L.A. Recommendations
From Michelin-starred fine dining to Korean barbecue and taco food trucks, Los Angeles has one of the most exciting and diverse food scenes in the country. Here’s a snapshot of my favorite L.A. eateries and hotels – there are probably a hundred more that should be on the list, but I’m only vouching for the places I’ve been to.
Where To Eat
85°C Bakery Café
1386 West Artesia Boulevard
Gardena, Calif. 90248
310.329.8585
85cafe.us
Alma
952 South Broadway
Los Angeles, Calif. 90015
213.244.1422
alma-la.com
Angelini Osteria
7313 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
323.297.0070
angeliniosteria.com
Animal
435 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
323.782.9225
animalrestaurant.com
A.O.C
8700 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90048
310.859.9859
aocwinebar.com
Bäco Mercat
408 South Main Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90013
213.687.8808
bacomercat.com
Barnyard
1715 Pacific Avenue
Venice, Calif. 90291
310.581.1015
barnyardvenice.com
BierBeisl
9669 Little Santa Monica Boulevard
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210
310.271.7274
bierbeisl-la.com
Bistro Laurent
1202 Pine Street
Paso Robles, Calif.
805.226.8191
bistrolaurent.com
Border Grill
445 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90071
213.486.5171
bordergrill.com
Buttermilk Truck
buttermilk-inc.com
facebook.com/thebuttermilktruck
twitter.com/ButtermilkTruck
Chinois
2709 Main Street
Santa Monica, Calif. 90405
310.392.9025
wolfgangpuck.com
Church & State
1850 Industrial Street, Suite 100
Los Angeles, Calif. 90021
213.405.1434
churchandstatebistro.com
Ciro’s
705 North Evergreen Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90033
323.269.5104
Comme Ça
8479 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, Calif. 90069
323.782.1104
commecarestaurant.com
Connie and Ted’s Seafood
8171 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, Calif. 90046
323.848.2722
connieandteds.com
Corazon y Miel
6626 Atlantic Avenue
Bell, Calif. 90201
323.560.1776
corazonymiel.com
Cut
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212
310.276.8500
wolfgangpuck.com
Dae Bok
2010 James M. Wood Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90006
213.386.6660
Dan Tana’s
9071 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, Calif. 90069
310.275.9444
dantanasrestaurant.com
Dean Sin World
306 North Garfield Avenue, Suite 2
Monterey Park, Calif. 91754
626.571.0636
Din Tai Fung
1108 South Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, Calif. 91007
626.574.7068
dintaifungusa.com
Drago Centro
525 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90071
213.228.8998
dragocentro.com
Fab Hot Dogs
19417 1/2 Victory Boulevard
Reseda, Calif. 91335
818.344.4336
fabhotdogsreseda.com
Father’s Office
3229 Helms Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90034
310.736.2224
fathersoffice.com
FIG
101 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90401
310.319.3111
figsantamonica.com
Genwa
5115 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
323.549.0760
genwakoreanbbq.com
Gjelina
1429 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, Calif. 90291
310.450.1429
gjelina.com
Guelaguetza
3014 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90006
213.427.0608
ilovemole.com
Hannosuke
3760 S. Centinela Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90066
310.397.4676
hannosuke.com
Hatfield’s
6703 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90038
323.935.2977
hatfieldsrestaurant.com
Hinoki and the Bird
10 Century Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90067
310.552.1200
hinokiandthebird.com
Hunan Mao
8728 Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, Calif. 91770
626.280.0588
Ink.
8360 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
323.651.5866
mvink.com
Ink.Sack
8360 Melrose Avenue, Suite 107
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
323.655.7225
mvink.com
Jar
8225 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90048
323.655.6566
thejar.com
Jitlada
5233 1/2 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90027
323.667.9809
jitladala.com
Kang Ho-dong Baekjeong
3465 West 6th Street, Suite 20
Los Angeles, Calif. 90020
213.384.9678
Katsuya LA Live
800 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90015
213.747.9797
katsuyarestaurant.com
Kiriko
11301 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 102
West Los Angeles, Calif. 90064
310.478.7769
kirikosushi.com
Kogi BBQ Taco Truck
kogibbq.com
twitter.com/kogibbq
facebook.com/KogiBBQTacos
Krua Thai
13130 Sherman Way
North Hollywood, Calif. 91605
818.759.7998
kruathaica.com
La Casita Mexicana
4030 East Gage Avenue
Bell, Calif. 90201
323.773.1898
casitamex.com
Langer’s Delicatessen
704 South Alvarado
Los Angeles, Calif. 90057
213.483.8050
langersdeli.com
Lazy Ox Canteen
241 South San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90012
213.626.5299
lazyoxcanteen.com
Le Comptoir
929 South Brand Boulevard
Glendale, Calif. 91204
lecomptoirla.com
Little Dom’s
2128 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90027
323.661.0055
littledoms.com
Littlefork
1600 Wilcox Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90028
323.465.3675
littleforkla.com
Lucques
8474 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90048
323.655.6277
lucques.com
Lukshon
3239 Helms Avenue
Culver City, Calif. 90232
310.202.6808
lukshon.com
Mario’s Peruvian Restaurant
5786 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90038
323.466.4181
Mariscos Jalisco
3040 East Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90032
323.528.6701
facebook.com/mariscosjalisco
Matsuhisa
129 North La Cienega Blvd.
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211
310.659.9639
nobumatsuhisa.com
Maximiliano
5930 York Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90042
323.739.6125
maximilianohp.com
Mayura
10406 Venice Boulevard
Culver City, Calif. 90232
310.559.9644
mayuraindianrestaurant.com
Melisse Restaurant
1104 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90401
310.395.0881
melisse.com
Mo-Chica
514 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90014
213.622.3744
mo-chica.com
Mozza
641 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
323.297.0101
pizzeriamozza.com
Musso & Frank
6667 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, Calif. 90028
323.467.7788
mussoandfrank.com
n/naka
3455 South Overland Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90034
310.836.6252
n-naka.com
Newport Tan Cang Seafood
518 West Las Tunas Drive
San Gabriel, Calif. 91776
626.289.5998
newportseafood.com
Night + Market
9043 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, Calif. 90069
310.275.9724
thenightmarket.blogspot.com
Nobu
903 N La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
310.657.5711
noburestaurants.com
Park’s Barbecue
955 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90006
213.380.1717
parksbbq.com
Patina
141 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90012
213.972.3331
patinarestaurant.com
Picca
9575 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90035
310.277.0133
piccaperu.com
Plan Check
1800 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90025
310.288.6500
plancheck.com
Post & Beam
3767 Santa Rosalia Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90008
323.299.5599
postandbeamla.com
Providence
5955 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90038
323.460.4491
providencela.com
Ración
119 West Green Street
Pasadena, Calif. 91105
626.396.3090
racionrestaurant.com
Red Medicine
8400 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211
323.651.5500
redmedicinela.com
Renu Nakorn
13019 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 105
Norwalk, Calif. 90650
562.921.2124
Rivera
1050 South Flower Street, Suite 102
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213.749.1460
riverarestaurant.com
Rustic Canyon
1119 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90401
310.393.7050
rusticcanyonwinebar.com
Sea Harbour
3939 Rosemead Boulevard
Rosemead, Calif. 91770
626.288.3939
Shaanxi Gourmet
8518 Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, Calif. 91770
626.288.9886
Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village
250 West Valley Boulevard
San Gabriel, Calif. 91776
626.282.1777
Shunji
12244 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90064
310.826.4737
shunji-ns.com
Son of a Gun
8370 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90048
323.782.9033
sonofagunrestaurant.com
Sophy’s Thai & Cambodian Cuisine
3240 East Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach, Calif. 90804
562.494.1763
sophysthailongbeach.com
Spago Beverly Hills
176 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210
310.385.0880
wolfgangpuck.com
Spice Table
114 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90012
213.620.1840
thespicetable.com
Sqirl
720 North Virgil Avenue, Suite 4
Los Angeles, Calif. 90029
213.394.6526
sqirlla.com
Sugarfish
600 West 7th Street, Suite 150
Los Angeles, Calif. 90017
213.627.3000
sugarfishsushi.com
Superba Snack Bar
533 Rose Avenue
Venice, Calif. 90291
310.399.6400
superbasnackbar.com
The Apple Pan
10801 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90064
310.475.3585
The Bazaar
465 South La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90048
310.246.5555
thebazaar.com
The Black Cat
3909 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90029
323.661.6369
theblackcatla.com
The Charleston
2460 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90403
310.828.2115
charlestonla.com
The Hungry Cat
1535 North Vine Street
Hollywood, Calif. 90028
323.462.2155
thehungrycat.com
The Sycamore Kitchen
143 South La Brea
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
323.939.0151
thesycamorekitchen.com
Trois Mec
716 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90038
troismec.com
Tsujita Restaurant
2057 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90025
310.231.7373
tsujita-la.com
Umami Burger
1520 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90028
323.469.3100
umami.com
Urasawa
218 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210
310.247.8939
Valentino
3115 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90405
310.829.4313
valentinosantamonica.com
Where To Stay
Beverly Wilshire
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212
310.275.5200
fourseasons.com
Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, Calif. 90046
323.656.1010
chateaumarmont.com
Custom Hotel
8639 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90045
877.287.8601
jdvhotels.com
Hotel Bel-Air Los Angeles
701 Stone Canyon Road
Los Angeles, Calif. 90077
310.472.1211
dorchestercollection.com
Palihotel
7950 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90046
323.272.4588
pali-hotel.com
Shutters On the Beach
One Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90405
310.458.0030
shuttersonthebeach.com
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, Calif. 90015
213.743.8800
ritzcarlton.com