The Top 100 Restaurants Near Dollar Hits

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. 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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  2. Rank 2. Pijja Palace

    Indian/Italian

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    2711 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  3. Rank 3. Donna's

    American Italian

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    1538 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  4. Rank 4. Azizam

    Persian

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    2943 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  5. Rank 5. Dollar Hits

    Filipino Street Food

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    2432 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  6. Rank 6. 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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  7. Rank 7. Budonoki

    Japanese

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    654 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  8. Rank 8. 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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  9. Rank 9. Little Fish

    Seafood

    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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  10. Rank 10. Manila Inasal

    Filipino

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    240 N Virgil Ave Unit A Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  11. Rank 11. Real Charmer

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    864 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  12. Rank 12. 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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  13. Rank 13. doto

    Californian/Japanese

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    654 N Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  14. Rank 14. 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.

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    1120 S Grand Ave, Unit 101, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  15. Rank 15. Grá

    Sourdough Pizza

    At Grá, a wood-fired oven dominates the room while fermented sourdough and house-pickled vegetables anchor a menu of thin, crispy pizzas—try stracciatella with prosciutto, basil, and coffee-infused honey alongside grilled maitake and soy-sauce caramel for dessert. The place exudes an easy, convivial warmth without pretense.

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    1524 Pizarro St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  16. Rank 16. A Tí

    Mexican

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    1498 W Sunset Blvd, Unit 2, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  17. Rank 17. Morihiro

    Sushi

    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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  18. Rank 18. Biriyani Kabob House

    Indian

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    3525 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  19. Rank 19. Dan Sung Sa

    Old-School Korean

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    3317 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  20. Rank 20. Baby Bistro

    French

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    1027 Alpine St, Unit B, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  21. Rank 21. Bridgetown Roti

    American Caribbean

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    858 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  22. Rank 22. El Ruso

    Mexican

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    1647 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  23. Rank 23. 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.

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    5955 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  24. Rank 24. Nick + Stef's Steakhouse

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    330 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  25. Rank 25. Yuk Dae Jang

    Korean

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    3033 W 6th St, Unit 104-105, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  26. Rank 26. 71Above

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    633 W 5th St FL 71 Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  27. Rank 27. 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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  28. Rank 28. Perilla

    Korean

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    1027 Alpine St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  29. Rank 29. 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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  30. Rank 30. Parks BBQ

    Korean

    A room of framed celebrity snapshots and the low hiss of tabletop grills mark one of Los Angeles's steadiest Korean barbecue houses, where servers tend meat with practiced efficiency. Prime beef—from standard cuts to pricier American Wagyu—arrives lightly marinated, balanced by crisp kimchi pancakes and cold noodles that anchor each bite.

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    955 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  31. Rank 31. Seongbukdong

    Korean

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    3303 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  32. Rank 32. 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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  33. Rank 33. 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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  34. Rank 34. Vandell

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    1966 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  35. Rank 35. 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.

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    4880 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  36. Rank 36. Holbox

    Coastal Mexican

    Gilbert Cetina works a counter inside Mercado La Paloma with the precision of a jeweler, coaxing impossible brightness from aguachile and ceviche with seafood so fresh it arrives still trembling. His grilled lobster and house-made tortillas, dressed in an arsenal of salsas, suggest that restraint and impeccable sourcing need no fanfare.

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    3655 S Grand Ave, Unit C9, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  37. Rank 37. 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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  38. Rank 38. 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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  39. Rank 39. 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.

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    4653 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  40. Rank 40. Mideast Tacos

    Middle Eastern

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    3536 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  41. Rank 41. Komal

    Mexican

    In the Mercado Del Paloma, Chef Fátima Juárez coaxes depth from heirloom corn nixtamalized in-house, each quesadilla and tlacoya a small study in restraint and smoke. The fried plantain in black mole and short-rib tacos demand salsa applied with purpose, not timidity.

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    3655 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  42. Rank 42. 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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    6600 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  43. Rank 43. Danbi

    Korean

    A concrete-floored dining room with hanging plants and dark wood sets the stage for Chef Lareine Ko's streamlined Korean cooking, where mushroom bibimbap and charcoal-grilled wagyu zabuton arrive in shareable portions. Desserts by Chef Isabell Manibusan—banana milk clouds and Korean-inflected Mont Hallas—suggest a kitchen thinking beyond the plate.

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    3465 W 6th St, Ste 90, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  44. Rank 44. YeoGiYo

    Korean

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    3450 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  45. Rank 45. Soowon Galbi

    Korean

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    856 S Vermont Ave, Unit B, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  46. Rank 46. Borit Gogae

    Korean

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    3464 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  47. Rank 47. Quarters Korean BBQ

    Korean

    The dining room fills nightly with people willing to wait for marinated beef and pork cut into quarter-pound portions—a format that invites exploration across the menu. Silky pork skin arrives sizzling with collagen and seasoning; boneless short ribs hit the table in delicate, pink-centered strips. This upscale spot rewards the patient and the hungry.

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    3465 W 6th St, Unit C-130, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  48. Rank 48. 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.

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    1215 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  49. Rank 49. H.M.S. Bounty

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    3357 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  50. Rank 50. Moo's Craft Barbecue

    Barbecue

    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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  51. Rank 51. Simón

    Oaxacan

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    3667 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  52. Rank 52. Maple Block Meat Co

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    324 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  53. Rank 53. 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.

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    624 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  54. Rank 54. Camphor

    French

    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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  55. Rank 55. 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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  56. Rank 56. Kuya Lord

    Filipino

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    5003 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  57. Rank 57. Pizzeria Bianco

    Pizza

    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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  58. Rank 58. K Team BBQ

    Korean Barbecue

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    936 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  59. Rank 59. Liu's Cafe

    Chinese

    Liu's Cafe fills quickly with regulars drawn to its counter-service rhythm and glimpses into a compact kitchen where house-made wontons swim in chili oil and braised pork belly arrives steaming over rice. Pastries—from morning arrival to citrus curd tart at close—anchor a menu that asks little of you except to arrive early and steep yourself in tea.

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    3915 1/2 W. 6th Street Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  60. Rank 60. 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.

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    5445 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  61. Rank 61. Yong Su San

    Traditional Korean

    Behind carved wooden doors and hanbok-clad servers lies a Seoul transplant devoted to royal Korean court cuisine, where bibimbap and galbijjim arrive surrounded by abundant banchan. The braised short ribs taste of history and restraint, each plate a study in what happens when tradition refuses to hurry.

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    950 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  62. Rank 62. 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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  63. Rank 63. Bavel

    Middle Eastern

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    500 Mateo St, Unit 102, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  64. Rank 64. Guelaguetza

    Oaxacan Mexican

    Guelaguetza celebrates Oaxacan mole with the fervor of a convert, its complex negro and rojo varieties layered with spices that defy decoding. The tlayudas and pozole satisfy, but the moles—darkly rich, unapologetically intense—are what compel return visits.

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    3014 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  65. Rank 65. 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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  66. Rank 66. 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.

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    6602 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  67. Rank 67. Angel’s Tijuana Tacos

    Tijuana-Style

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    1185 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  68. Rank 68. 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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  69. Rank 69. 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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  70. Rank 70. 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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  71. Rank 71. 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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    5722 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  72. Rank 72. Casa Gish Bac Cocina Oaxaqueña

    Oaxacan Mexican

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    1436 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  73. Rank 73. Le Draq

    Tex-Mex/Italian Fusion

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    118 W 4th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  74. Rank 74. Roasted Duck by Pa Ord

    Thai

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    5136 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  75. Rank 75. Sushi Gen

    Sushi

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    422 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  76. Rank 76. Taqueria Frontera

    Tijuana-Style Mexican

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    700 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  77. Rank 77. 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.

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    718 N Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  78. Rank 78. majordōmo

    Asian

    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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  79. Rank 79. Sora Craft Kitchen

    Seasonal Turkish

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    1109 E 12th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  80. Rank 80. 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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    641 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  81. Rank 81. 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.

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    6610 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  82. Rank 82. Holy Basil

    Thai

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    718 S Los Angeles St, Unit B, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  83. Rank 83. 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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  84. Rank 84. 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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  85. Rank 85. Maccheroni Republic

    Italian

    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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  86. Rank 86. Surawon Tofu House

    Korean

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    2833 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  87. Rank 87. 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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    6703 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  88. Rank 88. Pollo a la Brasa

    Peruvian

    The smell of wood smoke announces this Koreatown institution before you reach the door. Peruvian rotisserie chicken, cooked over live fire and finished with a family-secret marinade, arrives with skin that cracks under your fork; the twice-fried fries and spicy green aji sauce are worth the wait alone.

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    764 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  89. Rank 89. Mdk Noodles

    Korean

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    3630 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  90. Rank 90. Q

    Omakase Sushi

    Chef Hiroyuki Naruke orchestrates an unhurried omakase in a serene dining room where edomae tradition governs each course from amberjack sashimi to scallop nigiri. The meal closes with a pillowy tamago that feels less like dessert than a final punctuation mark on something deliberately, methodically composed.

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    521 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  91. Rank 91. Dha Rae Oak

    Korean

    At this Koreatown spot, a whole duck roasted in clay—stuffed with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, rice, and herbs—emerges bronzed and crackling, carved tableside and served with spicy sauce and herbaceous broth. Order ahead for the full ceremony, though walk-ins find solace in the signature smoke and meat. It's the kind of dish that rewires your sense of occasion.

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    1108 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  92. Rank 92. Etra

    Italian

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    737 N Western Ave, Ste B, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  93. Rank 93. Lasita

    Wine Bar

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    727 N Broadway, Unit 120, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  94. Rank 94. Katsu Sando

    Japanese

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    736 N Broadway, Unit 105, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  95. Rank 95. Lapaba

    Italian Contemporary

    In a Koreatown dining room lit low and lined with bar seating, McKenna Lelah and Matthew Kim serve Italian pasta reimagined through Korean flavors—bulgogi meatballs in truffle tomato sauce, radiatore with short rib ragu—with an intimacy that rewards lingering. The portions invite group dining, and even tiramisu bows to tradition's subversion, layered with misugaru and makgeolli.

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    558 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  96. Rank 96. Jeong Yuk Jeom

    Korean

    The brothers Son run this cavernous Korean barbecue room with the polish of a steakhouse and the generosity of a butcher's shop—which is what the name means. Premium beef arrives on trays for tableside grilling: tomahawk steaks that feed a crowd, dry-aged prime rib, marbled short ribs finished with nothing but salt and soy. The setting is sleek, the service attentive, the banchan abundant.

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    621 S Western Ave, Unit 100, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  97. Rank 97. Badmaash

    Indian

    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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  98. Rank 98. Pasta Sisters

    Italian

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    3343 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  99. Rank 99. 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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    727 N Broadway, Ste 207, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  100. Rank 100. 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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    5652 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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