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Where To Have A Unique Dining Experience In LA
Head to these LA restaurants for a time you’ll actually remember.
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The Celebrity-Owned Restaurant Power Rankings
LA has plenty of famous people looking to capitalize on their face-name recognition, which means plenty of celebrity-backed restaurants. So before you spend $20 on guacamole, these are the famous-by-association restaurants that are worth your time.
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The Best Restaurants In Malibu
The very best spots to eat in and around the 'Bu, according to us.
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The Old Hollywood Restaurant Guide
15 classic spots indelibly tied to the golden age of tinseltown.
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Where To Take Your Out-Of-Town Friends To Eat in LA
LA is massive, and introducing your out-of-town friends to our city’s best restaurants is no easy task. Here’s how to impress them.
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Where To Take New Yorkers Who Hate LA, Even Though They’ve Never Been
17 spots that will make any NYC loyalist admit LA is actually pretty great.
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Saltie Girl
As long as you stick to classic New England-y dishes at Saltie Girl, you're in for a great meal at this Sunset Strip spot.
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Shunji
Shunji’s omakase will cost you, but it’s worth it to try the different fish varieties and crazy things they do with vegetables.
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Sawa
Sawa in Little Tokyo is a high-end sushi bar with Japanese cocktails that you'll need to book well in advance.
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Flavors From Afar
Part restaurant, part chef incubator, part community non-profit, Flavors From Afar in Little Ethiopia is one of the most objectively unique and memorable places to eat in the city.
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The Celebrity-Owned Restaurant Power Rankings
Because star power can't save all of these spots.
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Sea Harbour
Sea Harbour is a dim sum restaurant in Rosemead with great food and great people watching.
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Bistro 1968
If you're looking for a deluxe dim sum experience in the SGV, head to Bistro 1968.
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Yuan's Hot Pot
If you're looking for the ultimate Sichuan hot pot experience, head to Yuan's in Rosemead.
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Where To Have A Unique Dining Experience In LA
Head to these LA restaurants for a time you’ll actually remember.
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The Old Hollywood Restaurant Guide
15 classic spots indelibly tied to the golden age of tinseltown.
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Dal Rae Restaurant
Dal Rae is a classic steakhouse in Pico Rivera that's particularly festive during the holidays.
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Anajak Thai
Anajak is a Thai spot in Sherman Oaks that is our absolute favorite restaurant in all of Los Angeles.
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Simón
Simón is a mariscos truck in Silver Lake that serves dishes that would impress us in a fine-dining restaurant.
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Where To Take New Yorkers Who Hate LA, Even Though They’ve Never Been
17 spots that will make any NYC loyalist admit LA is actually pretty great.
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Los Güichos
Los Güichos is a cash-only taco truck in South Central, serving some of the best al pastor we’ve ever had.
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo is a sunny restaurant at the Silver Lake Pool & Inn that specializes in seafood-y Italian.
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Hansei
If you're in the mood for a truly unique dining experience, head to Hansei at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Little Tokyo
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Trini Style Cuisine
Trini Style is a counter-service Caribbean spot in Inglewood specializing in dishes from Trinidad and Tobago.