Crudo e Nudo is a sustainable seafood restaurant/market in Santa Monica

Sonoritas is a taco spot in Sawtelle with some of our favorite flour tortillas in town.

Lulu is a lunch spot at the Hammer Museum in Westwood from Bay Area legend Alice Waters.

Dr. Sandwich is a very good kosher Mediterranean spot in Fairfax.

Sababa Falafel Shop is a Palestinian restaurant in Garden Grove with excellent falafel.

Mensch Cafe is a kosher bakery in Fairfax with some truly excellent challah.

Byblos is a Mediterranean bakery and restaurant in La Crescenta-Montrose with great shakshuka and dips.

Habayit is a casual kosher Israeli restaurant in Mar Vista.

Slammers is a quiet Vietnamese cafe in Beverly Grove with a back patio ideal for getting some work done.

Singapore’s Banana Leaf is our favorite vendor at The Original Farmer’s Market.

Joe’s Pizza in Santa Monica is a New York City transplant slinging - you guessed it - NYC-style pies.

Lady & Larder, a wonderful women-owned shop in Santa Monica selling cheese, charcuterie, flowers, produce, and bottles of wine.

Ggiata is an Italian deli in East Hollywood with a fantastic, old-school menu.

Spain Restaurant is our go-to spot for Spanish comfort food in Echo Park.

Roots is an excellent Indian cafe on Melrose and an ideal respite in an always-busy neighborhood.

Super Rich is a Japanese onigiri shop in Echo Park that makes food that belongs in an art gallery