WHY Neopolitan-style pizzas (try the burrata), well-filled panini and good salads, plus delivery Downtown. WHAT Although it’s a sit-down café, and a perfectly fine one, this is a handier place to know about for takeout and delivery, especially because it can get mobbed at lunch. (Note that lunchtime delivery orders need to be in by [...]
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WHY Downtown’s best pizza, which holds up well in a takeout box, plus other goodies to take back to the office for lunch. WHAT This pink fashionista café has an adjacent mini-mart and gourmet-to-go counter, which is sadly open only until the early afternoon. Call ahead and they’ll make you a fabulous pizza or salad [...]
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WHY For true Italian espresso drinks made from a giant brass R2-D2 machine, with good panini and baked goods, too. WHAT This small caffé is authentically Italian—which means no hanging around with your laptop for hours. Instead, drink your carefully pulled espresso or glass of Valpolicella (it’s an enoteca, too) or eat your caprese salad [...]
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WHY For good, inexpensive Japanese comfort food, especially udon, served late into the night. WHAT A Little Tokyo icon, Suehiro is a simple, affordable café that serves satisfying udon noodle soups, cold soba noodle dishes, bento-box meals and katsudon bowls. Extras include friendly service and a library of Japanese fashion magazines and manga. WHO City [...]
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WHY It’s the least pretentious—and least expensive—place in town to enjoy coffee brewed by individual cup in a Clover machine. WHAT Hidden in a strip mall on South Figueroa between Staples Center and USC, this place is a total find for serious coffee lovers. It has a good and often-varying selection of fair-trade beans from [...]
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WHY For one thing: smoked fish. WHAT As a deli, we’ve found better. But the quality of the smoked fish (sturgeon, salmon, sable) is A-number-one. Get a platter for your next party and be prepared for happy guests. WHO The rich, the beautiful and the smoked-fish-obsessed rich and beautiful. Barney’s, 9570 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, [...]
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WHY Roasted on-site coffee, in bulk or to drink here, prepared by the Chinese-American owner, Jimmy, who’s brought his passion for coffee to a neighborhood that needed it. Great prices, too. WHAT This coffee roaster, coffeehouse and juice bar is a real find, run by a friendly guy who wants everyone to love coffee as [...]
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WHY Two words: cream puffs. WHAT The craze that has swept Japan is now in L.A., with branches popping up like Pinkberries once did. The obsession is over a cream puff. Fat balls of choux are baked all day long, and when you order yours, an employee fills it with sweetened cream (vanilla, chocolate, green [...]
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WHY For Mac knives, gorgeous Japanese tableware and clever kitchen gear, sold by incredibly nice people. Watch for the twice-yearly sales. WHAT For a gift to please your food-loving friend, head to this wonderful store, where you’ll find tableware, bento boxes, tea sets, cookbooks, sushi knives, bowls, cooking gear and more. A fun place to [...]
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WHY Sixty thousand square feet of china, glassware and new and refurbished heavy-duty cooking gear, all at unbeatable prices. WHAT This restaurant-supply warehouse is open to the public, and it’s developed a loyal following for its dishware and flatware—firsts and seconds, all at great prices. Also notable is the very good glassware at 35 to [...]
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