Don’t miss the ceviche, a bracing, burning dish packed with halibut, prawns, scallops and squid: Read more.
Get things heated up and try the Spicy Ramen. Orochon Ramen has the most authentic Japanese fare in LA. Read more.
Pick up a feta-cheese croissant, an elegant knot of dough speckled with poppy and sesame seeds. It truly earns the bakery its place among the neighboring artist studios and galleries: Read more.
Try the smoked-salmon sandwich. Stacked high with salmon and its familiar friends (dill, cream cheese and cucumbers), it is a great version of this sandwich standard: Read more.
Try out our new obsession here: roasted duck salad. Once you grab a bite with a fingerful of sticky rice, soaking up the lime-and-fish-sauce-heavy dressing, you'll quickly understand why we order it: Read more.
Serves sea bass, mahi-mahi and yellowtail. People come for the fish tacos, lightly battered and deep-fried.
Yakitori grilled over traditional white charcoal (flown in from Japan) -- chicken livers, heart, thigh, skin and, if you go early, ask about the off-the-menu stuff like the sublime “chicken butt.”
Tony Bourdain tried the side dishes. Ham Ji Park is famous for 3 dishes (pork belly, pork spare ribs marinated in spicy pepper paste, and pork stew).
In addition to the bäco expect a bevy of seasonally inspired plates, craft beer, boutique wine, modern cocktails, and house-made sodas. [Eater 38 Member]
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.
The. Sushi. Nazi. Nozawa may be past its prime, but this is the original sushi gansta. Big hunks of fresh fish atop mounds of rice, just trust him. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Tsujita LA serves the best standard ramen and tsukemen in all of Los Angeles. The tsukemen might even be better than the ramen. Only available during lunch and cash only. [Eater 38 Member]
Perpetually crowded for its maple-bacon biscuits, Valrhona chocolate–dipped doughnuts, and egg sandwiches stuffed with bacon, Gruyère, & tangy aioli. More places to eat like a local tandl.me/12ufz7c
Traditional Oaxacan bites, all reasonably-priced, served in simple Mexican digs. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
For fish so fresh you can watch it struggle, try this Mediterranean restaurant/sushi bar. The oceanside views will be relaxing for you, though not so much for your homesick entree. Read more.
They're serving up gourmet goodness like cheddar-rosemary croissants, dark ale-spiced gingerbreads, and pastrami-short rib-Gruyere sandwiches, all of which you can wash down with Stumptown coffee. Read more.
Chinatown rice bowls with a Mexican and Korean twist, ooey gooey beer-battered fries and hush-hush BYOB policy.
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.
I loved this place already . They only sell tacos but they are very good ! The tortillas are handmade. And they also sell " aguas frescas" I tried melon and it was very good . Positive experience !
The H + The H has reached a critical mass in popularity, and the biscuits are to blame. There's also a terrific plate of shrimp & grits, maple-glazed pork chop, or barbecued lobster.
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
Tasting menus are the way to go at this Wolfgang Puck flagship that hosts tourists and show-biz bigwigs alike. Try a little bit of everything, and enjoy the lively atmosphere.
The chocolate mint is the best ice cream I’ve ever had in my life. It’s like picking up a leaf of mint from your garden and chewing on it. - Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos, Extra Virgin
The gearhead version of a modernist hamburger: layered with ketchup leather, pickle shavings, homemade American cheese scented with kombu seaweed, and a microscopically thin layer of fried cheese. Read more.
Try the seaweed-tofu beignets, spare arrangements of foraged greens, scallops with nightshade berries or shriveled, butter-soaked carrots that somehow manage to taste better than meat. Read more.
Consider the poached eggs with green chorizo fondu on pan con tomato or simple sunny side eggs with kale pesto, crispy russets, Brussels sprouts & caramelized onions.
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]
I can't believe this place is open from 11am-3am. Awesome when you're craving ramen this late.
Moderately priced super seasonal eats straight from SM farmers markets served in a pleasant, tasteful space. Seasonal desserts come from neighbor bakery Huckleberry. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
These Faux Doughnuts are baked not fried, giving them a moist, cake-like crumb. Flavors include rosemary and olive oil, peanut butter and chocolate filled, and zesty lemon. Read more.
Barbecue is hardly an American creation. At this Koreatown restaurant, specialties such as bool kogi and kalbi kui are grilled on charcoal-burning braziers in the center of your table Read more.
Ventura Boulevard is wall-to-wall with sushi bars but the most unique, one-of-a-kind sushi experience is Asanebo. Don't ask…just enjoy. -David Applebaum, Launch My Line
Amazing sushi, really creative and exotic (i.e. jellyfish, uni, sea urchin, etc.). Expensive but worth it!
Delivers in every way a seafood house can deliver, with tanks full of spider crabs, exotic reef fish and Santa Barbara spot prawns, and a kitchen prepared to braise sea cucumber and sun-dried abalone. Read more.
Put these pork soup dumplings in your mouth and forget you just waited an hour for a table. The fried noodles will rock your mouth too
