California
Son of a Gun is one of California.

1. Son of a Gun

8.7
8370 W 3rd St (at S Orlando Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Mid-City West · 162 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Expect their smoked-mahi fish to be copied by other restaurants around the country. There's no script to follow. It's just two guys with two restaurants cooking food they want to eat.

Mission Chinese Food is one of California.

2. Mission Chinese Food

8.1
2234 Mission St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Mission District · 314 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: The cumin lamb belly? Fiery and addictive. Warm egg custard with duck confit and sea urchin? Brilliant. Hot-and-sour pork dumplings made to order? Further proof that MCF is no accident.

Scoops is one of California.

3. Scoops

712 N Heliotrope Dr (at Melrose Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · East Hollywood · 115 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Scoops may look like a typical ice cream shop, but some of its flavors are pretty off the wall. Try the banana-peanut-butter-bacon ice cream. – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

Ford's Filling Station is one of California.

4. Ford's Filling Station

9531 Culver Blvd (at Watseka Ave), Culver City, CA
Gastropub · Downtown Culver City · 74 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: This is traditional gastro-pub fare -- a whole baby pig served with deep-fried pig ears and a warm tongue salad. – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

Crypto.com Arena is one of California.

5. Crypto.com Arena

9.2
1111 S Figueroa St (at Chick Hearn Ct), Los Angeles, CA
Basketball Stadium · South Park · 617 tips and reviews
Phil's BBQ is one of California.

6. Phil's BBQ

9.0
3740 Sports Arena Blvd (at Hancock St.), San Diego, CA
BBQ Joint · Midway District · 509 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Get the Dinosaur Sized Ribs -- mesquite-grilled to a smoky perfection and slathered in their secret BBQ sauce. - Adam Richman, Man v Food Nation

San Francisco Creamery Co. is one of California.

7. San Francisco Creamery Co.

1370 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Downtown Walnut Creek · 60 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: San Francisco Creamery’s “Kitchen Sink” is a monster sundae with 8 scoops of ice cream, 8 servings of whipped cream, and 8 different toppings. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food

Incanto is one of California.

8. Incanto

1550 Church St (at Duncan St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Noe Valley · 63 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Chef Chris Cosentino is a genius, and one of America's foremost authorities on snout-to-tail dining. Head, brains, blood, guts--it's all edible bliss to Chris. --Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

Phil's BBQ is one of California.

9. Phil's BBQ

579 Grand Ave (at W San Marcos Blvd), San Marcos, CA
BBQ Joint · 100 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Get the Dinosaur Sized Ribs -- mesquite-grilled to a smoky perfection and slathered in their secret BBQ sauce. -Adam Richman, Man v Food Nation.

Lucha Libre is one of California.

10. Lucha Libre

8.6
1810 W Washington St (at India St), San Diego, CA
Taco Restaurant · Midtown · 257 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the Surfin' California Burrito -- a steak, shrimp and french-fry-filled concoction that puts the smackdown on standard taqueria fare. As seen on Man v Food.

Broken Yolk Cafe is one of California.

11. Broken Yolk Cafe

6.6
884 Eastlake Parkway (in Village Walk Eastlake), Chula Vista, CA
Breakfast Spot · Village Center · 38 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: On Man v Food, Adam Richman takes on the Broken Yolk Special, a 6-lb. breakfast served on a 15-inch pizza pan - a 12-egg omelet with chili plus a mountain of home fries and 2 biscuits.

Broken Yolk Cafe is one of California.

12. Broken Yolk Cafe

6.0
7670 El Camino Real (at County Highway S11), Carlsbad, CA
Breakfast Spot · 45 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: On Man v Food, Adam Richman takes on the Broken Yolk Special, a 6-lb. breakfast served on a 15-inch pizza pan - a 12-egg omelet with chili plus a mountain of home fries and 2 biscuits.

Broken Yolk Cafe is one of California.

13. Broken Yolk Cafe

6.7
101 South Las Posas Road (btwn Grand Ave. & Linda Vista Dr.), San Marcos, CA
Breakfast Spot · 48 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: On Man v Food, Adam Richman takes on the Broken Yolk Special, a 6-lb. breakfast served on a 15-inch pizza pan - a 12-egg omelet with chili plus a mountain of home fries and 2 biscuits.

Broken Yolk Cafe is one of California.

14. Broken Yolk Cafe

7.4
355 Sixth Avenue (btwn J & K St), San Diego, CA
Breakfast Spot · East Village · 123 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: On Man v Food, Adam Richman takes on the Broken Yolk Special, a 6-lb. breakfast served on a 15-inch pizza pan - a 12-egg omelet with chili plus a mountain of home fries and 2 biscuits.

Orochon Ramen is one of California.

15. Orochon Ramen

7.1
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St #303 (at San Pedro St), Los Angeles, CA
Noodle Restaurant · Little Tokyo · 110 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Get things heated up and try the Spicy Ramen. Orochon Ramen has the most authentic Japanese fare in LA. Read more.

Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles is one of California.

16. Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles

8.9
1514 N Gower St (at Sunset Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · 236 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Chicken and waffles, an unlikely sounding combination, but apparently they’ve been serving up this Southern curiosity since 1975. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.

Incanto is one of California.

17. Incanto

1550 Church St (at Duncan St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Noe Valley · 63 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Chef Chris Cosentino is a high priest of guts. Once a year he sets aside two nights to do a special 5-course, all-gut menu. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

House of Prime Rib is one of California.

18. House of Prime Rib

8.9
1906 Van Ness Ave (btw Jackson & Washington), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · 314 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Is this the greatest place in the universe? Nobody’s mother made roast beef like this. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

That's It Market is one of California.

19. That's It Market

6.7
2699 Mission St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Deli · Mission District · 28 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: That’s It Market liquor store has a torta stand that serves up massive sandwiches to locals. It’s really the hot dogs on the sandwich that add insult to injury. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Tamales Mi Lupita is one of California.

20. Tamales Mi Lupita

7.8
3340 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA
Food Truck · Fruitvale · 6 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The food is really good. It’s really incredible. It’s as good as anything that I’ve ever had in Mexico. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Tadich Grill is one of California.

21. Tadich Grill

8.7
240 California St (btwn Battery & Front St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 164 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The Hangtown Fry, an olden-day dish – oysters and eggs and bacon, too. I think if God has taught us anything, it's that he wants us to eat oysters and bacon together. – Anthony Bourdain Read more.

R&G Lounge is one of California.

22. R&G Lounge

8.5
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 273 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: What a whirlwind of crushed claws, flying crab shells, a spray of rich, moist and oh-so-tasty crab meat. This is a sign of a good restaurant. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Mutiny Radio is one of California.

23. Mutiny Radio

6.5
2781 22nd St. (at Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Radio Station · Mission District · 17 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the Maple Bacon Latte. The coffee component gets you all jacked up and energetic, and the meat part gets you all aggressive. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Philippe The Original is one of California.

24. Philippe The Original

8.9
1001 N Alameda St (at Ord St), Los Angeles, CA
Sandwich Spot · Chinatown · 414 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: There’s nothing like roasted lamb on soft bread drenched in gravy. Yeah, this is good! – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.

Birrieria Chalio is one of California.

25. Birrieria Chalio

11300 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: If you grew up in Mexico, an authentically prepared meal can take you right back. The specialty is roasted goat done old-style. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.