WHY You need the perfect wine or the perfect gift, and you don’t have a vast budget or time to wander through a mall. WHAT The trio of women who run this chic shop sell a well-edited selection of wines and gifts (for yourself or for others, including babies) relating to food, wine, entertaining and [...]
WHY A low-key West Hollywood tavern for discerning beer enthusiasts. WHAT Ryan Sweeney opened the Surly Goat after making a splash in the local beer community with his first bar, the Verdugo. His new place has an impressive array of more than two dozen taps and a rotating brew on cask. Rare and fascinating beers [...]
WHY For Q that rivals meats at the best steakhouses. WHAT This tiny, casual restaurant serves only grass-fed organic meats and uses farmers’ market produce for sides like hand-cut fries, fried onion loaf and roasted vegetables. Chef Shari Teremotos brines the meats in apple juice and then adds spice rubs before smoking them over wood. [...]
WHY Sometimes you just want a burger. WHAT This family-owned spot serves burgers made from Harvey Guss’s Wagyu beef, as well as such alternatives as lamb or turkey burgers, vegetarian (chickpea, portobello mushroom) burgers and seafood patties. Burgers are mostly in the $10 to $12 range and fries are extra, but the sweet potato fries [...]
WHY It’s an L.A. pioneer that set the standard for French-Japanese-American cooking that’s inventive but not silly. And it has a great and affordable bar menu. WHAT It’s too easy to forget about this chic bistro near Cedars-Sinai, and indeed we did forget it in our last edition. But we were sorry: It’s a quintessential [...]
WHY To pick up a great gift for a caviar lover—and it’s not all $364-an-ounce Royal Sevruga stuff, either. WHAT This Euro-moderne West Hollywood outpost of the Parisian fancy-food emporium has a caviar-and-crème fra’che décor, 1950s Hollywood glam photos and two big communal tables in the shop for tasting the goods. Shimmering cases hold of [...]
WHY First-rate short-order cooking served in a classic lunch-counter diner that’s been here for more than 50 years. WHAT With its lunch counter, black-and-white linoleum floor and retro feel, this small coffee shop would seem more suited to the Midwest than West Hollywood. But it’s beloved by locals for just that old-time atmosphere (and service), [...]
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 [...]
WHY A sane and serene retreat in the heart of the Sunset Strip, with beautifully presented and delicious Thai food. WHAT This Thai pioneer has a new lease on life, thanks to a major renovation and the energy and good cooking of young Kris Yenbamroong, grandson of the 27-year-old restaurant’s original chef. In a stylish [...]
WHY Really tasty thin crust, New York—style pizza (just enough sauce and cheese, no crazy toppings) for eating in or to go—and delivery is free. WHAT Joe Vitale of the Joe’s Pizza on Bleecker Street first tackled Santa Monica, and when he met with success, he opened this pizzeria on the Sunset Strip. Besides the [...]
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