Hollywood Thai spot Jitlada is one of LA’s most essential restaurants.

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

For Italian food in Los Angeles, it still doesn’t get any better than Bestia in the Arts District.

Game-changing, delicious French food in an incredible space in Mid-Wilshire. Hop on the Republique train.

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

Animal, on Fairfax, is a restaurant that gets almost everything right.

The Father’s Office burger (in Santa Monica and Culver City) is amazing. If you don’t know that, you don’t get it.

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.

For outstanding pasta on the Westside, look no further than Felix on Abbot Kinney in Venice.

Al-Noor is an LA classic and a far happier reason to head towards LAX.

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

Providence is experimental, seafood-focused fine dining that’s absolutely worth the price of admission.

One of LA’s finest Italian restaurants, Osteria Mozza in Hollywood is still very much at the top of its game.

Mapo Galbi’s signature dish, the dak galbi, is one of our favorite meals in Koreatown - and all of LA, for that matter.