Rossoblu is a fancy Italian restaurant in the Fashion District, and one of the best restaurants to open in LA in a long time.

Taco María is a Mexican tasting-menu spot in Costa Mesa - and one of the best restaurants in Southern California.

Union is the best restaurant in Pasadena, and one of the best Italian restaurants in all of LA.

Bavel is one of LA’s most exciting restaurants, and this Middle Eastern spot in the Arts District will have you planning a return visit immediately.

Majordomo in Chinatown is one of the rare LA restaurants you’ll walk out of genuinely surprised.

Simply put, Broken Spanish serves some of the greatest Mexican food in Los Angeles.

Chi Spacca in Hollywood is one of our favorite places to get excessive in LA.

The Restaurant at The NoMad in DTLA is a uniquely LA casual-feeling fancy restaurant.

Santa Monica’s Rustic Canyon may have hit it’s tween years, but this farm-to-table spot is better than ever.

The sushi at Sasabune in Brentwood is classic LA-style omakase.

Nobu Malibu is one of the most famous sushi restaurants in the world, and it still delivers on all its hype.

Craft is a Tom Colicchio restaurant in Century City. Which sounds boring, but really isn’t.

Shin Sushi is a fantastic high-end omakase spot in Encino.

Odys and Penelope in Mid-Wilshire is upscale American comfort food at its finest. And also the best smelling restaurant in LA.

Kobawoo House is a Koreatown institution and home to our favorite plate of bossam in town.

Plenty of new restaurants are good, but few are actually memorable. Kali leave its mark.