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Where To Eat & Drink On Sawtelle
Sawtelle is one of the best streets for eating in Los Angeles. These are the 19 spots you should be prioritizing.
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Guide
Where To Eat & Drink On Sawtelle
Sawtelle is one of the best streets for eating in Los Angeles. These are the 19 spots you should be prioritizing.
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Chinchikurin
Chinchikurin, a Japanese restaurant serving Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, is a perfect example of everything Sawtelle has to offer.
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Spoon & Pork - Sawtelle
Spoon & Pork's second location on Sawtelle is still as pig-centric and great as the original.
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Menya Tigre
Menya Tigre on Sawtelle serves some of the only curry ramen you’ll find in LA - and it’s incredible.
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Nong Lá Cafe
With a casual atmosphere and a reasonably-priced menu, Nong La is one of our go-to’s for a Vietnamese lunch on Sawtelle.
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Killer Noodle
Killer Noodle is the newest spot from the people behind Tsujita, and they specialize in tantanmen - super spicy ramen noodles.
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Hide Sushi
Hide Sushi on Sawtelle is a great spot for affordable sashimi platters at lunch and dinner.
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Sushi Tsujita
Sushi Tsujita on Sawtelle is the pricey sushi restaurant from the team behind LA’s most popular ramen spot.
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Tofu Ya
Tofu Ya on Sawtelle is one of the best options for Korean food in West LA. Try a sundubu combo.
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Totoraku
This tiny Japanese restaurant along Pico is frankly more of a myth than anything else, but if you’re able to get in, expect a memorable meal.
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Daikokuya
Daikokuya’s Sawtelle location pretty much always has a line, but the wait for their excellent ramen is worth it.
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Furaibo
If you’re looking for bar food on Sawtelle, Furaibo - a dark, rowdy Izakaya - is a good option.
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B Sweet Dessert Bar
B Sweet is a dessert spot on Sawtelle serving one very important thing: a Halo, a.k.a. an ice cream sandwich made from a donut.
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Honeymee
Honeymee off Sawtelle Blvd. is a soft serve shop that's also a social media celebrity. But the ice cream is great.
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Kimukatsu
Kimukatsu is famous in Japan for their pork cutlets, and now they’re an essential meal on Sawtelle.
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Blockheads Shavery Co.
Blockheads on Sawtelle serves what they call “Snow Cream,” a.k.a. shaved ice cream.
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Plan Check Kitchen + Bar
Plan Check is one of the finest restaurant/bar combos in the city, and it also happens to be one of the best first date spots on the Westside.
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Hurry Curry Of Tokyo
Hurry Curry of Tokyo on Sawtelle is where you go for comfort food in the form of chicken cutlet covered in Japanese curry.