3. Hollywood Improv
8.7
8162 Melrose Ave (N Kilkea Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Club · Mid-City West · 43 tips and reviews
Lynda Correa: Eating in the diner before gets you vip access to the show, seating is reserved.
Sex, Drugs, and Comedy: One of the best places in LA to catch the hottest comedians!
Kyle Banuelos: go on a wednesday. best comedians in LA usually drop in unannounced
4. A.O.C.
8.9
8700 W 3rd St (at S Hamel Rd), Los Angeles, CA
Wine Bar · Mid-City West · 123 tips and reviews
LA Weekly: Gorgeous indoor-outdoor dining room that positively thrums with good energy, and plenty of bar seating for the casual diners and serious drinkers among us. Read more.
Sandie: best appetizer: fried dates, parmesan and bacon. delicious!! and pork belly
Eater: With a new full bar and revamped California-style menu, the tastefully designed eatery is perfectly poised for drinks with friends at the bar up front or a quiet date in one of the back booths.
5. Charlie's
7.9
Farmer's Market Stall 412 (Fairfax & 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Diner · Mid-City West · 14 tips and reviews
Maritza Soria: The best best French toast ever :)
Paul Chang: Double Cheeseburger by Willow #toughlove
Chelsea Malloy: Best eggs and waffles! Everything is good! BLT, grilled cheese, hash browns, breakfast burritos too!
6. Nobu
8.9
903 N La Cienega Blvd (at Willoughby), West Hollywood, CA
Sushi Restaurant · 66 tips and reviews
eHow: Nobu's Los Angeles location opened in Spring 2008. It has been been listed among the best sushi restaurants in the city by Bon Appetite and won a Diners' Choice award in 2009. Read more.
Marguerite McEvoy: Everything is so delicious! Mexican shrimp, Yellowtail and jalapeño, spicy scallop, house roll-ALL DELICIOUS! sit in the bar for drink specials and tapas menu.
Tommy Hilfiger: “I like restaurants with a great atmosphere. The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel and Nobu are my favorite places to eat in LA – and the house specialties are always the way to go.”-TH
7. Slowfish
5406 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Miracle Mile · 17 tips and reviews
Danielle "Norm" Farrar: Happy hour is 5-7 and has great prices. $6 hot sake, half price rolls, special happy hour menu. Black rice was totally new to me, but I guess what they say is true... I'll never go back.
Mucho Comida™: Black rice everything. Enjoy.
Kathleen Mangusing: $2 Kirin draft during happy hour (5pm-7pm) every day!
8. Crossroads Kitchen
8.9
8284 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Mid-City West · 92 tips and reviews
Eater: The tortelloni here is all plant-based, which means no egg. Still quite satisfying for diners looking for a delicious vegan pasta. Filled with almond cheese and laced with oven-dried tomatoes. Read more.
Eater: The tortelloni here is all plant-based, which means no egg. Still satisfying for diners looking for a delicious vegan pasta. Filled with almond cheese and laced with oven-dried tomatoes. Read more.
Keegan Sims: Might be the best vegan/vegetarian restaurant in Los Angeles. Crab cakes, oysters and milanese are excellent. So is the service.
Taste Terminal: Planet Hollywood’s Planet Dailies and mixology lounge are slated to open in February 2012. The “high-tech” coffee shop will feature classic inspired diner fare with a modern twist. Read more.
Party Earth: The Gumbo Pot in the Farmers Market is considered by many to be the best Cajun eatery in town. The drizzled-chocolate beignets and po boys are tasty, but the gumbo draws people from miles around. Read more.
The Most Interesting Man in the World: I prefer picking an exotic piece of fruit myself, however dangerous the circumstances, but the quality and selection of tastes here might be worth risking your life for as well, should it be crowded.
10. Du-par's
8.3
6333 W 3rd St (at Fairfax Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · Mid-City West · 84 tips and reviews
Greta Anderson: Classic Diner. Great Burgers and Fries. Pie.....did I mention Pie!!
USA TODAY: This diner offers a full menu, but we love the pies. Try the gooseberry. It's got a lattice crust and more tart than rhubarb. It's said to be a favorite of actor Nicolas Cage. Read more.
P. W.: Best pancakes bar-none! I order them to go. Be sure and remind them that you want the berry syrup as well as the maple. They always forget to add the berry to to-go orders.