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The Best Affordable Sushi Restaurants in LA
Where to find the best affordable sushi in Los Angeles.
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Where To Have A Cute, Leisurely Dinner That Isn't Too Expensive
Our favorite spots for a nice meal that'll be more memorable than the bill. Here's where to have dinner and a drink for around $50 per person in LA..
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LA’s Best Restaurants For Affordable Group Dinners
You’re all finally free on the same night. Next step: picking the perfect place to eat.
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The Casual Weeknight Dinner Guide
For all the nights when you can’t deal with figuring out where to get dinner.
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Where To Have Dinner For Around $30 In Santa Monica
The 12 best places to eat for around $30 in Santa Monica.
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Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca is a fun hangout spot right on the LA River—we just wish the food was better.
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April 90s Something
April 90's Something is a barebones Thai spot in Silver Lake with solid staples and fusion-y dishes, like fried chicken kra pow.
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Chimmelier
Chimmelier is a strip mall spot in Koreatown that serves comfort foods like tteokboki, wings, and an excellent fried chicken sandwich.
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Johannes
Johannes is an Austrian spot in Palm Springs where you can eat excellent schnitzel and avoid the tourists.
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Saucy Chick Rotisserie / The Goat Mafia
Saucy Chick / The Goat Mafia is an Indian-Mexican fusion spot that's great for when you're sick of the standard lunch bowl/wrap/salad.
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Taberu
Taberu is a modern Japanese spot in Arts District that's great for drinking and eating warm comfort foods.
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Apey Kade
Apey Kade is a tremendous Sri Lankan restaurant in Tarzana and one of the only of its kind in The Valley.
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Poltergeist
Poltergeist is a fun, oddball fusion spot inside an Echo Park barcade with a menu you won't find anywhere else in LA. Also, there's pinball.
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The Blue Hole
If you're craving Belizean food in LA, The Blue Hole in Gardena is worth a special trip.
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Ditroit
Ditroit is an excellent Mexican spot in the Arts District, and the more casual sibling restaurant to Damian.
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Mizlala
Mizlala is a casual Mediterranean spot in Sherman Oaks that works for just about any occasion.
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Osteria La Buca Sherman Oaks
Osteria La Buca in Sherman Oaks is almost a carbon copy of the original in Hollywood—a reliable Italian spot perfect for almost any occasion.
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Caribbean Soul Kitchen
Caribbean Soul Kitchen is a bright yellow Panamanian restaurant on Wilshire that serves tangy, zesty jerk chicken.
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Alta Adams
Alta Adams is an excellent Southern spot in West Adams that’ll make you feel like you’ve found a second home.
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Les Sisters' Southern Kitchen & BBQ
Les Sisters' Southern Kitchen in Chatsworth is a Valley institution and home to some of the best soul food in LA.
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Surawon Tofu House
Surawon in Koreatown is our favorite spot for bubbling, spicy soondubu in LA.