A 100-year-old hidden treasure in the "Historic Core" of downtown LA. The french dip sandwiches are delish (I recommend the pastrami and chedder). And the decor is like a brothel from the Wild West. Read more.
The bartenders are some of the best in the city, so name the spirit and put yourself in their hands with the Bartender's Choice.
The spiritual home of the French dip, the famous sandwich of carved meat on a jus-soaked roll + 9 cent coffee, 50 cent iced tea, 60 cent lemonade, perfect coleslaw and pies & sawdust covered floors! Read more.
With 48 Peruvian small plates incl. a slew of ceviches, the beef/egg/potatoes/rocoto aioli "Papa Rellena” + full bar & dedicated Pisco lounge, prepare to picca yourself up off the floor post-meal. Read more.
Ink, the new restaurant by 'Top Chef' champion Michael Voltaggio, features cutting-edge cuisine that is exciting and very much the chef's unique vision. Read more.
Birds of a feather eat pork belly confit together at this foliage-ified rooftop bar. Snag Frenchy fare like rabbit rillette or the "Duck, Duck, Goose" platter. That is, unless you’re too chicken. Read more.
Try the red velvet ding a lings, 7 up pound cake, blueberry cornbread, red velvet and strawberry shortcake donut, short rib empanada, beef e
You can't go wrong with the brie grits and white sea bass crudo. This is the best brunch spot in Dtla, hands down. Get their habanero hot sauce too.
Hit LB for its smoked wild boar sausage w/ roasted sweet potato, black kale, pearl onions & beer mustard sauce. Trust us on this one. Read more.
Sharing is what most makes sense here. Everyone will want to taste everything. Plates fly around the table as someone wants to try the bouillabaisse, which is a kind of miracle. Read more.
Had the black & white (aka: racial harmony <3 ) yesterday 4 hrs after buying & it was fresh & moist & delish & not too sweet but sweet enough, just like last review. LOVE Big Man!!
With an inventive menu, smart urban setting and late-night hours, Bäco Mercat already feels like a fixture in downtown L.A. The food is gutsy and delicious and the prices are moderate. Read more.
Bestia is the best! Black truffle pizza, oxtail cocoa pasta, and the chocolate budino tart are all must-haves! The pig is also phenomenal. Get goin'!
A post-modern high-end food court restaurant where different "concepts" merge at your table, from new twists on coffee and donuts, beautiful cocktails, takes on classic deli, and indulgent burgers. Read more.
Try everything on the specialty cocktail menu at least once. (Start with the French 75.) (Yes, even if you don't usually like gin.)
The kitchen gets the food out fast, which is why the restaurant can feed 800 on a weekend night. Who wouldn't gawk at the sight of so many people eating so much food, trying to shout above the fray? Read more.
One of the best Korean BBQs in Koreatown. This place is neck-and-neck with Chosun Galbee.
Ray Buhen opened Tiki Ti in 1961. By then he was a veteran bartender of LA’s prolific tropical bar scene. He created the Blood and Sand for actor Tyrone Power while bartending at the Dresden Room.
Yes, the Blood & Sand is their Hollywood classic drink. Yes, it is delicious. Yes, it will get you drunk / give you a brain freeze. HAVE ONE (or 10).
The sliders on a bed of popcorn are absolutely delicious(want something different, try the chickpea sliders). Dual flat screen TV's flank the truck for some in flight entertainment with your meal
Lemongrass Chicken Tacos are superb. Amazing flavor combo. Make sure you get at least one!
Get the Pancake Tacos: Three fluffy buttermilk pancakes piled with farm-fresh scrambled-on-the spot eggs & chunky bacon crumbles with a side of maple syrup Read more.
Try two different cookies - one on top, another on bottom - for extra flavorful sammie extravaganza!
If you've never had Mint Chip ice cream that uses fresh mint, then prepare to have a paradigm shift in your dessert mentality!
Animal is a carnivore-centric restaurant specializing in all those good bits. Tony Bourdain tried marrow bone, chicken hearts, hamachi tostada, coconut sweetbreads, pig tails and crispy rabbit legs.
The kitchen here is open till 1am and you've got until 2am to chow down on their delicious burgers.
Here you'll find some 20 Belgian, German, & domestic beers on tap & the same number of inventive sausages. Round out your order w/ a Filipino Maharlika-it's sweet & savory w/ a snappy natural casing. Read more.
I put lots of things in my mouth but The Pie Hole provides some of the most swallowable things. Willam, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4
Come for the ramen, but stay for the frickin' SHREDDED PORK BOWL! Its frickin' FANTASTIC & in my opinion.. Actually outshines the ramen its so good.
