Restaurants
Arroyo Chop House
536 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
626-577-7463
You’ve got your dark wood moldings, a hearty menu, and a piano player setting the mood…
Website: http://arroyochophouse.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Restaurants, Steakhouse
Art’s
12224 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91604
818-762-1221
A glossary of basic Yiddish on the menu defines mishpocheh…
Website: http://artsdeli.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Studio City
Category: Deli, Restaurants
Asanebo
11941 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91604
818-760-3348
At this standout on Studio City’s sushi row, the honey-breaded oysters are soft and sea flavored under their sweet crust.
Website: http://www.asanebo-restaurant.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Studio City
Category: Japanese, Restaurants, Wine Bar
Atch-Kotch
1253 N. Vine St., Ste. 5, Los Angeles, CA, 90038
323-467-5537
The owners of Atch-Kotch have brought a little bit of their sitting room to their dining room. She knits; he does crosswords…
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category: Japanese, Restaurants
Attari Sandwich Shop
1388 Westwood Blvd # 103, Los Angeles, CA, 90024
(310) 441-5488
Come here for Persian sandwiches made with sausages (sosis bandari), minced meat kabobs (koobideh), lamb’s brain, and beef tongue, accompanied by chopped tomato, shredded lettuce, and sour pickles.
Neighborhood: Westwood
Category: Middle Eastern, Restaurants
Auntie Em’s Kitchen
4616 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90041
323-255-0800
his Eagle Rock spot specializes often organic comfort food–soups, potpies, salads–served on retro plates.
Website: http://auntieemskitchen.com
Neighborhood: Eagle Rock, Los Angeles
Category: American, Restaurants
Ayara Thai
6245 W. 87th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90045
310-410-8848
The first time you come here it may be because of the location, near LAX…
Website: http://ayarathaicuisine.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Westchester
Category: Restaurants, Thai
Babita Mexicuisine
1823 S. San Gabriel Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91776
Nestled in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it suburban storefront, San Gabriel’s Babita Mexicuisine finds the gracious middle ground with such daintily presented dishes as green cilantro margarita sorbet and tequila-soaked salmon sopes.
Website: http://www.babita-mexicuisine.com
Neighborhood: San Gabriel
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Mexican food, Restaurants
Baby Blues BBQ
444 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-396-7675
There is every reason to be suspicious of newfangled barbecue joints, the kind that try hard to look hip and homespun…
Website: http://babybluesvenice.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Venice
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Baco Mercat
408 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-687-8808
Josef Centeno’s umlaut-bedecked flagship has all the Moroccan bistilla and Provençal brandade you could want, and the menu weds Catalan, Italian, and Abkhazian ingredients.
Website: http://www.bacomercat.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Eat, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Eat, Latin American, Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Bamboo
14010 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91423
818-788-0202
Arguably the best Chinese restaurant in the San Fernando Valley, this modernistic eatery is always packed…
Website: http://bamboocuisine.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks
Category: Chinese, Restaurants
Banchan A La Carte
141 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90004
323-465-2400
Although named for the side dishes traditionally served with Korean meals, this small upscale market and café offers more than kimchi…
Website: http://banchanbox.com
Neighborhood: Downtown, Koreatown, Los Angeles, Mid-City
Category: Korean, Restaurants
Banh Mi My-Tho
304 West Valley Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 91801
(626) 289-4160
At this Vietnamese convenience store, a mere $3 nets you a hefty bánh mì on a fresh baguette. The soft bread has a crackling crust, the bits of grilled pork are supple and salty-sweet, and the pickled vegetables lend the right amount of crunch.
Category: Restaurants, Southeast Asian
Bao Dim Sum House
8256 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
323-655-6556
Purists might balk at the thought of authentic dim sum available west of Monterey Park or Chinatown, but many of the dishes here come close to the real thing…
Website: http://www.baodimsum.com/
Neighborhood: Beverly Grove
Category: Chinese, Restaurants
Bar 1200
Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas, 1200 Alta Loma Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90069
310-657-1333
A baroque room in the rock and roll hotel of record serves lobster risotto, rack of lamb, and meat loaf with masheds to hipsters…
Website: http://sunsetmarquishotel.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Hollywood
Category: Continental, Restaurants
Bar Amá
118 West 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-687-8002
Josef Centeno brings the flavors of his Texas heritage to 4th and Main and in doing so, redeems an entire cuisine.
Website: http://www.bar-ama.com
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Category: New American, Restaurants, Tex-Mex
Bar Celona
46 E. Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
626-405-1000
Here’s an Old Town spot worth a detour. The room’s done in the black-and-red theme that’s shorthand for Spain…
Website: http://www.barcelonapasadena.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
