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Guelaguetza
Oaxacan cooking in Koreatown, with mole and tlayudas at the heart of the menu. A meal worth giving its own place in the day.
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Oaxacan cooking and French-dipped sandwiches, with useful service details.
Oaxacan cooking and French-dipped sandwiches, with useful service details. Explore our growing Los Angeles selection, with checked details and official sources.
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Philippe The Original
French-dipped sandwiches on North Alameda Street. A straightforward food stop near Chinatown and El Pueblo.
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Langer’s Deli
A daytime deli stop at Seventh and Alvarado. Pastrami on rye is the reason to build a lunch around this Westlake address.
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Musso & Frank Grill
An evening table on Hollywood Boulevard. A restaurant to plan around, with reservations and a different Sunday opening time.
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Canter’s Deli
A Fairfax deli brings sandwiches, booths and a long local dining history together.
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The Formosa Cafe
A red-walled West Hollywood dining room pairs a meal with film-industry history.
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El Coyote
Mexican-American comfort food and a colourful dining room suit an unhurried Beverly Boulevard evening.
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The Apple Pan
Counter seating, burgers and pie make this Westside institution a meal of its own.
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Tam O’Shanter
A Scottish-styled dining room brings a distinct old-Los Angeles mood to Los Feliz.
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Pann’s
Googie architecture and diner food make a stop near LAX worth leaving time for.
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Father’s Office: Santa Monica
Beer and a focused gastropub menu give Montana Avenue an evening destination.
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Bottega Louie: Downtown
A grand downtown room puts a meal, coffee and patisserie under one high ceiling.
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El Cholo: Western Avenue
A longstanding Mexican-American restaurant makes a useful food anchor west of downtown.
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Crossroads Kitchen: Melrose
Plant-based cooking gets a full restaurant evening on Melrose Avenue.
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n/naka
A kaiseki-led tasting menu calls for a carefully reserved evening in Palms.
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Tito’s Tacos
A Culver City counter is a straightforward destination for crisp tacos and a casual meal.
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Jeff’s Gourmet Sausage Factory
A kosher sausage and burger counter adds a food stop to a Pico-Robertson visit.
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Kouraku
Japanese comfort food gives a Little Tokyo evening a relaxed sit-down option.
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Carousel Restaurant: Hollywood
Armenian and Lebanese cooking brings shared plates to an East Hollywood meal.
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Casa Vega
A dimly lit Sherman Oaks dining room makes a Mexican-American dinner feel like an occasion.
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Otus Thai Kitchen & Coffee
Thai cooking and coffee offer a West Hollywood alternative for a daytime meal.
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Pine & Crane: Downtown
Taiwanese dishes give a downtown arts itinerary a clear, casual lunch stop.
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Bavel
An Arts District dining room makes Middle Eastern cooking the focus of the evening.
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Lawry’s The Prime Rib: Beverly Hills
Make an occasion of tableside prime-rib carving at this long-running Beverly Hills dining room.