tracking down the culinary phenomenon on wheels via Twitter. Read more.
Chinatown rice bowls with a Mexican and Korean twist, ooey gooey beer-battered fries and hush-hush BYOB policy.
Kogi Truck chef Roy Choi is a partner at this picnicky pan-Asian restaurant. Koreatown now has as many restaurants as Seoul—and as many valet stands as Beverly Hills. Read more.
A family- run, hole-in-the-wall restaurant, serving tacos and burritos from a closet-sized kitchen. Tony Bourdain loved the breakfast burrito, and chicken and steak tacos.
2 words...CHEESE TACOS. And no, they're not just quesadillas. They're quesadillas on steroids!
There's heavy emphasis on house-cured meats, pizzas, and pastas, with unexpected and inspired flavors. The beverage program here, from cocktails to wine, is a hit, too. [Eater 38 Member]
Famous for its vampiros and considered by many the purveyor of the best taco in Los Angeles, Mexicali is also featured at the first annual LA Weekly Tacolandia! Read more.
Love their combination burritos with red sauce. My parents have been going there since I was a toddler and I am now 23 so great food is what you will ALWAYS get at this place!!
You can pay a buck & get a little packet of chiles torreados as a side, or you can get them as a taco wrapped in a thick corn tortilla with Guisados’ liquid habanero chile salsa on top -Jonathan Gold
This LA restaurant is serving up unparalleled Mexican-style seafood, with smoked marlin tacos and assorted ceviches to suit anyone's taste.
