WHY Well-prepared modern American comfort food—mac ‘n cheese, Caesar salad, flat-iron steak with blue-cheese fries—at fair prices in a swell old building. WHAT High ceilings, old tile floors and burnished wooden tables give Pete’s a look usually more associated with San Francisco or New York. This is a fine place for a weekend lunch after [...]
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WHY Sitting under the olive trees in front of the L.A. Central Library, sipping a Viognier and eating the famed mustard-crusted rotisserie chicken with fries, is one of Downtown’s greatest pleasures. WHAT When the weather’s good, book a table on the terrace at this chic bistro owned by celebrity chef Joachim Splichal. If the weather’s [...]
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WHY Fresh beer, tasty English pub fare and a gregarious and interesting crowd. WHAT L.A.’s best-known pub has grown over the decades, now boasting two pub rooms and a dining room stretching between the Promenade and the shore. It’s touristy as hell, but it’s saved by the quality of food and the 20-some beers on [...]
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WHY For a good business lunch or a lively dinner with friends. WHAT Chef Michael Shafer is one of the culinary leaders in the South Bay, and his Depot is one of the best destinations in the area for martinis, steaks and Asian-influenced California cuisine. WHO The Torrance A-list of business leaders, politicians and social [...]
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WHY Something for everyone, served into the wee hours, and convenient to the Arclight and the Hollywood club scene. WHAT A handy place to know about, whether you want a Cobb salad for lunch, crab cakes and cosmopolitans before an Arclight movie, or a burger after making the club scene. The food isn’t remarkable, but [...]
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WHY Personal service, carefully cooked pastas and charm galore in a hidden Brentwood location. WHAT Italian trattorie are as plentiful in Brentwood as Guatemalan nannies, and most of them are good. This is one of the least known—and one of the best. The high-ceilinged space is decorated with old black-and-white family photos of brother/owners Davor [...]
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WHY Killer french fries and sweet potato fries, a suave croque madame, interesting fish and steak entrées, and desserts as comfy as grandma’s lap. WHAT Located where way-cool Abbot Kinney meets the more prosaic Washington, Beechwood is rich in Venice style but free of hipster attitude—and its bar menu is one of the best values [...]
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WHY Tables on the sand, smack in the middle of Santa Monica Beach. WHAT This longtime on-the-sand café is now part of the public Annenberg Beach Club next door. The straightforward fare is pretty much the same—nothing amazing, but that omelet, breakfast quesadilla or burger tastes so much better when the sun is sparkling on [...]
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WHY Great setting in a lively neighborhood, steps from the Gold Line station that inspired its name. WHAT This lovely red-walled space features a traditional French bistro menu and charm galore. Service can be slapdash and the kitchen uneven but the crowds of spirited locals packing the small bar and dining rooms don’t seem to [...]
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WHY Great Oaxacan food from a serious and attentive chef. WHAT It looks like a dive from the outside, but inside it’s inviting and charming—the perfect setting for owner/chef Roberto Berrelleza’s outstanding regional Mexican cooking with an Oaxacan focus. The standouts include seriously good Yucatecan cochinita pibil, filet mignon with pimiento-mint sauce, and habañero-blazed camarones [...]
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