Best casual night Restaurants in Los Angeles : 105 Picks for 2026

Taqui Taqui

Here's the thing about Taqui Taqui: it closes at 3 p.m.

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4.9

Based on 1334 reviews

Mexican•Koreatown•value

Buena Comida Mexicana

Buena Comida Mexicana earns its footprint on South Western Avenue by doing something that's trickier than it looks: running a family-owned Mexican kitchen inside Koreatown that feels genuinely at home rather than incongruous.

Chinese•Highland Park•value

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mala class

Mala Class arrived on York Boulevard in mid-2024 as a self-funded fast-casual bet on the idea that Highland Park was ready for Sichuan done with real conviction — not toned down, not Americanized, and not expensive.

Mexican•San Gabriel Valley•value

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La Birria House

La Birria House is an easy mexican option in San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Birrieria La Tapatia

Birrieria La Tapatia is an easy mexican option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Danny Boy's Famous Original Pizza

Danny Boy's Famous Original Pizza is a slice joint with a pedigree — which is exactly as fun as it sounds.

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4.8

Based on 785 reviews

Glory Burgers

Glory Burgers opened on South Spring Street in 2025, and the Downtown location is not accidental — founder Anat Escher has been reading Los Angeles hospitality rooms for over two decades, opening places like Trophy Wife, Banditos, and Ba…

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Pizzeria Republica

Pizzeria Republica landed in Downtown LA's Fashion District in 2025 with a concept that feels almost counterintuitive for the neighborhood: a late-night pizza spot that actually closes at midnight, run by a veteran operator rather than a…

casual nightlow keyhidden gem

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Brunch•Eagle Rock•value

Lola café

Eagle Rock has quietly accumulated some of the most interesting breakfast spots in the northeast LA corridor, and Lola Café at 2040 Colorado Blvd earns its place at the top of that conversation for a specific reason: it's a personal proj…

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Birrieria Familia Castro

North Hollywood doesn't get enough shine in the L.A.

Contemporary•Long Beach•value

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Lazy Dough

Lazy Dough is a contemporary restaurant in Long Beach in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

casual nightcoastalseafood

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4.8

Based on 114 reviews

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Steakhouse•Highland Park•value

Cow Belly Modern Dining (Restaurant)

Cow Belly Modern Dining (Restaurant) is a sensible steakhouse call in Highland Park in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Chinese•Westwood•value

XIBEI EATERY

XIBEI EATERY is a sensible chinese call in Westwood in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

Contemporary•Fairfax•value

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Stuff We Eat

Stuff We Eat is a contemporary restaurant in Fairfax in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

Middle Eastern•Westwood•value

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Mandi House مطعم بيت المندي اليمني لوس انجلس

Mandi House مطعم بيت المندي اليمني لوس انجلس is a middle eastern restaurant in Westwood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 2322 reviews

American•Long Beach•value

Boathouse on the Bay

Boathouse on the Bay is an easy american option in Long Beach in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 1642 reviews

Mexican•Sawtelle•value

Tacos y Birria La Unica

Tacos y Birria La Unica is a mexican restaurant in Sawtelle in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 1047 reviews

Burger District LA

Burger District LA isn't trying to be a West Side destination restaurant or a craft-burger flex with a beverage program and reclaimed wood everywhere.

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Based on 480 reviews

BurgerShop

BurgerShop, the project of chefs Victor Lopez and Robert Montes, operates out of Corporation Food Hall on S Spring St in Downtown Los Angeles with a premise that's deceptively straightforward: gourmet-quality burgers built around Aspen R…

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Based on 313 reviews

Japanese•Silver Lake•value

Santo Silverlake

Santo arrived on Sunset Boulevard with a specific thesis: that the Japanese-Mexican flavor affinities long explored in Mexico City's Roma Norte belong on the Silver Lake table too.

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Tacos y Birria La Unica - Mid City

On the stretch of Venice Boulevard that runs through Mid City — not Venice the beachside neighborhood, despite the mailing confusion — Tacos y Birria La Unica operates as a cash-only taco truck built entirely around a single obsession: b…

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Tacos de birria “La PelyGrosa”

Tacos de birria “La PelyGrosa” is an easy mexican option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 78 reviews

Contemporary•Echo Park•value

DADA ECHO PARK

DADA ECHO PARK is an easy contemporary option in Echo Park in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Original Tommy's

Original Tommy's keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable burgers plan.

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Based on 10273 reviews

American•Echo Park•value

Home Restaurant

Home Restaurant is a sensible american call in Echo Park in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Mexican•Silver Lake•value

Based on 3164 reviews

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Guisados

Guisados is an easy mexican option in Silver Lake in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 2984 reviews

American•Long Beach•value

Saint & Second

Saint & Second is an easy american option in Long Beach in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 2772 reviews

Pizza•West Hollywood•value

DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana

DeSano Pizza Bakery has built its reputation in West Hollywood on a straightforward premise: Neapolitan wood-fired pizza executed with enough fidelity that the Italian reference point holds up rather than serving as mere marketing.

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Based on 1987 reviews

American•North Hollywood•value

BlaqHaus NoHo

BlaqHaus NoHo is a american restaurant in North Hollywood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 1898 reviews

PIZZANISTA! DTLA Arts District

PIZZANISTA! DTLA Arts District is a sensible pizza call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 1803 reviews

Thai•Echo Park•value

Sticky Rice, Echo Park

Sticky Rice, Echo Park is a sensible thai call in Echo Park in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 1732 reviews

Taiwanese•Silver Lake•value

Pine and Crane Silverlake

Pine and Crane has held its corner of Silver Lake, and Vivian Ku's fast-casual approach to Taiwanese cooking appears to have settled into something close to neighborhood institution without softening its ambitions.

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Based on 1523 reviews

Mexican•Highland Park•value

Villa's Tacos Los Angeles

There is a particular irony in a critic who measures tasting menus against the cheque finding himself at a picnic table outside a Highland Park taqueria.

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Based on 1096 reviews

Pizzeria Sei

Pizzeria Sei is doing something that sounds like a concept paper but lands as a legitimate pizza obsession: Tokyo-style Neapolitan, which in Chef William Joo's hands means a cornicione engineered for mochi-like chew, puffed and pinched i…

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Vegetarian•Fairfax•value

The Butcher's Daughter

The Butcher's Daughter is an easy vegetarian option in Fairfax in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

Burgers•North Hollywood•value

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The Stand - American Classics Redefined

The Stand - American Classics Redefined is an easy burgers option in North Hollywood in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Italian•Westwood•value

Pomodoro Trattoria

Pomodoro Trattoria is a italian restaurant in Westwood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

American•Eagle Rock•value

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Little Beast Restaurant

Little Beast Restaurant is an easy american option in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 576 reviews

Italian•Eagle Rock•value

Hippo

Hippo is a italian restaurant in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 556 reviews

Quarter Sheets

Quarter Sheets earns its cult following the honest way: by treating a pan pizza with the seriousness most rooms reserve for tasting menus.

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Based on 477 reviews

Contemporary•Highland Park•value

Checker Hall

Checker Hall is a sensible contemporary call in Highland Park in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

Brunch•Highland Park•value

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Cafe Jane

Cafe Jane is a contemporary restaurant in Highland Park in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

casual nightcreativenatural wine

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French•Westwood•value

Violet L.A.

Violet L.A. is an easy french option in Westwood in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

Contemporary•Long Beach•value

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SALTWATER DECK

SALTWATER DECK is a sensible contemporary call in Long Beach in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

Japanese•Eagle Rock•value

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ikigai

ikigai is an easy japanese option in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

Burgers•Silver Lake•value

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In-N-Out Burger

In-N-Out Burger is a dependable burgers option in Silver Lake that a lot of diners already know and return to.

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Based on 21038 reviews

French•Fairfax•value

République

Walter and Margarita Manzke's Républiqe occupies the Charlie Chaplin building in Hancock Park — a structure whose architectural weight most restaurants would buckle under rather than actually inhabit.

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Based on 7153 reviews

Mexican•North Hollywood•value

Salsa & Beer

Salsa & Beer keeps showing up in the right conversations in North Hollywood when people want a reliable mexican plan.

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Based on 6644 reviews

El Tepeyac Cafe

El Tepeyac Cafe is a mexican restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 4863 reviews

Seafood•Long Beach•value

Parkers' Lighthouse

Parkers' Lighthouse is an easy seafood option in Long Beach in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 4090 reviews

American•Long Beach•value

The Attic

The Attic is a sensible american call in Long Beach in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 3493 reviews

Sonoratown

Sonoratown is the downtown taquería that built its reputation on a single, deceptively simple commitment: the flour tortilla.

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Based on 3327 reviews

Burgers•Koreatown•value

Cassell's Hamburgers

Cassell's Hamburgers has a backstory that's almost too good to be true: founded by Alvin Cassell, shuttered, then brought back to life inside Koreatown's Hotel Normandie in 2014 by chef Christian Page, who reportedly kept the same-style…

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Based on 2142 reviews

Taqueria Los Anaya

Taqueria Los Anaya is a sensible mexican call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 1613 reviews

Steakhouse•Westwood•value

Baltaire Restaurant

Baltaire Restaurant is an easy steakhouse option in Westwood in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 1065 reviews

American•Fairfax•value

The Henry

The Henry is an easy american option in Fairfax in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 1060 reviews

Mexican•Eagle Rock•value

CaCao Mexicatessen

CaCao Mexicatessen is a mexican restaurant in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Pizzeria Bianco

Chris Bianco's first West Coast pizzeria sits inside Row DTLA, in a converted coffee roaster where the roasting machine once stood — a wood-burning oven now occupies that spot, visible through a large window.

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Based on 716 reviews

Mediterranean•Sherman Oaks•value

Luna Grill Sherman Oaks

Luna Grill Sherman Oaks is a sensible mediterranean call in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 669 reviews

Mediterranean•Sherman Oaks•value

Bacari Sherman Oaks

Bacari Sherman Oaks is a mediterranean restaurant in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

American•North Hollywood•value

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The Magnolia Grille

The Magnolia Grille is a american restaurant in North Hollywood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 552 reviews

Californian•Silver Lake•value

Botanica Restaurant and Market

Botanica Restaurant and Market is a californian pick in Silver Lake in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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Italian•Westwood•value

House of Meatballs

House of Meatballs is a italian restaurant in Westwood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 532 reviews

Seafood•Sherman Oaks•value

Wood & Water

Wood & Water is a seafood restaurant in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Italian•Westwood•value

Wolfsglen

Wolfsglen is a italian restaurant in Westwood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Italian•Echo Park•value

Bacetti Trattoria

Bacetti Trattoria is an easy italian option in Echo Park in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Burgers•Eagle Rock•value

Carnivorous

Carnivorous is an easy burgers option in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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ADKT Kitchen, Bar & Lounge

ADKT Kitchen, Bar & Lounge is an easy french option in Fairfax in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

Contemporary•Echo Park•value

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Donna's

Donna's is a contemporary restaurant in Echo Park in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 231 reviews

Contemporary•Highland Park•value

Amiga Amore

Amiga Amore is an easy contemporary option in Highland Park in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 208 reviews

Korean•Highland Park•value

YICHA

YICHA is a korean restaurant in Highland Park in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Hawkins House of Burgers

Hawkins House of Burgers is a sensible burgers call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 3811 reviews

The Apple Pan

The Apple Pan is an easy burgers option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 3596 reviews

Breakfast•Long Beach•value

The Breakfast Bar

The Breakfast Bar is an easy contemporary option in Long Beach in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

casual nightcoastalseafood

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Based on 2914 reviews

Mexican•Little Tokyo•value

Birrieria Don Boni

Birrieria Don Boni is an easy mexican option in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 2168 reviews

Pizzeria Mozza

Pizzeria Mozza is a pizza restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 1931 reviews

Mexican•Silver Lake•value

Casita Del Campo

Casita Del Campo is a mexican pick in Silver Lake in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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Steakhouse•Sherman Oaks•value

Based on 1560 reviews

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The Local Peasant - Sherman Oaks Restaurant and Bar

The Local Peasant - Sherman Oaks Restaurant and Bar is a steakhouse restaurant in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 1031 reviews

Japanese•Silver Lake•value

Izakaya Osen

Izakaya Osen is the kind of japanese room in Silver Lake you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

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Italian•Eagle Rock•value

Colombo's Italian Steakhouse & Jazz Club

Colombo's Italian Steakhouse & Jazz Club is an easy italian option in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

American•Sherman Oaks•value

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Garden Cafe (of Sherman Oaks)

Garden Cafe (of Sherman Oaks) is a sensible american call in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

Contemporary•Echo Park•value

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Larchmont Bungalow Cafe

Larchmont Bungalow Cafe is a sensible contemporary call in Echo Park in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Mexican•Eagle Rock•value

The Bucket

The Bucket is an easy mexican option in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

Southern•Eagle Rock•value

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Dunsmoor

Brian Dunsmoor's restaurant in Eagle Rock has built a reputation in Los Angeles not by treating Southern American food as a concept or a costume, but by engaging with it as a living culinary tradition — one grounded in whole-hog preparat…

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Mexican•Sawtelle•value

Guelaguetza Restaurant

Guelaguetza Restaurant is one of the better-known mexican spots in Sawtelle in Los Angeles, which makes it a practical place to start.

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Based on 6499 reviews

Seafood•Long Beach•value

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. keeps showing up in the right conversations in Long Beach when people want a reliable seafood plan.

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Based on 5362 reviews

Mexican•Koreatown•value

El Cholo - The Original

El Cholo - The Original is a sensible mexican call in Koreatown in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 3826 reviews

Italian•Fairfax•value

Jon & Vinny's Fairfax

Jon & Vinny's on Fairfax is the Italian-American project from Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo that landed on the Los Angeles restaurant map and stayed there — a tight, buzzy room that runs from morning pastries all the way through dinner past…

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Based on 1557 reviews

Californian•Sherman Oaks•value

Marmalade Cafe - Sherman Oaks

Marmalade Cafe - Sherman Oaks is an easy californian option in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 1417 reviews

Latin American•North Hollywood•value

Mofongos

Mofongos is a latin american restaurant in North Hollywood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 1387 reviews

Mexican•Long Beach•value

Fuego

Fuego is a mexican restaurant in Long Beach in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 1386 reviews

Burgers•Sherman Oaks•value

Tipsy Cow

Tipsy Cow is a sensible burgers call in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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Based on 1113 reviews

Italian•Sherman Oaks•value

Osteria La Buca - Sherman Oaks

Osteria La Buca - Sherman Oaks is an easy italian option in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

Contemporary•North Hollywood•value

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GRANVILLE

GRANVILLE is a contemporary restaurant in North Hollywood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Contemporary•Silver Lake•value

Based on 283 reviews

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Tacolina

Tacolina suits a night out in Silver Lake when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

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American•Westwood•value

Barney's Beanery

Barney's Beanery is a american restaurant in Westwood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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4.2

Based on 1112 reviews

American•Fairfax•value

Annie's Soul Delicious

Annie's Soul Delicious is a sensible american call in Fairfax in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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4.2

Based on 1046 reviews

American•Sherman Oaks•value

Sweet Butter

Sweet Butter is an easy american option in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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4.2

Based on 1005 reviews

Contemporary•Highland Park•value

Highly Likely Highland Park

Highly Likely Highland Park is a contemporary restaurant in Highland Park in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

American•North Hollywood•value

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North Hollywood Diner

North Hollywood Diner is a sensible american call in North Hollywood in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.

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4.1

Based on 1448 reviews

101

Mexican•Fairfax•value

Alma

Alma is a mexican restaurant in Fairfax in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

Contemporary•Silver Lake•value

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Pijja Palace

An Indian sports bar inside a Silver Lake Comfort Inn shouldn't earn one of the city's most coveted reservations, yet Pijja Palace has done exactly that — a Bib Gourmand in 2022, a James Beard Best New Restaurant nod, and Eater calling i…

Contemporary•Silver Lake•value

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Kalaveras

Kalaveras is the kind of contemporary room in Silver Lake you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

lunchcasual nighteasygoing

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American•Westwood•value

The Hideout

The Hideout is an easy american option in Westwood in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Contemporary•Fairfax•value

Short Stories Restaurant

Short Stories Restaurant is a contemporary restaurant in Fairfax in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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4.1

Based on 19 reviews