1. Little Sister
8.6
523 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA
Asian Restaurant · Financial District · 56 tips and reviews
Adrian Phillips: Brilliant southeast Asian / Vietnamese style meal. Be sure to try the salted cod fried rice, pea tendrils & lemongrass steak. Imperial rolls were delicious. Service was outstanding.
Marino Maranion: Would come back for the Okra curry alone. Lemongrass beef & vermicelli was particularly tasty too
Tom Chatt: @theJGold sez the lemongrass chicken is impossible to stop eating, and the duck congee "has the smack of recently roasted duck".
6. Guisados
8.8
541 S Spring St (at 6th St), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · 106 tips and reviews
Diana Capitoni: Armando Palmero (1/3 jamaica, 2/3 limon) is the Spanish answer to Arnold Palmer and is as refreshing as it is tasty!
Christy 🍸: Try the sampler to try out the different kinds of tacos they have! And the Armando Palmero is great part Hibiscus part limon
Kevin T: Loved their Armando Palmero (jamaica + limon agua fresca). Chorizo and bistek with salsa roja tacos were delicious!
9. Birdies
8.8
314 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · South Park · 43 tips and reviews
Eater: Doughnuts from Birdies offers a selection of doughnuts like horchata twist with dulce de leche and blueberry lemon that are pretty as a picture. Read more.
Cynthia Gonzalez: Had the Nashville (hot hot) and Breakfast Sandwich, horchata and lemon thyme pistachio donuts, arboladura Palmer, and vanilla latteThe hot hot has a kick at the end but not bad if you can handle spice
Jake Spencer Hammel: Legit one of the best chicken sandwiches and donuts I’ve ever had. When I visit LA I will go out of my way to make it downtown just so I can eat at Birdies.
10. Drago Centro
8.3
525 S Flower St (at 4th St), Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Financial District · 87 tips and reviews
kathleen ty: get together a party large enough to take over the private dining room. order the braised veal ossobuco and lemon curd & grape sorbet dessert for Dine LA
Eater: The crab and fettucine, loaded with fresh tomatoes and a little kick from red pepper chiles, gets rounded out with a squeeze of lemon at this stately Downtown restaurant. Read more.
Eliot Pardo: The duck breast was fantastic! Parpadelle pasta was great, as was the donut dessert.
12. Mendocino Farms
8.0
444 S Flower St (at 5th St), Los Angeles, CA
Sandwich Spot · Financial District · 63 tips and reviews
Erica Gutierrez: I had a lemongrass steak wrap. It was delectable! I would have gotten the squash soup, as well, had I been a tad hungrier! Make sure to try their frothy sugar cane sodas! Great staff, too! :)
siva: Try the Spicy Lemongrass Pork Belly Banh Mi
Emmett OMalley: Vegan Banh Mi is wonderful. So many good stuff on the menu it's hard to choose
13. Everson Royce Bar
9.1
1936 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Los Angeles · 44 tips and reviews
Rachel K: The token frenchie salad has a lot of shallots and dill (hello bad breath) but is a filling size. Cocktails are wonderful though (like the Big Bad Wolf- scotch, lemon, raspberry, ginger).
Amber: The Infanté ($12): tequila with lemon, almond, nutmeg and rosewater. Steamed buns ($10), made w pork belly, cucumber pickle and hoisin. Intentionally nondescript exterior, spacious patio out back
Ricky Sherrill: A nice selection of Top Shelf bourbon and a very good bar menu is a perfect way to end the day.
14. Seven Grand
8.3
515 W 7th St (btwn Olive & Grand Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Whisky Bar · Financial District · 176 tips and reviews
DowntownLA.com: It's off the menu now, but get the Seven Sins, an SG original: sazerac, applejack (that's right, made from apples), lemon juice & grenadine. If you're feeling decadent, get the bourbon-dipped cigar.
Los Angeles: Get the Old-Fashioned, the cornerstone of Seven Grand's cocktail program, made by soaking a sugar cube in Angostura Bitters, adding two dozen stirs of the barspoon and twists of lemon and orange peel.
Mick Mouseofcairo: Nice bar for the connoisseurs. Great whisky cocktails, bar staff is well versed on all to do with whiskies:).