The Top 100 Restaurants Near Tacos El Llano


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    2873 E Avenue R, Palmdale, CA · Palmdale
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    875 E Mariposa St, Altadena, CA · Altadena
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  3. Rank 3. Backbone

    European


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    3463 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA · Glendale
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    6350 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga, CA · Tujunga
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    1974 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    13700b Foothill Blvd Sylmar, CA · Sylmar
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    13908 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA · Sylmar
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    1992 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    510 South Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  10. 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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    12737 Glenoaks Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Sylmar
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    3488 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  13. Rank 13. 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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  14. Rank 14. Tun Lahmajo

    Armenian Middle Eastern


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    2202 N Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA · Burbank
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  15. Rank 15. Bone Kettle

    Southeast Asian


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    67 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    400 S Baldwin Ave, Unit 2325, Arcadia, CA · Arcadia
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  17. 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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  18. Rank 18. Barbacoa Ramirez

    Hidalgo-Style Mexican


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    14263 Hoyt St, Arleta, CA · Arleta
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    201 S Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA · Burbank
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  20. A narrow storefront in Monrovia where dumpling discipline runs deep: the kitchen starts fresh each morning rather than freezing ahead, and it shows in the silken wrapper and snappy bite of boiled pork and celery jiaozi. The pan-fried versions, studded with pork or chives, are where the place justifies its lines—simple, focused, and difficult to fault.


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    919 W Duarte Rd, Monrovia, CA · Monrovia
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  21. Rank 21. Saucy Chick

    Mexican/Indian


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    203 S Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    45 N Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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  23. Rank 23. Mini Kabob

    Armenian Middle Eastern


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    313 1/2 Vine St, Glendale, CA · Glendale
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  24. Sushi Kisen operates with the controlled chaos of a Tokyo counter, rice yielding and generously proportioned, fish arriving fresh from Japan twice weekly. Regulars time visits for Friday's shipment; the place rewards efficiency over ceremony and pocket-friendly pricing over pretense.


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    1108 S Baldwin Ave, Ste B6, Arcadia, CA · Arcadia
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  25. Rank 25. Chef Tony Dim Sum

    Dim Sum Chinese

    Tony He applies decades of dim sum expertise to a stripped-down Arcadia kitchen where steam rises constantly over shrimp dumplings crowned with roe and lotus-wrapped sticky rice. No carts, no pretense—just precise handmade bites ordered fresh.


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    1108 S Baldwin Ave, Unit B5, Arcadia, CA · Arcadia
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    160 E Duarte Rd, Ste E, Arcadia, CA · Arcadia
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    201 N Maryland Ave, Glendale, CA · Glendale
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    400 Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA · Pasadena
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    4701 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  30. Rank 30. Bistro Na's

    Manchu Chinese

    Behind a strip-mall facade in Temple City, an expansive dining room in red and gold serves royal Manchu cuisine from the Qing dynasty's imperial kitchens. Signature dishes—shrimp fried whole and crisp, black pepper Angus beef—suggest the place favors opulence over restraint, best tackled with a group.


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    9055 Las Tunas Dr, Unit 105, Temple City, CA · Temple City
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  31. Rank 31. Amiga Amore

    Mexican/Italian


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    5668 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  32. Rank 32. 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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    5022 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  34. Rank 34. 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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  35. In a modest Arcadia strip mall, Lao Xi strips away pretense with a focused menu of Shanxi noodles: the springy, hand-pulled strands arrive tossed with crisped pork belly and fermented soy, or tangled with lamb, each bowl a study in textural restraint. Pork and cilantro dumplings open the meal. The kitchen knows its lane and works it clean.


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    921 S Baldwin Ave, Ste G-H, Arcadia, CA · Arcadia
  36. Rank 36. Yang’s Kitchen

    Asian-American


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    112 W Main St, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  37. Rank 37. Dai Ho

    Taiwanese

    A narrow Taiwanese counter in Temple City that opens at 11:30 and closes hours later, drawing lines of regulars who know the rhythm: scan the wall menu, order quickly, eat faster. The fiery beef noodle soup and sesame dry noodles arrive in minutes, their depth belying the speed of service. You'll be gone in twenty minutes, making room for the next shift of hungry eaters.


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    9148 Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA · Temple City
  38. Rank 38. Joy

    Taiwanese


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    5100 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    12843 Vanowen St, North Hollywood, CA · North Hollywood
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  40. At Newport Seafood, the menu spans four Southeast Asian traditions in pursuit of one obsession: seafood prepared with salt, heat, and restraint. Chewy rice noodles studded with fish, salt-and-pepper crab, beef loc lac cooked with precision—the kitchen moves between cuisines with the ease of someone who understands them all. Portions demand company.


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    518 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA · San Gabriel
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  41. Rank 41. 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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  42. 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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  43. Rank 43. Rosty

    Peruvian


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    5511 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    1966 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
  45. 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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  46. Rank 46. El Bacano

    Dominican Caribbean


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    13009 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, CA · North Hollywood
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    3333 N Eastern Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  48. Rank 48. 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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  49. Rank 49. Sea Harbour

    Cantonese Chinese

    The dim sum arrives from the kitchen rather than a cart, each dumpling and bun steaming with purpose at this Cantonese standby in Rosemead. The preserved salty egg bun breaks open to reveal a molten yolk; the seafood dishes earn their reputation through exacting technique. What might coast on nostalgia instead commands respect through consistent execution.


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    3939 Rosemead Blvd, Rosemead, CA · Rosemead
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  50. 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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    3528 Larga Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  52. Rank 52. 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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    3170 Glendale Blvd, Unit C, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    4211 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  55. Rank 55. Morihiro

    Omakase Sushi


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    3133 N Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  56. Rank 56. Mariscos El Faro

    Sinaloa-Style


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    6139 N Figueroa St, Unit 6113, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  57. Rank 57. 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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  58. Rank 58. Taqueria Frontera

    Tijuana-Style Mexican


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    700 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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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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    5611 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  61. Rank 61. Tacos 1986

    Tijuana-Style


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    4005 W Riverside Dr, Unit 102, Burbank, CA · Burbank
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  62. 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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  63. 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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  64. Rank 64. 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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    2902 Knox Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  66. Rank 66. Loreto

    Seafood Mexican


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    1991 Blake Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  67. 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
  68. Rank 68. Daisy

    Mexican


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    14633 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA · Sherman Oaks
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  69. 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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  70. 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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    741 E Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA · San Gabriel
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  72. Rank 72. Good Alley

    Chinese Noodles


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    8450 E Valley Blvd, Unit 108, Rosemead, CA · Rosemead
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  73. Rank 73. M Joy

    Chinese


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    301 W Valley Blvd, Ste 109, San Gabriel, CA · San Gabriel
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    864 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  75. 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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  76. Rank 76. Donna's

    American Italian


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    1538 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  77. Rank 77. 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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  78. Rank 78. 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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    3170 Glendale Blvd, Unit A&D, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    27 E Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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    5136 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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    742 W Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA · Alhambra
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  83. 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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  84. Rank 84. Azizam

    Persian


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    2943 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  85. Rank 85. 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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  86. Rank 86. Bridgetown Roti

    American Caribbean


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    858 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  89. Rank 89. 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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  90. Anajak Thai channels five decades of family expertise through Chef Justin Pichetrungsi's poised balance of tradition and contemporary whim, drawing crowds to its freewheeling Tuesday tacos and monthly omakase. The warm service and memorably buzzy atmosphere deliver an unmistakably Los Angeles experience.


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    14704 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA · Sherman Oaks
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  91. Rank 91. Pijja Palace

    Indian/Italian


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    2711 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  92. Rank 92. Budonoki

    Japanese


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    654 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles
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  93. Rank 93. 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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    11814 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA · Studio City
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  94. Rank 94. 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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  95. 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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  97. Rank 97. 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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  98. 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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  99. Rank 99. 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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  100. Rank 100. Longo Seafood

    Cantonese Noodles

    A packed Cantonese noodle parlor in Rosemead where the kitchen moves with quiet efficiency, turning out sugarcane shrimp skewers with crackling exteriors, silken rice noodle rolls studded with char siu, and siu mai that arrive steaming and precisely seasoned. No dim sum carts here—just straightforward execution and the kind of popularity that fills the parking lot most nights.


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    7540 Garvey Ave, Unit A, Rosemead, CA · Rosemead
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