Yum is a Downtown Thai pop-up churning out incredible Bangkok-style street food.

Wake & Late is a breakfast burrito specialist in Downtown LA that you don’t want to miss.

Guerrilla Cafecito is a tiny Arts District cafe serving tremendous breakfast burritos and great donuts.

DTLA pop-up Dough Daddy doesn’t make it easy to order their Detroit-style pies, but this pizza is worth the extra effort.

Kaon is a to-go only taco spot near Pico-Union serving Filipino flavors.

Streamliner is the secret cocktail bar in the massive Imperial Western Beer Co. in Downtown LA, and it’s a great spot for an affordable cocktail.

Holbox is a fantastic Mexican seafood counter and raw bar inside the Mercado La Paloma in South Central, near USC.

V DTLA is a massive, garish, disaster of a bar and restaurant in Downtown LA.

M. Georgina is your typical restaurant at The Row - industrial space, great service, and well-made food.

Death and Co. is a dark and mysterious bar in DTLA with great cocktails.

Red Herring is a just-OK restaurant in DTLA, where most of the food feels like a misdirection from the real star - their chocolate torte.

Maccheroni Republic is a true neighborhood Italian restaurant in Downtown with solid pasta, a friendly staff, and a fantastic front patio.

Sibling Rival is a solid all-day restaurant (get the pancakes!) in DTLA’s Hoxton hotel.

The HRB Experience in Downtown LA is a hand-roll adventure that’s not quite as good as KazuNori.

Knead & Co. is the fantastic pasta stand in the Grand Central Market you didn’t know you kneaded.

Burrata House is home to some decent cheese but doesn’t need to be your first choice at Grand Central Market.