More foodie tips by our International Food Expert, Kate, from We Travel We Eat!
Los Angeles versus New York. It’s a tale of two cities that will never go away. The caliber of the food, both west and east coast, is exceptional. I might even put LA a bit ahead of NYC- something about it is airier, more fun, somehow more personality fueled.
The list of places I’ve eaten in Los Angeles is probably triple the length of this list. Pulling out my utmost favorites, from a group that heavily veers from very good to excellent, is tough. But here we are.
Here’s my hit list of the best food in Los Angeles!
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– Otium –
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Located by: Downtown LA
Otium is all in, and you know it the moment you step foot inside. Grandiose and gorgeous, with huge glass windows, it’s the spacious restaurant attached to The Broad, Los Angeles’s contemporary art museum.
The open kitchen is the focal point, creating a social space with a finely curated menu heavy on ingredients like hamachi, crab, burrata, falafel and wild rice.
– Gjusta Bakery –
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Located by: Venice Beach
I prefer Gjusta to Gjelina. And to GTA, the takeaway version of Gjelina. Gjusta is the third installment of the trifecta, a mix of cafe/bakery/deli, and has a cheerful Venice beach vibe I can never get enough of.
My personal favorite is the fish plate, beautiful and stocked with trout, mackerel or salmon, egg, pickled veggies, labneh and organic seeded rye bread.
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– Jon & Vinny’s –
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Located by: Fairfax
This restaurateur duo have quite a list of successful spots under their belt: Son of a Gun, Animal, the recently opened Kismet (below) and the aptly named Jon & Vinny’s itself.
Here the aesthetics lean towards modern, yet not uptight.
The food is taken seriously, though moods are kept light hearted. The gem lettuce salad with chili and breadcrumbs is one for the books, and the LA Woman with local burrata, tomato, basil, sea salt and olive oil pizza is excellent.
– Angelini Alimentari –
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Located in: Downtown LA & West Hollywood
Know that Angelini Alimentari is a cafe. It’s totally low key, completely casual and very unassuming. That right there might be part of the reason why you’ll be so impressed once the food comes out. There are two locations, the one on Beverly having a larger selection.
Order some eggs, pick a few toasts, and you’ll be happy for the rest of the day.
– Guerilla Tacos –
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Located: Many Locations
It might not be customary to put a food truck on a greatest hits list, but when the tacos that are churned out taste like Guerilla’s are, it easily earns its place. Get the sweet potato, fried corn nut and feta variety, and walk away happy.
– Night + Market Song –
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Located by: Silve Lake
Silver Lake’s Thai restaurant Night + Market Song is colorful and casual, fun and creative. The food has a kick, but not so much that it detracts from the complexity and enjoyment of the dishes themselves.
Dive into a traditional Khao Soi, pick a spicy salad, like the papaya, peanut and lime version, and keep some sticky coconut rice on the side, just in case.
– Sugarfish –
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Located by: West Hollywood
I go back to Sugarfish over and over again whenever I’m in LA. The West Hollywood location is my favorite, but all have the same menu and same exceptional yet simple sushi.
Order a la carte or get the Bring Me omakase box giving you the value Sugarfish is so well known for.
– Trois Familia –
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Located by: Silver Lake
Chef Ludo is no joke. Trois Familia is his third LA establishment, bringing Silver Lake a casual breakfast joint with an interesting French/Mexican twist and a delightful surprise behind every dish.
From a beet tartare tostada to crispy hashbrown chilaquiles with eggs and cojita cheese, this destination dining spot is a perfect way to start out a sunny weekend day in LA.
– Bestia –
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Located by: Arts District
Located in the somewhat off the beaten path Arts District, Bestia’s warehouse space fits in perfectly. It made a splash when it first opened in 2013, and it’s still very much alive and kicking.
The menu is massive, divided into traditional Italian sections of piatti piccoli, antipasti, pizze, paste, secondi and dolci.
– Broken Spanish –
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Located by: Downtown LA
Even though I dined at Broken Spanish for the first time on my own, I had some real, serious fun in there, which speaks volumes to the feel of the place, the friendliness and genuine enthusiasm of the waiter and obviously, to the immense quality of the modern Mexican food being served.
The tostada and the chile relleno were my personal highlights, washed down with mezcal cocktails and chocolate torte for dessert.
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– Kismet –
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Located by: Los Feliz
Kismet, which means destiny, or fate, felt like just that. I went here with four people. We looked down at the Middle Eastern menu, looked back up at our waitress, and said “We’ll have everything but this.”
Our table crowded quickly, packed with fresh barbari bread, harissa olives, spiced cashews, marinated feta, grilled squid, smashed potatoes, and piles of tahini and labneh.
We got the attention of the entire staff and kitchen with our order, and left ridiculously full and completely happy.
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– Republique –
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Located by: Wilshire
Located in a gorgeous high ceiling building that feels like it used to hold medieval banquets and balls, Republique is great for any time of the day.
Go for the bubbling shakshuka at breakfast, the lobster spaghetti with uni for dinner, or the huge slice of salted caramel chocolate cake at dessert.
– Petit Trois –
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Located by: Hollywood
This is a professional operation brought to you by the previously mentioned award winning Chef Ludo. There are only about 20 seats to be had, all of which are lined against two different bars spanning the length of the small space.
Petit Trois gave me the Parisian omelette of a lifetime, full of boursin pepper cheese and sprinkled with chives. Other menu standouts are the walnut, avocado and endive salad, the french onion soup, the double cheese burger and of course, those frites.
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– Here’s Looking At You –
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Located by: Koreatown
Here’s Looking at You is awesome. It’s fun, it’s flirty, it’s different, and though it’s a proper restaurant in the heart of Koreatown, it feels like a funky bar you’d be happy to spend your entire night in.
The shishito peppers lying in a bed of tahini sauce and the stracciatella cheese on bread with papitas were both particularly memorable.
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– Destroyer –
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Located by: Culver City
Oh my god Destroyer, you are one of a kind. Your dishes look like they are from the future but I want to be in present day with you now and forever.
The spice bread with creme fraiche and black currant could be the dish of the year.
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