Restaurants in Los Angeles
52 restaurants in Los Angeles, United States.
Alimento
Zach Pollack's Silver Lake pasta restaurant; handmade pasta with restraint and genuine Italian technique in a neighborhood room
Amboy Quality Meats
Alvin Cailan's Echo Park burger institution; the Original double smash burger is an essential LA animal-style counterpoint
Bavel
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Arts District stunner celebrating the cuisines of the Middle East and North Africa
Bay Cities Italian Deli
Santa Monica Italian deli institution with the legendary Godmother sandwich and quality Italian ingredients since 1925
Bestia
Ori Menashe's Italian warehouse restaurant in the Arts District, famous for house-cured meats and creative pastas
Birria de Res Balbuena
Legendary East LA birria stand serving slow-cooked goat and beef birria tacos with rich consomé
Broken Spanish
Ray Garcia's upscale Mexican restaurant in Downtown LA celebrating the flavors of the US-Mexico borderlands
Chengdu Taste
San Gabriel Valley Sichuan powerhouse serving mapo tofu, mouthwatering chicken, and water-boiled beef
Cofax
Fairfax corridor donut shop with maple bacon bars and exceptional coffee; the perpetual line is always worth it
Destroyer
Jordan Kahn's utilitarian breakfast counter in Culver City; the yogurt with preserved fruit is a deceptively simple revelation
Girl and the Goat LA
Stephanie Izard's LA outpost of the Chicago hit, serving adventurous wood-fired dishes and global flavors
Gjelina
Abbot Kinney's defining restaurant; wood-fired vegetables, perfect pizzas, and the Venice spirit bottled
Gjusta
Travis Lett's Venice bakery and deli with housemade bread, smoked fish, and exceptional pastries
Guelaguetza
The Lopez family's Koreatown Oaxacan institution serving mole negro, tlayudas, and mezcal since 1994
Guerrilla Tacos
Wesley Avila's acclaimed taco truck turned restaurant, blending Mexican tradition with fine-dining creativity
Hatchet Hall
Brian Dunsmoor's wood-fire driven Culver City tavern; heirloom grains, smoked meats, and a serious spirits program
Hayato
Brandon Go's intimate kaiseki restaurant serving a 20-course Japanese tasting menu in Downtown LA
Here's Looking At You
Jonathan Whitener and Lien Ta's Koreatown restaurant with globally-inspired small plates and a strong cocktail program
Holbox
Gilberto Cetina's Mercado La Paloma stall serving Yucatecan seafood with octopus tostadas and aguachile
Howlin' Ray's
Johnny Ray Zone's Chinatown hot chicken counter that sparked LA's fried chicken obsession
Jitlada
Jazz Singsanong's Hollywood Thai restaurant celebrated for fierce southern Thai curries and rare regional dishes
Kato
Jon Yao's Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant blending Taiwanese flavors with California produce
Kismet
Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson's vegetable-forward Mediterranean on Hollywood Blvd; fermented dairy and charred alliums
Langer's Delicatessen
Nora Ephron called it the best pastrami sandwich in the world; a MacArthur Park institution since 1947
Lasa
Classic Filipino cuisine re-examined through a California lens; adobo, kare-kare, and lechon with market intelligence
Majordomo
David Chang's LA flagship celebrating Korean-American heritage with a whole cow rib and banchan spread
Mariscos Jalisco
Raul Ortega's legendary taco truck serving the iconic fried shrimp tacos dorados in Boyle Heights
Meals by Genet
Genet Agonafer's Little Ethiopia restaurant serving authentic Ethiopian home cooking in a cozy setting
Mian
Sichuan noodle specialist in San Gabriel Valley serving dan dan mian and spicy beef noodle soup
Musso & Frank Grill
Hollywood's oldest restaurant (1919) serving classic steaks, martinis, and flannel cakes to generations of stars
n/naka
Niki Nakayama's modern kaiseki celebrating California ingredients with Japanese precision; one of LA's hardest reservations
Night + Market
Kris Yenbamroong's West Hollywood restaurant serving Thai drinking food with fearless heat and bold flavors
Orsa & Winston
Josef Centeno's Downtown LA gem fusing Italian and Japanese kaiseki traditions into a tasting menu of real imagination
Osteria Mozza
Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali's Italian landmark, famous for the mozzarella bar and wood-fired pizza
Park's BBQ
Koreatown's gold standard for KBBQ; prime dry-aged beef, exceptional banchan, and grills that run until the small hours
Petit Trois
Ludo Lefebvre's no-reservations counter bistro serving impeccable French classics like omelets and croque monsieur
Pijja Palace
Silver Lake sports bar meets Indian-American kitchen; the chicken 65 pizza single-handedly expanded LA's food vocabulary
Pine & Crane
Silverlake Taiwanese restaurant serving scallion pancakes, dan dan noodles, and tea eggs in a bright space
Porridge + Puffs
Minh Phan's LA restaurant serving rice porridge and creative small plates in a thoughtful neighborhood space
Providence
Michael Cimarusti's two-Michelin-star seafood restaurant, arguably the best fine dining in LA
Republique
Walter and Margarita Manzke's gorgeous space in a 1920s Charlie Chaplin building, beloved for brunch and weekend pastries
Salazar
Esdras Ochoa's backyard taco paradise in Frogtown; mesquite-grilled meats and margueritas by the LA River canal
Sapp Coffee Shop
No-frills Thai restaurant in Hollywood serving exceptional boat noodles and jade noodles since 1992
Shunji
Shunji Nakao's intimate Pico Blvd counter; market-driven kaiseki-influenced sushi of quiet excellence
Son of a Gun
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo's seafood-focused West 3rd spot; the shrimp toast with sambal butter is a permanent fixture
Sonoratown
Teodoro Diaz-Rodriguez Jr. and Jennifer Feltham's Sonoran-style flour tortilla tacos in Downtown LA
Spago
Wolfgang Puck's flagship Beverly Hills institution; the restaurant that defined California cuisine and still commands the room
Sqirl
Jessica Koslow's Silver Lake breakfast institution; ricotta toast and sorrel pesto rice bowls that launched a thousand imitations
Sugarfish
Kazunori Nozawa's trust-me omakase sushi concept with DT na hand rolls and impeccable rice
Taco Maria
Carlos Salgado's upscale Mexican tasting menu in Costa Mesa showcasing Californian-Mexican cuisine
Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle
Westside ramen destination famous for tsukemen (dipping ramen) with rich pork-fish broth
Yangban Society
Charles Namba and Katianna Hong's Arts District Korean-American deli celebrating Korean pantry ingredients