Fusion/Eclectic/Global
A-Frame
12565 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90066
310-398-7700
Situated in a former IHOP, Roy Choi’s A-Frame is the street food king’s manifesto for the sit-down-restaurant world that declares plates should be passed, hands should get dirty, and meals should feel like carnivals.
Website: http://aframela.com/
Neighborhood: Culver City
Category: Californian, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, New American, Restaurants
Alibi Room
12236 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90066
310-390-9300
A Korean-Mexican dungeon, this dark funky bar has full menu of delicious fusion dishes like kimchi quesadillas and galbi tacos for soaking up their lemongrass caipirinhas.
Website: http://www.alibiroomla.com/home.php
Neighborhood: Culver City
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Restaurants
Cast & Plow
4375 Admiralty Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90292
310-574-4333
It doesn’t get much more picturesque than the marina-adjacent fire pit tables atCast & Plow, the Ritz-Carlton’s new iteration of its hotel restaurant.
Neighborhood: Marina del Rey
Category: American, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Health Food, New American, Restaurants, Seafood, Steakhouse
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/
Neighborhood: Historic South-Central
Category: American, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Eat, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Eat, Chinese, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Japanese, New American, Restaurants
Little Dom’s
2128 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-661-0055
At this spin-off of the West Hollywood fixture Dominick’s, Los Feliz locals come for high-end basics with northern Italian and California influences.
Website: http://littledoms.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Los Feliz
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Eat, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Eat, Breakfast/Brunch, Californian, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Italian, Restaurants
Little Sister
1131 Manhattan Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90266
310-545-2096
Just when we were ready to see the gastropub trend take its gourmet sliders and slide right out of town, we get Little Sister.
Website: http://littlesistermb.com/
Neighborhood: Manhattan Beach
Category: Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Gastropub, Restaurants, Vietnamese
Maude
212 S. Beverly Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90212
310-859-3418
Every month Curtis Stone, the host of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, takes a long ingredient, like citrus, as the throughline for a nine-course prix fixe menu.
Website: http://www.mauderestaurant.com/
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Category: American, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, New American, Restaurants, Theme Restaurant
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/
Neighborhood: East Hollywood
Category: Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Eat, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Eat, Cafe, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Health Food, Organic, Restaurants
The Yard House
401 E. Shoreline Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90802
562-628-0455
Home to the world’s largest draft beer selection, this dockside joint serves such surprises as tangy Maui chicken in a nest of veggies…
Website: http://yardhouse.com
Neighborhood: Long Beach, Los Angeles
Category: Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Restaurants
