WHY Limpa bread as it’s meant to be baked, along with artisanal loaves and daily specials ranging from sunflower to potato-dill. WHAT A toe over the Montrose line, this shop has been baking tasty Northern European and Scandinavian goodies for more than two decades. The owners (he’s Swedish, she’s Belgian) specialize in breads, including limpa, [...]
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WHY The best latte on the eastside, great house-roasted beans and frequent live music. WHAT One of Pasadena’s premier coffee roasters (the other is Jameson Brown), Jones has a globe-hopping selection of roasted beans (including organic choices) as well as green beans for home-roasting and offerings from the proprietors’ Guatemalan coffee plantation. And the espresso [...]
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WHY Fun and surprising wine bargains in an appealing, un-snooty atmosphere, with a great wine bar to boot. WHAT The slogan here is ‘Wine for everyone,’ and that’s refreshingly evident in the large selection of bottles for less than $25 and the tastings, which feature generous pours for $12 to $15. (Bonus: Cheeses from Auntie [...]
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WHY Amazing breakfast burritos holding at least a pound of bacon, as well as all the burger-stand classics. WHAT A traditional burger joint with concrete tables outside, Formica tables inside and an army of hard-working guys in the tiny short-order kitchen. The breakfast burrito has its own Facebook fan page. WHO Young and hungry men, [...]
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WHY Savory carnitas and carne asada, Baja-style red-snapper tacos and good vegetarian tostadas and burritos. WHAT A cheerful, friendly taqueria with a nicer-than-the-norm setting (comfortable booths) and excellent tacos, burritos, menudo and horchata, all at low prices. They also do a fine job catering parties. WHO Huntington Hospital workers, Art Center students, moms ‘n kids. [...]
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WHY Effortlessly retro steakhouse classics and a bar that’s jumping enough to give sleepy La Cañada an actual hot spot. WHAT This is no poseur steakhouse. Taylor’s, the only branch of the beloved 1953 L.A. mothership, is a genuine outpost of all we know and love about steakhouse ambience and cuisine: red Naugahyde booths, iceberg [...]
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WHY Local microbrews, good wine by the glass and tasty, affordable modern pub chow. Try the quick-fried garbanzo beans, the soups, the shrimp bruschetta and the fish ‘n chips. WHAT A high-ceilinged old brick building in gentrifying Highland Park is home to this simple but stylish pub, a pioneer in L.A.’s gastropub movement. Order your [...]
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WHY No-frills home cooking, only you don’t have to do the dishes. WHAT This is the best spot in the north SG Valley for an all-American breakfast: cornmeal johnnycakes, applewood-smoked bacon and the usual egg dishes. Lunch brings simple sandwiches, soups and salads. The Americana theme extends to the décor and the Awesome Dish Root [...]
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WHY Seductive dishes from the Yucatn: robust, citrus-spiked soups; panuchos with shredded turkey, tomato, pickled red onion and avocado; cochinita pibil; and wonderful tamales, including the colado, with chicken and achiote. WHAT Terrific Yucatn cooking is served at this order-at-the-counter café in the nonprofit Mercado la Paloma, also home to Mo-Chica. The flavors are rich, [...]
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WHY Because it’s one of the best-value restaurants in Downtown L.A. WHAT This is the kind of simple neighborhood Italian place you’ve seen everywhere but Downtown. Past a fairly grim-looking doorway in a transitional block (over here, $750,000 lofts, over there, a shabby residence hotel) is a charming room with brick walls and an open [...]
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