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“No Name” Club

432 N Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90036

(323) 651-1583

If you’ve spooned buttery corn risotto while watching Jackson Browne coo sweet nothings or popped salty beads of salmon roe between your molars in time with Twin Shadow’s synthesized drums, then you’ve been to the club that goes by “No Name.”

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Andy’s Orchard

1615 Half Road, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037

Friends of farmer Andy Mariani liken him to a mad scientist

Website: http://andysorchard.com

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Belcampo bone broth

Belcampo

Grand Central Market, 317 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90013

(213) 625-0304

For the record, the café and butcher shop was making bone broth before it was trendy—“when it was still just on vinyl,” jokes head butcher Jered Standing

Website: http://www.belcampomeatco.com/restaurant/los-angeles/

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Belly & Snout

974 S. Western Ave, Koreatown, CA, 90006

323-643-4170

Named for the pig parts that make up its signature dish, Koreatown’s Belly & Snout is not for the meat-shy

Website: http://www.bellyandsnout.com

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Boa restaurant

Boa Steakhouse on Sunset

9200 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90069

310-278-2050

We appreciate a nice patio as much as the next Angeleno, and the one at Boa’s new flagship ranks among the area’s loveliest

Website: http://boasteak.com

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Cheesemongers of Sherman Oaks

14517 Ventura Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 91403

(818) 849-5523

Come for the choice curds and the conversation

Website: http://cheesemongersofshermanoaks.com

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Faith & Flower

705 W 9th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90015

213-239-0642

Edgy but not alienating, ambitious but not brash: It’s a tough line to walk but necessary for a 165-seat restaurant near the Staples Center

Website: http://www.faithandflowerla.com/

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Guisados

2100 East Cesar E Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033

(323) 264-7201

In partnership with Armando De La Torre, Ricardo Diaz is building a Mexican American restaurant empire in East L.A. At Guisados his one-of-a-kind tacos are made with braised meats and homestyle stews

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Hai Di Lao Hot Pot

Westfield Santa Anita, 400 S. Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, 91007

626-445-7232

At peak times the wait to gain entry into Hai Di Lao Hot Pot—Arcadia’s wildly popular Chinese hot pot import—can take up to three hours

Website: http://www.haidilao.us

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Kitchen Mouse

5904 N. Figueroa St, Highland Park, CA, 90042

323-259-9555

The cheerful café offers toothsome, fluffy flapjacks that are deceptively similar to their glutenous counterparts

Website: http://www.kitchenmousela.com

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Redbird

114 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012

213-788-1191

Neal Fraser’s fine-dining career is being resurrected at Vibiana

Website: http://redbird.la

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République

624 S La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90036

310-362-6115

Walter Manzke and his wife, Margarita, have turned the former Campanile site into a bustling brasserie with a skylight, long tables, and inspired neo-rustic cooking

Website: http://republiquela.com/contact/

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Sqirl

720 N. Virgil Ave., Ste. 4, Los Angeles, CA, 90029

323-284-8147

You could go to Sqirl just to read the blackboard

Website: http://sqirlla.com/

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The Proper

464 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011

818-790-4888

Ask for “the bible” upon arrival and your server will scurry off to retrieve the pride and joy of the flintridge Proper: the gin list

Website: http://www.theproper.com

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