WHY Echo Park’s first real pizza parlor comes with Cajun-via-New York flavor, and you can even get a slice to go. WHAT This acclaimed New York pizzeria picked Echo Park for its first western outpost, making locals happy with hearty pies with slightly sweet crusts, bearing such whimsical names as the Big Maybelle and the [...]
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WHY A bohemian-chic indoor/outdoor wine bar with spot-on Mediterranean-inspired small plates. WHAT Interesting, well-priced wines from California to Croatia are the centerpiece of this house-turned-festive wine bar. The food’s just as good, from cheese and charcuterie samplers to flavorful farmers’ market vegetable salads and meaty plates of pork belly, Moroccan-style lamb chops and wild boar [...]
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WHAT All-natural, homemade, terrific ice cream sandwiches shaped vaguely like modern houses come in varieties including Frank Behry (sugar cookie and strawberry ice cream) and Mintimalism (chocolate cookie and mint chip ice cream). , @coolhaus, eatcoolhaus.com. Cash only. Region: Citywide Features: Kid Friendly Cuisine Type: Ice cream
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WHY Excellent soups, a killer tuna sandwich, good vegetarian options, peach iced tea and very nice people—in short, the perfect little lunch café. WHAT A charming neighborhood café within spitting distance of Warner Bros., this treasure is packed at lunch but quieter for breakfast. Let Rose take your order at the counter and hope you [...]
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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 [...]
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WHY A crisp margarita on the sidewalk patio is a beautiful thing. WHAT The former La Grande Orange is now M Street Kitchen, part of the huge LEYE restaurant chain, which makes us disinclined to like the place. That said, it’s worth knowing about for its sidewalk tables, breakfast sandwiches, brussels sprouts salad (an LGO [...]
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WHY One of the best sangrias in town, and some tasty (if inconsistently prepared) little dishes to have with it, including the addictive socca cakes with a cilantro dipping sauce. Save room for the churros with chocolate sauce. WHAT One of the first ventures by restaurateur Steven Arroyo, this original Cobras & Matadors (the East [...]
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WHY A rare family-owned café in the heart of chainland, serving tasty and healthy Thai food. WHAT Not only is this stylish little strip-mall café a friendly family operation, but it’s a great value—both the regular menu and the $6.95 lunch buffet. Chef Poki’s cooking is several notches above the suburban strip-mall standard—vegetables are crisp [...]
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WHY Decent and cheap Korean standards served 24/7. WHAT The short list of L.A. restaurants open 24 hours a day includes this Koreatown diner, and you could do far worse at 3 a.m. than Hodori’s bibim bap or bulgogi. Parking’s a pain, and the service and setting are basic, but the hours and price are [...]
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WHY Just because you’re gluten and dairy intolerant doesn’t mean you have to tolerate bad baked goods. WHAT Located a couple of doors from butter- and flour-abundant Platine, this bare-bones kosher and vegan shop has figured out how to avoid those ingredients and still produce moist cupcakes with fluffy frosting, soft quinoa-cranberry cookies and fudgy [...]
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