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    5022 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  2. Rank 2. Joy

    Taiwanese


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    5100 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    4701 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  4. Rank 4. Amiga Amore

    Mexican/Italian


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    5668 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  5. Rank 5. 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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    4374 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  6. Smoke curls across a Highland Park lot where Victor Villa's brick taqueria draws crowds for blue corn masa layered with refried beans, guacamole, cotija, and melted Monterey Jack. The signature queso taco arrives messy and filling, its heat amplified by homemade salsas that demand respect.


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    5455 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  7. Rank 7. Rosty

    Peruvian


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    5511 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  8. Rank 8. Hippo

    Cal-Ital Italian

    A former post office in Highland Park now houses a Cal-Ital kitchen with exposed beams and an open fire, where crispy-crusted focaccia arrives unbidden and a grilled chicken with aji panca and almond-wood smoke justifies the warm, convivial room equally for two or ten.


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    5916 1/2 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    4211 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    5611 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  11. Rank 11. 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.


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    3501 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  12. Rank 12. Mariscos El Faro

    Sinaloa-Style


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    6139 N Figueroa St, Unit 6113, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  13. 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.


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    1215 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    3333 N Eastern Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  15. Rank 15. 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.


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    978 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    510 South Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  17. In a handsome Lincoln Heights room outfitted with craft beers, Andrew and Michelle Muñoz smoke briskets to a mahogany crust and stuff sausages with cheddar and jalapeños in the style of Austin pitmasters. The sides—creamed mac and cheese, banana pudding—fill out the plate with the same care applied to the meat. Come early; the best items disappear.


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    2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  18. Rank 18. Donna's

    American Italian


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    1538 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  19. Rank 19. Taqueria Frontera

    Tijuana-Style Mexican


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    700 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  20. Rank 20. 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.


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    1305 Portia St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  21. Rank 21. Mini Kabob

    Armenian Middle Eastern


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    313 1/2 Vine St, Glendale, CA · Glendale
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    1966 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
  23. Chef Morihiro Onodera's sushi counter in a contemporary space traces LA's omakase lineage back through composed dishes and nigiri, with rice milled on-site and fish sourced from Japan. The meal closes with matcha and sweets served in ceramics he threw himself—a gesture that transforms ingredient precision into something intimate.


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    1115 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    1027 Alpine St, Unit B, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  25. Rank 25. 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.


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    1356 Allison Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  26. Rank 26. Restaurant Ki

    Contemporary Korean

    Chef Ki Kim's ten-seat Korean tasting menu hides behind an unmarked entrance in downtown Los Angeles, rewarding the hunt with playful dishes like truffle gimbap and charred snap peas with fish roe. Confident cooking threads global ingredients through refined courses, from barbecued squab to mushroom ice cream.


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    111 S San Pedro St, Unit B2, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  27. Perle occupies a snug corner of downtown Pasadena with mahogany tables and coffered ceilings that whisper old Paris without shouting it. Chef Dean Yasharian executes classical bistro cooking—Burgundy snails in herbed butter, duck à l'orange, a Grand Marnier soufflé—with the restraint of someone who understands that some wheels need no reinvention.


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    43 E Union St, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  28. A converted warehouse in Chinatown channels controlled chaos through an open kitchen where Asian flavors collide with purpose. Melon salad in fish sauce vinaigrette, spicy fusilli with kimchi and pork jowl—the menu pirouettes through snacks and noodles with the confidence of a place that knows what it's doing. Counter seats reward the persistent walk-in; everything else requires strategy.


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    1725 Naud St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  29. An open-air shed in Lincoln Heights serves tender stewed meats and broths that taste like memory—carne en su jugo arrives as a complex, meaty soup of tomatillos and beans, while in-house tortillas cradle barbacoa in fierce tomato salsa. The limited menu and small staff's warmth suggest a kitchen mining something deeper than technique.


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    3328 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  30. Rank 30. Yang’s Kitchen

    Asian-American


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    112 W Main St, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  31. 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.


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    1120 S Grand Ave, Unit 101, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  32. Rank 32. Azizam

    Persian


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    2943 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  33. Rank 33. 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.


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    4648 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    864 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  35. Rank 35. Pijja Palace

    Indian/Italian


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    2711 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  36. Rank 36. Loreto

    Seafood Mexican


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    1991 Blake Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    1027 Alpine St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  38. Rank 38. Baroo

    Modern Korean

    At a sleek concrete counter in downtown Los Angeles, Kwang Uh and Mina Park orchestrate a tasting menu that pivots between Korean tradition and precise technique. A seared Hokkaido scallop swims in watercress sauce studded with seaweed jelly; silky black cod arrives in a wide bowl where buttermilk is poured tableside. The meal reads as composed and assured, uninterested in noise.


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    905 E 2nd St, Unit 109, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  39. Rank 39. Union

    Italian

    In Old Pasadena's brick-walled dining room, chef-driven pastas made fresh daily arrive in bold, shareable portions—roasted carrots on labneh, a platter-sized spaghetti and meatballs, torchetti wound with pork ragù and ricotta. The cooking speaks without hesitation, and the locally sourced ingredients taste like they mean it.


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    37 E Union St, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    2902 Knox Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  41. Rank 41. San Laurel

    Modern Californian Spanish

    A tenth-floor dining room with views of Disney Concert Hall serves modern California cuisine inflected with Spanish tradition, including a tomato tartare that subverts expectation. Chef José Andrés's team executes with precision across savory and dessert courses, the latter ethereal and balanced.


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    100 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    3528 Larga Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    3170 Glendale Blvd, Unit C, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    330 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  45. Rank 45. Morihiro

    Omakase Sushi


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    3133 N Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    201 N Maryland Ave, Glendale, CA · Glendale
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  47. You enter through a cheesery lined with bottles, past owners who understand that good food begins with good cheese and wine. The open hearth commands the room while the kitchen cycles through fried chicken with sambal honey and house-made pastas that taste like they know their source.


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    40 W Green St, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  48. 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.


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    4880 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  49. Rank 49. Bone Kettle

    Southeast Asian


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    67 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  50. Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle run a seafood counter in Echo Park where breakfast tartines and lunch sandwiches arrive without pretense. The beer-battered striped bass—American cheese, kewpie mayo, dill on potato bread—tastes like the kind of meal that justifies its own simplicity.


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    1606 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    633 W 5th St FL 71 Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  52. An open kitchen hums with purposeful energy as Max Boonthanakit sends out French bistro dishes sharpened with unexpected invention—sea bream crudo meets green apple ice, scallop pasta swims in truffle-chive beurre blanc. The steak au poivre arrives classic and assured, its Cognac cream and crisp frites a reminder that reinvention works best when it knows what it's disrupting.


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    923 E 3rd St, Unit 109, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  53. Rank 53. 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.


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    3107 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  54. Rank 54. Budonoki

    Japanese


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    654 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  55. Rank 55. Bridgetown Roti

    American Caribbean


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    858 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  56. Rank 56. Redbird

    Contemporary

    A converted church in Downtown with soaring ceilings and two circular bars draws a boisterous crowd trading small plates and cocktails under the open roof. The global menu balances playful invention—Meyer lemon tart with blueberry frozen yogurt—against grounded dishes like John Dory in leek fondue, each confident in its own register.


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    114 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  57. Rank 57. A Tí

    Mexican


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    1498 W Sunset Blvd, Unit 2, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  58. Lunasia's elegant dining room forgoes the traditional cart, instead relying on attentive servers to ferry delicate dim sum—lobster noodle rolls with sweetened soy, gossamer rice wrappers—to your table with theatrical precision. The kitchen's discipline shows in every dumpling, whether you finish with a yolk-rich egg tart or a bowl of minced pork congee.


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    500 W Main St, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  59. No temperance here: Chengdu Taste brings uncompromising Sichuan heat, where toothpick lamb arrives cumin-dark and chili-bright, crispy beef stakes its claim as rival, and even shredded potato sings with precision and fire. The kitchen doesn't dial it back, and neither should you.


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    828 W Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  60. Rank 60. Sichuan Impression

    Sichuan Chinese

    A bright Sichuan kitchen where the hallmarks—tea-smoked duck, mapo tofu, fish in rattan pepper broth—arrive suffused with numbing oils and chopped chilies that build in layers. The airy room with its big windows lets you see what you're getting into, which is both the point and the pleasure.


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    235 W Main St SuiteB, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  61. Rank 61. Manuela

    Southern

    In a stark gallery-like room within the Hauser & Wirth complex, the open kitchen channels Southern restraint through locally sourced ingredients and house-made cocktail components. Biscuits arrive warm and laminated; a roasted duck breast arrives bronzed and spare, balanced on smoked onion purée with peaches—the work of a kitchen that knows when to stop.


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    907 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  62. Rank 62. Macheen

    Mexican


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    2633 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  63. Rank 63. 715

    Japanese

    At an eight-seat counter bathed in ambient music, chef Seigo Tamura works in concentrated silence, aging larger fish in-house and building each nigiri with Osaka-style firm rice and a whisper of sugar. The seafood arrives from Japan—monkfish liver arrives excellent, beltfish gets a char and sansho pepper—while the sake list rewards lingering over a carafe.


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    738 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    736 N Broadway, Unit 105, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  65. Rank 65. Lasita

    Wine Bar


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    727 N Broadway, Unit 120, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    324 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  67. Rank 67. Bavel

    Middle Eastern


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    500 Mateo St, Unit 102, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  68. Rank 68. 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.


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    4845 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    3520 N Figueroa St, Unit 4, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  70. Rank 70. Henry's Cuisine

    Cantonese Chinese

    A modest storefront on Valley Boulevard where homestyle Cantonese cooking persists with quiet confidence, lobster painted silver and gold adorning the walls as a hint at what the kitchen does best. Salted-egg shrimp arrives delicate and bright; the deep-fried pig's feet crackle like chips; mustard greens with garlic offer a soothing counterpoint. This is cooking for people who know what they want.


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    301 E Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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    2609 Hill St And Adams, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  72. Rank 72. Kato

    Taiwanese Chinese

    Jonathan Yao's tasting menu at Kato announces itself with conviction: fish maw arrives with crab-shell vinegar and caviar; spice-crusted duck nestles into fluffy bao; pig ears blaze with chili oil. The Row DTLA dining room, all polished concrete and open kitchen, becomes an austere stage for cooking that draws boldly from his Taiwanese roots and refuses restraint.


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    777 S Alameda St Building 1, Unit 114, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    422 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    1974 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    2676 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    3170 Glendale Blvd, Unit A&D, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    1820 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  79. Rank 79. Le Draq

    Tex-Mex/Italian Fusion


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  80. A corner storefront with a grill visible from the few tables inside—this family-run spot serves tacos that demand napkins. The stewed flank steak in steak picado tacos, the cochinita pibil with its achiote-braised pork and pickled onions, arrive messy and unguarded, all sauce and spilling juice. It's the kind of place that tastes like someone's kitchen, only better.


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    2100 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    400 Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  82. 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.


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    5445 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
  83. Rank 83. Backbone

    European


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    3463 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA · Glendale
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  84. Rank 84. Langer's

    Deli American

    A sprawling deli counter that has been ladling matzoh ball soup since 1947, Langer's commands booths and a national following with its encyclopedic menu of latkes, blintzes, and chopped liver. The No. 19 pastrami sandwich—Swiss cheese, coleslaw, Russian dressing—is the irreducible point.


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    704 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  85. Chris Bianco's Los Angeles outpost draws lines through ROW DTLA with a spare menu of impeccable pizzas, each one a small argument for precision over novelty. The margherita alone justifies the wait, though the biancoverde and wiseguy suggest he's thought carefully about what pizza should be.


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    1320 E 7th St, Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    875 E Mariposa St, Altadena, CA · Altadena
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  87. Rank 87. doto

    Californian/Japanese


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    654 N Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  88. Rank 88. Damian

    Mexican

    A converted warehouse in the Arts District with polished concrete and exposed brick, softened by leather seating and trailing plants. The kitchen reads Mexican tradition through a lens of precision—corn tamales, uni tostadas on blue corn, fish tacos that feel both classic and startling. Industrial bones, refined technique, and a terrace that draws crowds.


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    2132 E 7th Place, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    45 N Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    742 W Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  91. Mirrors and tin ceilings catch the light in this Broadway trattoria across from Grand Central Market, where handmade pastas anchor a menu of straightforward Italian cooking. The bigoli della nonna arrives in a ragout of angus and sausage; polpettine di gamberi and warm olive oil bread offer gentler pleasures. A place that announces no pretense and keeps its promises.


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    332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  92. Rank 92. Marugame Monzo

    Udon Noodles

    Behind the counter at this spare, welcoming udon shop, cooks stretch and cut dough into chewy strands you watch unfold. The mushroom udon arrives in a miso-rich broth, while a uni and miso carbonara and crispy agedashi eggplant promise textural surprises—all reason enough to arrive early and join the crowds of families and friends waiting for a seat.


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    329 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  93. Chef Hide Takeda mans the sushi counter in a third-floor Little Tokyo space where the omakase unfolds with careful precision—iwashi wrapped in pickled daikon, spear squid with fermented tuna intestine, kelp-cured spotted prawns—each piece a argument for restraint and ingredient quality over spectacle. The lunch service offers the same caliber at a gentler price.


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    123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St, Unit 307, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  94. An Indian gastropub where a family kitchen plays with global flavors without losing its moorings—the poutine crowned with masala potatoes, chicken tikka, and mozzarella is the manifesto in a single dish. Butter chicken samoras and a mother's saag paneer prove they understand tradition; the room's Bollywood posters and pop-art Gandhi suggest they refuse to take it too seriously.


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    108 W 2nd St, Apt 104, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  95. Rank 95. Chinchikurin

    Hiroshima-Style


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    350 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  96. Rank 96. 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.


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    5233 1/2 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  97. A Malaysian café that draws lines from open to close, Chef Kenji Tang's succinct menu pivots from the neighborhood's Chinese norm with poached Hainanese chicken served cold alongside three sauces and seasoned rice, layered curry matched with flaky roti canai, and wok-fired char kway teow—each plate evidence of discipline in executing classics without flourish or apology.


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    1411 S Garfield Ave, Unit 104, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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    984 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  99. Rank 99. Bestia

    Italian

    A warehouse-sized room with copper bar and suspended booths frames the cooking of Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis, whose kitchen moves easily between grilled prawns with serrano pesto, blistered pizzas touched with Sichuan peppercorn and wildflower honey, and truffle-laden pastas. The place hums with the contentment of both diners and staff, a dining room that feels genuinely loved.


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    2121 E 7th Pl, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  100. Rank 100. El Ruso

    Mexican


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    1647 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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This score is based on the awards it's won and sometimes its proximity to where you're located (if you're doing a location-based search).

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        Best Place Score

        The Best Place Score is the score we give to the place you're searching from, based on how cool we think the area around it is. If it seems unreasonably low, we probably just haven't added a representative amount of awards yet.