WHY Groups can mix orders of short ribs, sliced beef, chicken, shrimp and pork and then help servers tend to the meats on the grill in the center of the table, creating a fun and interactive meal. WHAT This stylish, modern setting is more upscale than the typical Korean barbecue restaurant, with a sleek, chic [...]
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WHY For wine-friendly and delicious small dishes, such as paella, asparagus risotto with lemon and parmesan, and roasted salmon with couscous, plus satisfying true tapas like marinated olives and cured meats. WHAT Is it a set design or tapas bar? You be the judge. But first you’ll have to land one of the small wooden [...]
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WHY Inventive sushi rolls and exuberant chefs. (If you stay until closing, you’ll get to hear them belt out Hotel California, perhaps accompanied by a few well-served patrons.) WHAT One of the nation’s first sushi restaurants, Hama has been hot since 1979, combining a flip-flops-friendly atmosphere with fresh, carefully prepared sushi, sashimi and cooked Japanese [...]
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WHY It’s a delicious ’80s-era time warp—noisy, pricey and crowded—with desserts worth sticking around for, like the dim sum dessert box and the crème brûlée trio. WHAT It’s been a quarter-century since Wolfgang Puck opened Chinois on Main, and not much has changed—which, oddly enough, turns out to be a good thing. It all works: [...]
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WHY Jay Fiondella has passed on, but his eponymous beach shack remains an oasis in a sea of gentrification, complete with a peanut-shell ‘carpet.’ WHAT This tiny shack festooned with Christmas lights is the only unchanged element amid the upscale hotels and overpriced restaurants that now dominate this strip of Ocean Avenue. Chez Jay still [...]
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WHY To treat a special kid or grandkid to waffles or a big ol’ ice cream sundae, but only if your wallet isn’t easily offended. WHAT Dripping with old Beverly Hills panache, this 20-seat 1949 diner counter is overpriced, of course, but you’re paying for the setting, and it’s a great one. Splurge on the [...]
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WHY Famous for the Devil’s Mess egg dish, but also good for biscuits, gravy and healthier alternatives like spinach, pine nuts and eggs. Try the chipotle grilled cheese at lunch. WHAT The tiny Silver Lake diner has been sort of a punk rock commissary for some 25 years and was a real diner for 40 [...]
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WHY A huge selection of tea drinks and bobas; we love the lavender infusion. WHAT A happening Taiwanese tea and boba hangout, with a TV blaring by day, music playing by night and very good tea drinks all the time. WHO Young Taiwanese hipsters in animated conversation. 1635 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel, 626.569.9768, [...]
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WHY For an L.A. take on a Japanese maid café, with very good, carefully presented matcha and milk teas and lovely tea-friendly sandwiches, Japanese dishes and pastries, served with performance-art flair. WHAT Royal/T provides the most singular tea experience you can possibly imagine, blending underground Japanese geek culture with English high-tea conventions, served by waitresses [...]
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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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