Playita is an order-at-the-window seafood spot in Silver Lake with excellent ceviche, tacos, and campechana.

Larchmont Wine & Cheese continues to make some of our favorite sandwiches in Los Angeles - make sure to get there early.

Bar Flores is the exotic, low-key cocktail bar Echo Park deserves. It’s very fragrant inside, too.

The best bagel spot in town, Maury’s is a fantastic go-to for breakfast or lunch - no matter where your coastal allegiance lies.

Muddy Paw in Silver Lake is a great cafe for both humans and dogs.

Audrey is the restaurant at the Hammer in Westwood, and a great place for some cocktails and dinner (whether or not you actually visit the museum).

Head to California Sun for pizza and a beer on a great Silver Lake patio.

Dama is an upscale Latin restaurant in Downtown LA’s Fashion District with excellent food and cocktails.

Hasiba is a hummus restaurant in Pico-Robertson that doesn’t feel like it was created by an algorithm.

In a city increasingly dominated by mega-restaurants from other cities, All Time is a Los Feliz cafe that feels like an LA original.

Triple Beam is an excellent pizza-by-the-slice joint in Highland Park.

Joan’s On Third is as much a part of LA as tourists trying to find the Hollywood sign.

Night + Market West Hollywood is LA’s party restaurant. A party restaurant with some of the best Thai found in town.

Playa Provisions is a four-concepts-in-one eating emporium, and the kind of all-day dining option this neighborhood needed.

Botanica is an all-day healthy neighborhood spot in Silver Lake with an excellent back patio.

We all know the food at Gjusta in Venice is great. The real question is, is it worth the trouble? We say yes.