The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Fosters Freeze
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Rank 1. Fosters Freeze
Californian
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Rank 2. Tun Lahmajo
Armenian Middle Eastern
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Rank 3. Mini Kabob
Armenian Middle Eastern
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #46 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Time Out #31 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
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Rank 4. Maru Coffee
Korean-Inspired
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- 50 Best 2026 · #68 · North America's 50 Best Bars
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Rank 6. Backbone
European
- LAist 2025 · Roasted duck breast · Best Bites
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #90 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 7. Panda Inn
Chinese
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Rank 9. Zhengyalov Hatz
Armenian Bakery
At this spare Armenian bakery, chefs work dough and griddle with the efficiency of ritual, stuffing flatbreads with a dozen chopped herbs—sorrel, spinach, scallions, beet leaves—that turn the interior a vibrant forest green and taste at once sweet, sour, sharp, and alive. One serves as a snack; several become a meal.
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Rank 11. Gwen
Steakhouse
By day a butcher shop dealing in humanely raised meats; by night, a glittering dining room where crystal chandeliers and a fireplace preside over wood-fired steaks and house-made charcuterie. The kitchen moves with purpose—lobster ravioli with confit leeks, smoked beets with leek ash yogurt—and a seat at the counter puts you in its thrall.
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Rank 12. Kismet
Persian Middle Eastern
Kismet's Persian small plates—crispy phyllo pies, mushroom skewers with cashew cream—taste lighter than air, seasonal vegetables and bright spices never heavy. The staff glides through the room with the ease of a neighborhood institution that happens to cook at Michelin level.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 13. Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles
Thai Noodles
A strip mall noodle shop that treats its boat noodles—thick-broth affairs with pork or beef, customizable spice—like the serious business they are. Order multiple bowls to hedge your bets, then steady yourself with their chili holy basil, a stir-fry that announces itself immediately and unapologetically.
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 14. Providence
Seafood
Michael Cimarusti's tasting menu at Providence draws from pristine wild-caught seafood and classical technique, each course arriving with the fastidiousness of a jeweler arranging stones. A soft-poached egg trembling with uni, a lobster mousse tartare set in crab beurre blanc—the meal never falters in its commitment to clarity and restraint.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
- 50 Best 2025 · Michael Cimarusti · Chefs' Choice Award
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Rank 15. Found Oyster
Seafood
A sparse corner bar in East Hollywood where impeccably sourced seafood—sea urchin, razor clams, Maine scallops from the owner's family farm—needs only olive oil and lemon to speak for itself. The kitchen understands restraint, letting lobster rolls and trout dip announce their own excellence. No ocean view, no pretense, just a full house every night.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Holly Fox and Adam Weisblatt - Last Word Hospitality
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
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- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 17. Tacos 1986
Tijuana-Style
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Rank 18. Dunsmoor
Southern
Two open-flame ovens anchor this Glassell Park dining room where Southern cooking—oysters, rib eyes, braised greens—emerges charred and smoky from the coals. Communal tables and a counter facing the kitchen deliver the spectacle of fire, while a quieter wine bar in back offers refuge from the heat.
- Esquire 2023 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Brian Dunsmoor
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 19. Capri Club
Italian
- Esquire 2023 · The Best Bars in America
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 20. Morihiro
Omakase Sushi
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Rank 21. Holy Basil
Thai
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Rank 22. Delmy's Pupusas
Salvadoran
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Rank 23. Jitlada
Southern Thai
A strip mall on Sunset Boulevard holds a Southern Thai institution with decades of loyal devotion. The catfish salad crackles with green papaya and heat; the Taepo curry—chicken, morning glory, coconut—arrives bubbling and aromatic. Jitlada's sprawling menu suggests a place less concerned with refinement than with the sustained, unglamorous work of getting dishes right.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Sarintip “Jazz” Singsanong
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out #8 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
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Rank 24. Flavors From Afar
International
A rotating kitchen staffed by refugees and immigrants channels recipes from Eritrea to Haida Gwai, turning homestyle cooking into a form of advocacy. The spicing is assured—cardamom and cloves brighten a goat pulao, coconut milk deepens an onion stew—and the mission, which funnels proceeds to displaced communities, feels inseparable from what lands on the plate.
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Rank 26. Saffy's
Middle Eastern
At Saffy's, open flames and the theatrical work of dough command attention—lamb and pork kebabs arrive from long metal skewers, while grilled lobster glazed in green harissa carries the refinement of fine dining. Bread ranges from delicate challah to pillowy laffa; dessert, anchored by avocado-honey soft serve with tableside sherry, refuses to be an afterthought.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- LAist 2024 · Dinner · Best Bites
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #28 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West
- Punch 2025 · Real Charmer Daiquiri · Our Favorite Cocktails
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 29. Carousel Restaurant
Lebanese-Armenian
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Rank 30. La Descarga Hollywood
Cuban Cocktail Bar
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Rank 31. Leona's
Fusion Japanese
Leona's occupies one of Studio City's more theatrical dining rooms, where creative types circulate among distinct spaces designed for seeing and being seen. The kitchen pivots between Japanese tradition and playful fusion—udon carbonara arrives with smoked pork belly and egg yolk, while halibut gets the sashimi treatment under ponzu vinaigrette—executing each register with equal conviction.
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Rank 32. Luv2eat Thai Bistro
Southern Thai
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Hospitality
- Time Out #30 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
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Rank 33. Asanebo
Sushi
Asanebo's spare room, lined with fire-glazed pottery and hello kitty figurines, feels like a collector's private space. Two decades in, the kitchen moves methodically through omakase and an expansive menu of maki and house signatures, leaning toward accessible flavors over flash. Prices drift upward, but the daily specials offer the clearest path through a somewhat dizzying catalog.
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Gaby Maeda
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Rank 36. Angel's Tijuana Tacos
Tijuana-Style
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Rank 37. Pine & Crane
Asian
A spare café across from Sunset Triangle serves serious Taiwanese cooking in a brick-and-concrete room that belies its ambitions. The three-cup Jidori chicken in clay pot and vegetarian mapo tofu show equal care.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #76 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 39. Bridgetown Roti
American Caribbean
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Rashida Holmes
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Rashida Holmes
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 40. The Musso & Frank Grill
Hollywood
- Esquire 2025 · Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Esquire 2023 · Musso + Frank Martini · The Best Martinis in America
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- Sprudgie Awards 2025 · Finalist · Best New Cafe
- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #2 · U.S. Brewers Cup · Christian Bak
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Rank 43. Iki Ramen
Japanese
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Rank 44. HomeState
Tex-Mex
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Rank 45. Chifa
Chinese fusion Peruvian
Peruvian-Chinese fusion arrives in Eagle Rock through a team unafraid of velvet chairs and zebra stripes, pulling family recipes into a menu that moves from delicate sea bream to char siu pork cheek kissed by wood fire. The lomo saltado—filet mignon and onions glazed in umami gravy atop fries—arrives as the evening's inevitable crescendo.
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Rank 46. Bar Etoile
New American
At Bar Etoile, a compact bistro on Western Avenue, Chef Travis Hayden builds a streamlined menu around what the market offers: snap peas laid over smoked ricotta with nettle gremolata, striped bass with crispy skin and salsa macha, chocolate tart brightened by passion fruit. The wine list, French-leaning and vast, matches the cooking's philosophy that good ingredients need little interference.
- Wine Enthusiast 2025 · Top 50 New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #59 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 47. Queen's Raw Bar & Grill
Seafood
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Rank 48. OyBar
Jewish/Japanese
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Rank 49. Osteria Mozza
Italian
Dark wood and white marble frame a counter where antipasti come together in real time. Nancy Silverton's team treats bread and mozzarella as separate languages within Italian cooking, moving with equal confidence through crispy chicken legs and orecchiette studded with sausage. A rosemary olive oil cake with brittle and olive oil gelato closes the meal with understated elegance.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Wine Enthusiast 2024 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Time Out #11 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
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Rank 50. Kuya Lord
Filipino
- Bon Appétit 2023 · America's Best New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Winner · Best Chef: California · Lord Maynard Llera
- Time Out #19 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
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Rank 51. Budonoki
Japanese
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater Best New Restaurant
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Rank 53. Kali
Steakhouse
Kevin Meehan's Kali resurrects the old-school Hollywood steakhouse—red leather, divided dining room, full bar—with enough architectural precision that the nostalgia feels earned rather than forced. The Creekstone Farms beef anchors a menu of classics (tartare, risotto, potatoes fried to order) that trusts tradition while the meringue gelato with cured egg yolk suggests someone's paying attention.
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Rank 55. Azizam
Persian
- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 56. Petit Trois
Bistro French
A narrow counter perpetually cramped with diners, where French hip-hop plays against a canon of classical bistro dishes—garlicky escargots, steak frites, an exceptional omelet. The "Big Mec," a double cheeseburger with bordelaise, justifies the squeeze and the wait.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out #24 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #81 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 58. chi SPACCA
Steakhouse Italian
The wood-fired kitchen at chi SPACCA channels old-school steakhouse swagger through a modern Italian lens, with focaccia di recco and pollo alla diavola that improve with each return. Bold seasoning, live flame, and an Italian wine program of real depth make this intimate room feel both convivial and serious about meat.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Time Out #14 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
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Rank 60. Pizzeria Mozza
Pizza
The bright yellow façade signals Mediterranean ease, but inside Pizzeria Mozza, opened in 2006, the care runs deep. Puffy-crusted pies arrive topped with leeks and lemon zest or mozzarella and Fresno chiles, while the salads show the same precision in sourcing. A seasonally rotating lineup of cakes and gelato rounds out a place that transcends neighborhood pizzeria entirely.
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Rank 61. Antico Nuovo
Italian
Backlit booths and a hand-cranked rotisserie grill set the scene at Chad Colby's compact Italian restaurant, where pastas stuffed with rabbit and roasted vegetables dressed in bagna cauda share space with focaccia topped in whipped ricotta and pistachio. The kitchen balances restraint and indulgence, the kind of place that takes its housemade ice creams as seriously as its proteins.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 62. El Bacano
Dominican Caribbean
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Rank 63. Meteora
Creative
The dining room unfolds like a fever dream—tangled vines, low light, hypnotic sound—but Chef Jordan Kahn's cooking grounds you in something real: live-fire technique married to sustainable sourcing, zero waste, wild ingredients transformed into dishes of real grace. Charred yam with smoked trout roe and hazelnut, scallops with burnt onion jus and plantain—each plate balances primal and precise.
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Rank 64. Barra Santos
Portuguese
At this tiny Cypress Park counter, a chef works Portuguese family recipes with casual precision: bacalhau fritters arrive crispy-edged and tender, charred cabbage settles into white beans with Iberico pork and garlic butter, whole branzino swims in a verdant sauce of pumpkin seed and serrano. No reservations, but the bar seats offer an unobstructed view of the organized chaos that produces it.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Holly Fox and Adam Weisblatt - Last Word Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Melissa López
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Rank 65. HomeState
Tex-Mex
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Rank 66. Courage Bagels
Montreal-Inspired Bakery
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Rank 67. Pijja Palace
Indian/Italian
- Bon Appétit 2023 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Eater 2022 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 68. Thunderbolt
Southern-Inspired
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- 50 Best 2025 · Sustainable Bar Award
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 69. Harriet's Rooftop
Asian-Inspired
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Rank 70. Loreto
Seafood Mexican
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Rank 72. Donna's
American Italian
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Linda Douglas
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 73. Etra
Italian
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Rank 74. Rasarumah
Malaysian
Chef Johnny Lee's Malaysian kitchen greets you with a battery of sambals and moves into shareable plates of pork jowl satay, charred okra, and beef rendang that arrives in a deep, creamy curry with buttery roti. The prices sit above neighborhood casual, but the portions and technique justify it—this is cooking that respects ingredients and tradition without apology.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Holly Fox and Adam Weisblatt - Last Word Hospitality
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation 2025 · #9 · LA’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 76. Jones
Italian American
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Rank 77. Quarter Sheets
Pan-style Pizza
Echo Park's Quarter Sheets serves thick, baked-to-order pan pizzas with assertive sauce and quality toppings—the pimento grove, spiked with 'nduja and olives, exemplifies their approach. The vinyl-lined room buzzes with the kind of casual confidence that draws lines, but Hannah Ziskin's rotating pastries, anchored by a signature Princess cake, justify the wait as much as the pizza does.
- Food & Wine 2023 · Best New Chefs · Hannah Ziskin
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Hannah Ziskin
- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 78. Somni
Spanish
Chef Aitor Zabala has restored Somni into a Catalan dream of meticulous small plates—mussel escabeche, gazpacho, shiso tartare tempura—where kitchen and service move in perfect synchrony. The hushed dining room, anchored by a colorful bull's head, channels Spain through endless textural invention and restrained elegance.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- The Infatuation 2025 · #2 · The Top-Rated New Restaurants
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #50 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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A bright room on Melrose serves pristine, sustainably sourced seafood with the precision of fine dining and the ease of a neighborhood spot. The fried fish sandwich arrives with crackling batter and sweet, tender flesh; a tuna melt balances richness with clarity. Seasonal California produce and confident seasoning throughout suggest a kitchen that respects its ingredients without pretension.
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Rank 80. ALTO Fire to Table
Pampas
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Rank 81. Belle's
Bakery
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Rank 82. Corridor 109
Asian Contemporary
An 11-seat counter behind Bar 109 where chef Brian Baik serves pristine Japanese fish with restraint and precision. Santa Barbara lobster tartare and charcoal-grilled sawara stand out in a tasting menu that rewards the reservation hunt.
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Rank 83. Daisy
Mexican
- 50 Best 2026 · #44 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Bar
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Rank 84. doto
Californian/Japanese
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Rank 85. Angel’s Tijuana Tacos
Tijuana-Style
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Rank 86. République
Southern European Mediterranean
A sprawling bakery and restaurant with soaring brick ceilings that pulses from dawn pastries through evening service, République channels a bustling European market hall. The Southern European menu pivots on impeccable ingredients—warm beignets, silky risotto, braised beef—executed with unfussy precision.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Winner · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Margarita Manzke
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Brunch Venue
- Time Out The best bakeries in America
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Rank 87. Bar Flores
Latin
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Rank 88. Santa Canela
Mexican Bakery
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Rank 90. Joy
Taiwanese
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Rank 91. Firstborn
Contemporary Chinese
Anthony Wang remixes Chinese-American tradition with disciplined technique—tender tofu dumplings, aged duck with persimmon—in a bright, open kitchen designed for sharing. Desserts like vanilla sponge with red bean sauce suggest a chef thinking beyond the obvious.
- Esquire 2025 · Bartender of the Year · Kenzo Han
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best New Restaurant
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Kenzo Han
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Rank 92. Taqueria Frontera
Tijuana-Style Mexican
- The New York Times 2025 · Taco al Pastor · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Los Angeles
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- Wildsam The 50 Most Essential Bars in America
- Esquire 2024 · The Best Bars in America
- Esquire 2023 · Olive Drive · The Best Martinis in America
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Rank 96. Connie and Ted's
Seafood
A West Hollywood seafood shack with East Coast soul: wild Atlantic and Pacific catches, a raw bar, shell-strewn lot, and maritime clutter that feels earned rather than staged. The chowder flight and butter-heavy lobster roll are anchors, but the grilled daily fish—simple, cold platters for groups—reveals the kitchen's restraint.
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Rank 97. Tsubaki
Japanese
At this Echo Park izakaya, exposed brick and a convivial layout set the stage for straightforward Japanese cooking that doesn't announce itself. Kanpachi crudo arrives with ume ponzu; tempura and grilled skewers—chicken oysters, scallops—emerge without pretense. The sake list rewards curiosity, and everything invites sharing among the table.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · #37 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 98. Lucia
Caribbean
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Rank 99. Maury's
East Coast
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Rank 100. Amiga Amore
Mexican/Italian
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Danielle Duran-Zecca and Alessandro Zecca
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Danielle Duran Zecca