WHY Personal service, carefully cooked pastas and charm galore in a hidden Brentwood location. WHAT Italian trattorie are as plentiful in Brentwood as Guatemalan nannies, and most of them are good. This is one of the least known—and one of the best. The high-ceilinged space is decorated with old black-and-white family photos of brother/owners Davor [...]
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WHY Savory, straightforward Greek classics at very low prices. WHAT Founded as a market in 1948 by Sam Chrys, this funky, rambling place is run by Sam’s son, Chrys Chrys, who grew it into a restaurant in the early ’90s, in time to cash in on the My Big Fat Greek Wedding phenomenon. You order [...]
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WHY Cheap and tasty moles, goat tacos, and chicken soup with rice and avocado. WHAT To understand why Southern California is such a great place to live, head to El Texate in Santa Monica. Here you are, just a few blocks from the Pacific, eating a Oaxacan meal for less than $12, and it tastes [...]
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WHY To sample Brazilian food in a cheerful room warmed with Brazilian music, or out on the terrace overlooking the Los Feliz parade. WHAT Owned by the neighboring Trattoria Farfalla, Tropicalia serves its own take on the vibrant, flavorful cooking of Brazil. There’s moqueca de peixe, a wonderful coconut-milk-based sauce served with shrimp or white [...]
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WHY Pita sandwiches, omelet baguette sandwich, Moroccan carrots and hummus. WHAT Convenient for regulars of Downtown’s Fashion District, this kosher café has a loyal following for its delicious baguette and pita sandwiches, as well as its Middle Eastern classics (baba ganouj, falafel, hummus). Take note that the ‘side salads’ are actually served on your sandwich, [...]
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WHY Killer french fries and sweet potato fries, a suave croque madame, interesting fish and steak entrées, and desserts as comfy as grandma’s lap. WHAT Located where way-cool Abbot Kinney meets the more prosaic Washington, Beechwood is rich in Venice style but free of hipster attitude—and its bar menu is one of the best values [...]
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WHY Drop-dead amazing dumplings. WHAT Be prepared to wait in line, but don’t expect to mind the minute you bite into your first dumpling. (That said, nothing is worth a 90-minute wait, so try to come outside of prime hours, when the wait might be just 20 minutes.) This American branch of a Taipei dumpling [...]
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WHY Tender birria (baby goat), generous carne asada and carnitas tacos, acclaimed chorizo-cheese tacos and restorative menudo on weekends. Watch out for the fiery salsas. WHAT This friendly, capacious taqueria manages to be both healthful (fresh tomatoes, lean meats, no lard) and authentic. WHO At lunch, a long line of people from nearby low-key entertainment-industry [...]
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WHY Intensely flavorful, stick-to-your-ribs Oaxacan food served in a sunny yellow room by nice people. Live marimba music most nights. WHAT Only loosely affiliated with the better Guelaguetza in Palms (they’re owned by siblings, but the restaurants themselves aren’t related), this one is still a good and authentic Oaxacan place serving moles of every color, [...]
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WHY Smoky, aromatic parrilladas, where you grill meat (Cornish hens, steak, pork chops) on tabletop grills. WHAT Going back 30 years and now boasting four locations, La Parrilla is known for its parrilladas (grills) and brochetas, but the rest of the food is good, too. Try the pollito en pipian (young chicken with pumpkin seeds). [...]
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