WHY Starry Kitchen spices up the Downtown lunch scene with a modern, irreverent approach to Vietnamese-influenced cooking. WHAT California Plaza is a little less corporate with the success of freewheeling Starry Kitchen, which started as an underground restaurant in the owner’s apartment. You pick a protein (free-range lemongrass chicken, the famed crispy tofu balls, spicy [...]
April 29, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY The perfect middle-of-L.A. spot to meet friends from across town for lunch, with a menu that has something for everyone. WHAT The quintessential L.A. café, Buddha’s Belly has a bright, bamboo-lined indoor-outdoor space, an appealing and affordable pan-Asian menu and good service, and we find it handy when needing a central spot to meet [...]
February 13, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Big salads of local provenance, and a huge, sunny patio on which to enjoy them. WHAT This always-busy outpost of the upscale cafeteria is notable for its 1,200-square-foot patio in back, as well as its roster of salads (grilled chicken Cobb; prawns with chorizo, lima beans, arugula, butter lettuce and lemon vinaigrette) and sandwiches. [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Because darts, vegan sausages and beer go well together. Even in Burbank. WHAT A neighborhood pub with more than 40 draft beers, Tony’s has a no-bottle policy—all beers, wines and sodas are served on draft. The multi-animal/no-animal sausage menu comes with the de rigueur selection of über toppings, and a nice chili comes ‘sin [...]
December 23, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Fresh tofu made on-site, as well as some vegan grocery essentials, including soy milk, tofu pudding and packaged vegan foods. WHAT Kevin Tran is L.A.’s king of fresh tofu. Come here to buy the good stuff, and allow time to eat in his amazing vegan Vietnamese café while you’re there. WHO A steady stream [...]
December 12, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY In a vintage, 10,000-square-foot theater space, Mohawk Bend boasts an enviable selection of craft beers and one of the nicer patios in this part of town. WHAT A slew of vegan and vegetarian dishes—like polenta with leeks and broccoli, fire-roasted artichokes and pizzas made with seitan and faux mozzarella—are seamlessly integrated into a wide-ranging [...]
Type: Restaurant
Region: Eastside
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Features: Cocktails, Dinner, Essentially L.A., Lunch, Open Late, Patio Dining, Sustainable, Vegan, Vegetarian
Price Range: $10-under, $17-$24
Cuisine Type: American, Vegan
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Westsiders can now sample L.A.’s most original ice cream flavors at the Palms offshoot of the Heliotrope store. Many are vegan. WHAT Food blogger Matthew Kang, a longtime acolyte of Scoops proprietor Tai Kim, picks up some wild and wacky flavors at the original East Hollywood store each morning and brings them to the [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY The neighborhood is grateful for this gourmet market, café, takeout spot and caterer. Call ahead for excellent picnic baskets or party platters. WHAT It’s not just the neon-red paint that makes this West Pico storefront stand out—the quality of its takeout and café fare has won it the devotion of many locals. You’ll pay [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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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 [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Fantastic sandwiches, excellent espresso, lovely patios both front and back, and all sorts of good food to take home and pretend you made. WHAT Nino Linsmayer and his chef mom, Esther, were caterers before opening this café and gourmet-to-go market, so they already knew how to make crowd-pleasing food. They now have a devout [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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