Selections change daily, but our order always includes a baklava croissant, a bialy egg sandwich with harissa ketchup, a market salad, and a smørrebrød, with a yerba mate and fresh juice on the side. Read more.
Uh’s menu is made up of about ten Cali-Asian grain bowls and pastas, each more interesting than the last. Think farro with roasted koji beet cream, concentrated kombu dashi, and onion-rose pickles. Read more.
Go early (or go for lunch) and sit by the open kitchen—even if it means knowing how much cheese goes into the French onion soup. Be sure to order a Napoleon for dessert. Read more.
Beat the rush by going before 8:30 a.m. or just after 3. Also: Save room in your suitcase for taking home lots of Sqirl jam. Read more.
Long-standing Latino vendors like Ana Maria, with its cartoonishly overstuffed gorditas, are crucial to the appeal; it’s that rich and varied diversity that makes the market—and LA as a whole—unique. Read more.
On the seafood side, do not miss his signature dish, an incredibly bright green pozole with poblano, hominy, and mussels (which is sometimes made with small tender clams instead). Read more.
Grab a ticket at the magnificent deli and listen closely for one of the guys behind the counter to call your number (don’t space out; they move on before you know it). Read more.
If “cold spaghetti” sounds like something reserved for a late-night fridge raid, prepare to have your mind changed: the chitarra freddi with squid ink, crab, sea urchin, and jalapeño is a must. Read more.
Like ’em spicy? Order the chiles toreados taco: the combo of habanero, serrano, jalapeño, and Thai chiles blistered together over high heat was pretty much created to set your mouth on fire. Read more.
You want the tableside Caesar salad, the mozz-blanketed chicken parm (which comes with a side of pasta, of course), and the cappuccino ice cream for dessert. Read more.
The item to behold is the #19: untoasted rye, Russian dressing, creamy coleslaw, and a couple slices of Swiss—all in service of the hand-sliced, juicy, spicy, smoky, beefy pastrami. Read more.
It’s known for seafood, but if someone doesn’t do fish, don’t fret—they also offer meat. Read more.
If you don’t want to wait, your best bet is to slip in for lunch. Be sure to order a few sides of rice, and keep your water glass full at all times. Even dishes not marked spicy can be incredibly hot. Read more.
If what you want is to feel supremely glamorous, drink a perfectly made cocktail, and spot a celebrity (or five), this is your place. A drink will run you $20, but you get what you pay for here. Read more.
Don’t feel like something crazy? Ask to see the separate menu for classic cocktails, which isn’t readily handed out. Read more.
There is a reason half of the menu is rum-based cocktails. Get the shockingly blue Blue Hawaiian, because if you don’t get a colored cocktail with an umbrella in it, you’re doing it wrong. Read more.
Don’t sleep on the non-coffee drinks that they mix that macadamia-almond milk into, namely a turmeric-ginger-honey cortado that’s equal parts nourishing and health halo–gratifying. Read more.
The chocolate chip cookie from Proof bakery (and, okay, also the off-menu hot chocolate) has your name all over it. Read more.
Always order the Business and Pleasure, a magical three-drink trifecta of the fizzy hoppy tea, followed by an espresso, then a silky macadamia-almond milk latte to finish it off. Read more.
Check their calendar for guest-chef pop-up dinners at the Mezzanine restaurant. Read more.
The rooms evoke a Los Angeles familiar from noir films: 1950s kitchenettes, Art Deco furniture and carpeting, and tiled bathrooms that are a bit more about charm than function. Read more.
If you have even a mild obsession with Japanese design and/or cooking, you will quite possibly lose your mind at this home store. Don’t miss the gallery in the back, which hosts beautiful exhibitions. Read more.
Before hitting the store, fuel up on a pastry or sandwich at their café next door: Even if you’re only going in for a single absinthe spoon (yes, they have that, too), you’ll want to look for hours. Read more.
Formerly Yes stocks its concise selection of goods based on the principle of buying less, but better. In this case, it means objects for the home and table that are streamlined and worthy of display. Read more.
