WHY To eat Kogi’s tacos and other good things without having to stand in a 90-minute line at the truck—plus you can have a Duvel Golden Ale or Los Carlos Malbec with your kim chee sesame quesadilla.

WHAT We loved this chill neighborhood pub before Kogi took over the kitchen, and now we love it more, although now too many other people do, too. Come early (it opens at 5:30) if you want to snag some of the comfy, low-slung seating, and go wild sampling the Korean tacos, Korean spiced fries, and tofu and citrus salad. To drink are good-value wines by the glass, bottled beers and a handful of hip draft brews.

WHO Twentysomething studio toilers meeting after work, with some middle-aged Culver City locals for good measure.