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Los Angeles is a city blessed with a tapestry of long-standing restaurants. Even after decades of service, these places continue to thrive thanks to a loyal following of dedicated regulars who find comfort in dependable cooking and familiar hospitality. Here are the classic LA restaurants that every Angeleno must try,
The editors at Eater Los Angeles dine out several times a week, if not per day, which means we’re always encountering standout dishes that deserve time in the limelight. Here’s the very best of everything the team has eaten this week. Cortado and cold brew tonic from Loto in Echo Park The heat index has […]
Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: “Where should I eat?“ Here are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here’s our list of the hottest places to get cocktails in town. For a Chinese […
“Mexican seafood does not get any better than San Damián.” I felt somewhat surprised to hear my friend Bill Esparza, one of the most respected Mexican food writers in the country, make this proclamation recently — about a Los Angeles restaurant. But why should I be? San Damián is the latest from Enrique Olvera, the […]
Mariscos El Tambo, Compton’s Nayarit-style backyard mariscos restaurant founded in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, opened its first permanent location on August 22 in Compton. The restaurant comes from veteran cook Jesús Guadalupe Linares Navarro, who worked at Mariscos Nayarit for 24 years before co-founding the
Los Angeles’s temperate climate breeds the ideal environment for the flavors and cooking techniques of Italy, with breezy coasts for soaking in gently cooked seafood or hillside hideaways better for satisfying pasta. While Italian immigrants and its culture have had a long history in Southern California, with some dias
Sous Sous, Silver Lake’s new restaurant from the De La Nonna team inside the stunning Hotel Lucile, finally opens on Monday, September 14. It represents a fun moment for Los Angeles dining: Casetta Hotels brought in the De La Nonna operators to shape a modern menu that blends French cuisine and Southern elements of hos
Pakistani restaurant Biriyani Kebob House has sat at the crossroads of Koreatown and Little Bangladesh since 2014, doling out warm naan that has been blistered in a tandoor oven and Los Angeles’s best biryani. Opened by former aeronautical engineer Enam Karim, the restaurant draws on the shared flavors of Pakistan, Ban
Anthony Wang searched a long time for an ideal location for his first independent restaurant after he moved to Los Angeles in the 2010s to work with Michael Voltaggio at Ink and later Eric Bost at the excellent but short-lived Auburn. Wang eventually took over the long-vacant Pok Pok in Chinatown’s Mandarin Plaza to op
Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: “Where should I eat?“ Here are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here’s our list of the hottest places to get cocktails in town. For Korean coffe
This weekend, the ninth annual Black Restaurant Week returns to Los Angeles. From September 18 to 27, local restaurants will participate in the founding organization’s national initiative to highlight Black, African, and Caribbean foodways. As I wrote a few months back on Juneteenth, supporting local businesses is alwa
Pawn Shop is that sports bar. Find Dodgers, Galaxy, Lakers, Clippers, Chargers, Kings, and Grand Slam tennis matches on any of its 53 screens, a television bacchanal clearly designed for hardcore sports fans. On a recent visit at the start of football season, Pawn Shop brimmed with blue-and-gold Rams jerseys — and ther
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