Brett Keating
Former LA Staff Writer
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Page 2Biriyani Kabob House
Biriyani Kabob House in Little Bangladesh serves some of LA's best curries, kabobs, and biriyani.
Sun Nong Dan
This spot on 6th Street is open 24 hours, and is always packed with groups huddled over one of our favorite dishes in Koreatown - their galbi jjim.
Lunasia Dim Sum House Pasadena
Over-ordering at Lunasia Dim Sum House in Pasadena is not so much a problem as it is a necessity.
Sushi I-Naba
Sushi I-Naba in Torrance is one of the best sushi spots in the South Bay, and an utterly unique and special experience.
Sapp Coffee Shop
Sapp Coffee Shop is a Thai Town staple that serves a boat noodle soup you never knew you needed so badly.
Wax Paper Chinatown
This second outpost of the Wax Paper sandwich spot is in a Chinatown arcade, and it’s just as good as the tiny original in Frogtown.
Sahag’s Basturma
Sahag’s Bastura is an Armenian deli in East Hollywood serving incredible cured beef sandwiches.
Broad Street Oyster Co.
Malibu’s Broad Street Oyster Company is the grown-up version of a pop-up, and one of our favorite spots on PCH.
Tartine Sycamore
Tartine Sycamore is the latest installment of the Bay Area bakery’s LA takeover - and a fantastic lunch spot in Hollywood.
Colapasta
Colapasta in Santa Monica is your new spot for affordable pastas - because everyone needs one.
Quality Seafood
Quality Seafood is a massive, two-story restaurant on the Redondo Beach pier filled with tanks of shellfish, lobsters, crabs, and fish.
Hail Mary Pizza
Hail Mary is LA’s version of a NY slice shop or a Chicago deep dish tavern - an ideal neighborhood pizza spot built for this city.
Burgers 99
A burger joint in Hollywood on La Brea, Burgers 99 serves great fast food-style burgers that pay homage to everything from In-N-Out to McDonald’s.
Dear John’s
Dear John’s in Culver City will transport you back to the glamorous Old Hollywood era you wish you lived in.
Arroyo Chop House
Arroyo Chop House in Pasadena is the kind of steakhouse where you come for the meat, but stay for the excellent chocolate soufflé.
The 4th Horseman
The 4th Horseman is a horror-themed Long Beach bar of apocalyptic proportions - expect blood, guts, and great craft beer.
Fiesta Martin Mexican Grill
A big Mexican restaurant with several locations around Inglewood, Fiesta Martin on La Brea is an excellent place to come with a big group.
Bee Taqueria
Bee Taqueria in West Adams feels like eating in a desert art installation but with ceviche and Latin sánguches.
Pie ’N Burger
Pie ’n Burger is an OG spot in Pasadena, serving up some of the best burgers in the area since 1963.
Bacari W. 3rd
This location of the Bacari wine bar mini-chain is in the thick of things on W. 3rd Street and has one of the best patios in the city.
Otium
Otium is the crowded restaurant next to the Broad in Downtown LA that tries a little too hard to be something for everyone.