Restaurants
101 Coffee Shop
6145 Franklin Ave, Hollywood, CA
323-467-1175
101 Coffee Shop doesn’t mess with the classic
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: American, Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Eat, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Eat, Coffee/Tea, Restaurants
101 Noodle Express
1408 East Valley Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 91801
(626) 300-8654
Each element bundled into this burrito-like staple from eastern China is important.
Website: http://101noodleexpress.com
Neighborhood: Alhambra
Category: Chinese, Restaurants
1886
1250 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
Today Brady Weise shakes up cinnamon syrup with pineapple, grapefruit, and cranberry juices.
Website: http://www.theraymond.com
Neighborhood: Pasadena
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat
208 Rodeo
208 Via Rodeo, Los Angeles, CA, 90210
310-275-2428
Make your way up the cobblestone street known as Via Rodeo, past the likes of Persol and Pierre Deux, and you’ll hit this European-style café…
Website: http://208rodeo.com
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Category: Continental, Restaurants
22nd St. Landing
Cabrillo Marina, 141 W. 22nd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90731
310-548-4400
This harborside seafood grill looks onto container vessels sliding by. The menu offers fish, lobster, beef, and chicken…
Website: http://22ndstreet.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, San Pedro
Category: Restaurants, Seafood
26 Beach
3100 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90210
310-823-7526
At this family-run neighborhood favorite, you can choose between the whitewashed patio and the more formal dining room…
Website: http://26beach.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Venice
Category: Californian, Restaurants
3 Square Café + Bakery
1121 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-399-6504
Hans Röckenwagner’s new bakery and café are set side by side. Pick up Julius Meinl coffee or tea, house-made bread, pastries…
Website: http://3squarecafeandbakery.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Venice
Category: Cafe, Restaurants
800 Degrees
10889 Lindbrook Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90024
(424) 239-5010
Morphs from dough ball to custom masterpiece before your eyes in just over a minute
Website: http://www.800degreespizza.com
Neighborhood: Westwood
Category: Pizza, Restaurants
888 Seafood Restaurant
8450 E. Valley Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91770
626-573-1888
Dim sum can be expensive, but 888 serves a parade of excitement-packed steamer baskets that start as low as two bucks.
Category: Chinese, Restaurants
9021Pho
490 N. Beverly Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90210
310-275-5277
The award for best name for a pho restaurant goes to this latest effort from Kimmy Tang, one of L.A.’s queens of Vietnamese cooking…
Website: http://9021pho.com
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Category: Restaurants, Vietnamese
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
A.O.C.
8700 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
310-859-9859
At A.O.C. Christiaan Rollich’s salad-in-a-glass comes in a vodka version but tastes just as fresh with chamomile tea, basil, arugula, jalapeño, cucumber, and lime.
Website: http://aocwinebar.com
Neighborhood: Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, West Hollywood
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Restaurants, Small Plates
ABC Seafood
708 New High St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
213-680-2887
At this bustling, Hong Kong-style seafood house, huge tanks of squirming edibles ring the dining room…
Website: http://abcseafood.net
Neighborhood: Chinatown, Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Chinese, Restaurants
Abigaile
1301 Manhattan Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90254
(310) 798-8227
Another score for the beach cities.
Website: http://abigailerestaurant.com/
Category: New American, Restaurants
Abuelitas
137 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90290
310-455-8788
Windows face the mountains, a creekside patio is perfect on warm nights, and diners come until the wee hours…
Website: http://abuelitastopanga.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Topanga
Category: Mexican, Restaurants
Ado
796 Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-399-9010
The little yellow house that was once Amuse is now home to chef Antonio Murè (formerly of Piccolo and Il Carpaccio)….
Website: http://adovenice.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Venice
Category: Italian, Restaurants
Ago
8478 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90069
323-655-6333
Perfectly cooked pastas come piping hot at this sleek showcase (co-owned by Robert De Niro)…
Website: http://agorestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Hollywood
Category: Italian, Restaurants
Aimee’s
800 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Los Angeles, CA, 90277
310-316-1081
Buttery escargots, epaule d’agneau (lamb shank to you), and tender beef bourguignonne bring a bit of France to Redondo Beach…
Website: http://aimeesbistro.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Redondo Beach
Category: French, Restaurants