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Korean•Los Angeles•$$
Jumsim
Let's be honest about what Jumsim is and isn't.
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10.0
Based on 284 reviews
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Jumsim
#1 pick
Jumsim
Korean | Los Angeles | $$
Strong pick for hidden gem.
Te Isshoku Sushi • Made to Order Take-Out
#2 pick
Te Isshoku Sushi • Made to Order Take-Out
Japanese | Los Angeles | $$
Known for Salmon Futomaki 12pcs.
#3 pick
Roots Indian Bistro
Indian | Los Angeles | $$
Known for Paneer Masala Fries.
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Japanese•Los Angeles•$$
Te Isshoku Sushi • Made to Order Take-Out
Downtown Los Angeles doesn't have many lunch spots built around a single chef's daily relationship with fish, but Te Isshoku, parked at the Bunker Hill Steps on West 5th Street, operates on exactly that premise.
hidden gemdate night
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10.0
Based on 150 reviews
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Roots Indian Bistro
Melrose Ave has long attracted the kind of creative restlessness that makes a neighborhood worth returning to, and Roots Indian Bistro reads as a natural fit for that current.
date night
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9.8
Based on 13359 reviews
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
India's Grill
There's something reassuring about a Punjabi family kitchen that's been holding down Wilshire Boulevard since 1989 — India's Grill has outlasted trends most LA Indian spots chase, and the room knows it.
cocktaildate night
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9.8
Based on 6330 reviews
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Vietnamese•Los Angeles•$$
Viet Tapas Bar
Viet Tran already convinced Atwater Village to line up for his noodle bar, so the ambition behind Viet Tapas Bar on Colorado Blvd isn't a surprise — but the format is.
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9.8
Based on 64 reviews
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Mayura Indian Restaurant
Mayura Indian Restaurant commits to South Indian cooking in a city that habitually reduces the subcontinent's cuisine to a handful of North Indian staples — and that specificity is the whole point.
date night
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9.6
Based on 13053 reviews
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Flavor of India - Studio City
Flavor of India has been doing northern Indian on Ventura Blvd since 1998, and the reason it's lasted is simpler than the awards-circuit places want it to be: the Chicken Tikka Masala has a real claim to being one of LA's best, and the B…
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9.6
Based on 3124 reviews
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Bollywood Cafe Indian Restaurant
Bollywood Cafe operates in a register that most Indian restaurants in Los Angeles either overshoot or ignore entirely: the honest, mid-priced neighbourhood room that doesn't perform exoticism for tourists or dial down spice for the cauti…
fine diningdate night
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9.6
Based on 1603 reviews
9
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Vegan•Los Angeles•$$
Vinh Loi Tofu
Here's the thing about Vinh Loi Tofu: chef-owner Kevin Tran, the triathlete they call The Ironman, runs a place where the menu sprawls past 300 items but the real menu is whatever he decides you're eating.
date night
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9.6
Based on 1072 reviews
10
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Asian Fusion•Los Angeles•$$
NAM Kitchen - Gardena
There's a particular kind of romance to a room that hums with a line out the door — you either lean into the buzz or you don't.
date night
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9.6
Based on 965 reviews
11
Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Curry In Hurry LA
Curry In Hurry on West Pico Blvd is doing something specific and unapologetic: fast-format North Indian food at a price point — around $10–15 a plate — that treats the neighborhood rather than performs for it.
date night
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9.6
Based on 713 reviews
12
Thai•Los Angeles•$$
Sticky Rice
Sticky Rice started in Grand Central Market in 2013, which tells you everything about its original premise: Thai street food stripped back to the counter, the wok, and the dish in front of you.
date night
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9.6
Based on 641 reviews
13
Thai•Los Angeles•$$
Roasted Duck by Pa Ord
Pa Ord is not in the business of seduction.
hidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 273 reviews
14
Asian Fusion•Los Angeles•$$
Civilize Thai Bistro
What Chef Lee has built on South Santa Monica Blvd reads, on paper, like a provocation: a Thai bistro on the edge of Beverly Hills that reportedly refuses to soften its edges for the neighborhood, yet keeps its menu legible enough that n…
hidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 181 reviews
15
Japanese•Los Angeles•$$
UOBEI
UOBEI is a sensible japanese call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
hidden gem
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9.6
Based on 50 reviews
16
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Steakhouse•Los Angeles•$$
H&H Brazilian Steakhouse
H&H Brazilian Steakhouse is the kind of steakhouse room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.4
Based on 1999 reviews
17
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Electric Karma
Electric Karma has been running Third Street since 2004, and it wears its two decades like a favorite kurta — soft, familiar, still stylish.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 1954 reviews
18
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Italian•Los Angeles•$$
Palermo Italian Restaurant
Palermo has held its corner of Los Feliz since 1976, and it knows exactly what kind of night it's built for.
date night
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9.4
Based on 1845 reviews
19
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Flavor of India - West Hollywood
Flavor of India - West Hollywood suits a night out when you want indian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.4
Based on 1646 reviews
20
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Vegan•Los Angeles•$$
The Vegan Joint
The Vegan Joint is a vegan pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.4
Based on 1135 reviews
21
Restaurant•Los Angeles•$$
Vala Kitchen
On West Sunset in Hollywood, Vala Kitchen makes a claim that's both narrow and audacious: it positions itself as the only restaurant in Los Angeles serving Kabab Torsh, a dish rooted in the Gilan region of Northern Iran.
date night
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9.4
Based on 578 reviews
22
French•Los Angeles•$$
A Food Affair
On a stretch of Robertson Boulevard where fusion concepts come and go, A Food Affair has been quietly doing the opposite since 2012 — cooking French food the way a French couple actually cooks it at home.
date night
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9.4
Based on 521 reviews
23
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
Ela Greek Eats
There's a particular kind of restaurant that Venice needs more of: one built around the conviction that good food shouldn't require a reservation, a valet, or a forty-dollar entrée.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 305 reviews
24
Ramen•Los Angeles•$$
Suehiro DTLA
Suehiro DTLA is the kind of ramen room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 235 reviews
25
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Wine Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Covell
Bar Covell didn't need to reinvent the wine bar — it just needed to make one that didn't feel like homework.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 183 reviews
26
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Vegan•Los Angeles•$$
Baba's Vegan Cafe
Baba's Vegan Cafe is what happens when a decade of deep community roots finally gets a permanent address.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 181 reviews
27
Mediterranean•Los Angeles•$$
Green Grill Mediterranean Cuisine
Green Grill Mediterranean Cuisine is a mediterranean pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 138 reviews
28
Japanese Izakaya•Los Angeles•$$
Haru Sushi & Izakaya
Haru Sushi & Izakaya is the kind of japanese izakaya room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 113 reviews
29
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Deli•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant
Langer's Delicatessen has operated out of the same Westlake corner since 1947, and its record makes a compelling case without any embellishment.
bib gourmand
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9.2
Based on 3691 reviews
30
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Crown of India
Crown of India occupies a specific and useful lane in the Los Angeles Indian dining landscape: mid-range, weeknight-ready, and built for the diner who already knows what good Indian food tastes like and will notice immediately when a kit…
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9.2
Based on 2032 reviews
31
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Lebanese•Los Angeles•$$
Carnival Restaurant
Carnival Restaurant is the kind of lebanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1468 reviews
32
Vegan•Los Angeles•$$
Âu Lạc
Âu Lạc suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1153 reviews
33
Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Bombay Beach
Bombay Beach operates without the apologetic softening that flattens too many mid-range Indian restaurants in Los Angeles.
bistrodate night
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9.2
Based on 1017 reviews
34
Taiwanese•Los Angeles•$$
Pine and Crane DTLA
Pine & Crane's DTLA outpost on South Park's Grand Avenue isn't trying to be a destination restaurant in the conspicuous sense — it's trying to be the kind of place a neighborhood actually needs.
date night
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9.2
Based on 858 reviews
35
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Wine Bar•Los Angeles•$$
DAMA Fashion District - Downtown LA Restaurant & Bar
DAMA arrived in the Fashion District in July 2018 and immediately rewired expectations for what Downtown LA nightlife could look like.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 807 reviews
36
Sushi•Los Angeles•$$
Hama Sushi
Hama Sushi suits a night out when you want sushi that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 749 reviews
37
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Vegan•Los Angeles•$$
LA Vegan
LA Vegan suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 720 reviews
38
Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
Chulita
Chulita suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaillate nightdate night
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9.2
Based on 536 reviews
39
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Vegetarian•Los Angeles•$$
Mazal
Mazal suits a night out when you want vegetarian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 449 reviews
40
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Wine Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Found Oyster
Found Oyster arrived in East Hollywood with a specific argument to make: that the West Coast is capable of running an oyster bar where the raw bar is the point rather than a polished distraction before the kitchen takes over.
wine barseafoodcocktail
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9.2
Based on 446 reviews
41
Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Tandoori Eats
Tandoori Eats is a indian pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 384 reviews
42
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Wine Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Lasita Rotisserie & Natural Wine
Lasita Rotisserie & Natural Wine is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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9.2
Based on 372 reviews
43
Vietnamese•Los Angeles•$$
The Sisters Cafe Vietnamese & Asian Fusion (PHO)
The Sisters Cafe Vietnamese & Asian Fusion (PHO) suits a night out when you want vietnamese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 354 reviews
44
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Cocktail Bar•Los Angeles•$$
TLV Tapas Bar
TLV Tapas Bar is a cocktail bar pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailfine dininghidden gem
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9.2
Based on 294 reviews
45
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
Loukà Beverly Hills
Loukà Beverly Hills is the kind of greek room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 262 reviews
46
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Restaurant•Los Angeles•$$
Yasu Guys
Yasu Guys is a restaurant pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 120 reviews
47
French•Los Angeles•$$
Le Comptoir
Le Comptoir is a french pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 107 reviews
48
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Korean Barbecue•Los Angeles•$$
Bulgogi Hut
Bulgogi Hut is the kind of korean barbecue room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 3332 reviews
49
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Asian•Los Angeles•$$
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar suits a night out when you want asian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 3040 reviews
50
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Greek•Los Angeles•$$
Aliki's Greek Taverna
Aliki's Greek Taverna suits a night out when you want greek that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1513 reviews
51
Korean Barbecue•Los Angeles•$$
Soowon Galbi
Soowon Galbi is the kind of korean barbecue room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1303 reviews
52
Grocery Store•Los Angeles•$$
Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market, Bistro & Seafood Market
Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market, Bistro & Seafood Market is an easy grocery store option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.0
Based on 1274 reviews
53
Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
Sol Agave LA LIVE
Sol Agave LA LIVE suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 889 reviews
54
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Wine Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Zinqué
Zinqué is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
bistrobrunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 848 reviews
55
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Wine Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Bodega Wine Bar
Bodega Wine Bar is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
wine barbrunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 810 reviews
56
Chinese•Los Angeles•$$
Chi's Chinese Cuisine
Chi's Chinese Cuisine suits a night out when you want chinese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 782 reviews
57
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
The Great Greek
The Great Greek operates on a register that most mid-price Greek spots in Los Angeles seem to have quietly abandoned: the conviction that the meal itself is the event.
date night
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9.0
Based on 778 reviews
58
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
TAVERNA at The Mar Vista
TAVERNA at The Mar Vista is a greek pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchdate night
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9.0
Based on 612 reviews
59
Lebanese•Los Angeles•$$
Marouch Restaurant
Marouch Restaurant is the kind of lebanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 559 reviews
60
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Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Carnes Asadas Pancho Lopez, Mexican Food in Los Angeles CA 🇲🇽
There's a particular pleasure in a room that doesn't pretend.
mexicanbib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 499 reviews
61
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Taiwanese•Los Angeles•$$
Kato Restaurant
Jon Yao's West Adams tasting menu has built a reputation as one of the most intellectually serious Taiwanese-inflected dining rooms in Los Angeles — and that description is less a compliment than an accurate account of what the kitchen i…
date night
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9.0
Based on 404 reviews
62
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Pizza•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Grá
Fermentation isn't a garnish at Grá — it's the operating principle.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 349 reviews
63
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Asian Fusion•Los Angeles•$$
MICHELIN ★
Orsa & Winston
Josef Centeno's downtown Los Angeles project, Orsa & Winston, occupies a conceptual space that very few restaurants in this city have seriously attempted: an Italian-Japanese tasting menu that, by all consistent accounts, treats both cul…
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 318 reviews
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Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
Loreto
Loreto sits in Echo Park as a wood-fired Italian room that has, by consistent account, figured out something most casual neighborhood restaurants fumble: how to accommodate a table of two and a table of eight with equal competence.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 306 reviews
65
Korean•Los Angeles•$$
LEE GA 이가
LEE GA 이가 is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 215 reviews
66
Japanese•Los Angeles•$$
Soregashi
Soregashi is a sensible japanese call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
bistrohidden gem
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9.0
Based on 88 reviews
67
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Sandwich Shop•Los Angeles•$$
NeighborHOOD Cafe
NeighborHOOD Cafe is a sandwich shop restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
hidden gem
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9.0
Based on 49 reviews
68
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Breakfast•Los Angeles•$$
Eggslut
Let's be honest about the line first: Eggslut's Grand Central Market stall moves through roughly 1,000 eggs and 700 brioche buns on a weekday, and that climbs to about 1,600 eggs on weekends, so a 25-minute wait mid-morning is the cost o…
brunch
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8.8
Based on 4679 reviews
69
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Sports Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Tom's Watch Bar - Los Angeles
Tom's Watch Bar - Los Angeles is a sensible sports bar call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktailpub
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8.8
Based on 4515 reviews
70
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Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
El Coyote Mexican Restaurant
El Coyote Mexican Restaurant is a mexican restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 3199 reviews
71
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Vegetarian•Los Angeles•$$
The Butcher's Daughter
The Butcher's Daughter is a strong brunch move in Los Angeles when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunch
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8.8
Based on 2946 reviews
72
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Korean Barbecue•Los Angeles•$$
Quarters Korean BBQ
Quarters Korean BBQ is a sensible korean barbecue call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 2760 reviews
73
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Korean Barbecue•Los Angeles•$$
Road to Seoul Korean BBQ (Western)
Road to Seoul Korean BBQ (Western) is an easy korean barbecue option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 2115 reviews
74
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Bakery•Los Angeles•$$
Pitchoun!
Tucked into the heart of DTLA on South Olive, Pitchoun!
brunchcocktailwine bar
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8.8
Based on 1833 reviews
75
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Mediterranean•Los Angeles•$$
Panini Kabob Grill - Downtown LA
Panini Kabob Grill - Downtown LA is an easy mediterranean option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 1593 reviews
76
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
Taverna Tony
Taverna Tony is a sensible greek call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 1364 reviews
77
Indian•Los Angeles•$$
India's Tandoori - Hollywood (Halal)
India's Tandoori - Hollywood (Halal) is a indian restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
fine dining
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8.8
Based on 1342 reviews
78
Indian•Los Angeles•$$
Anarkali Indian Restaurant
Anarkali Indian Restaurant is a indian restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 1254 reviews
79
Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
Casa Fina Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
Casa Fina Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is a sensible mexican call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 1146 reviews
80
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Pizza•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Pizzana
Pizzana asks an honest question of the pizza category: can a $24–$28 pie justify itself?
bib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 1108 reviews
81
Mediterranean•Los Angeles•$$
Spitz Mediterranean Street Food
Spitz Mediterranean Street Food is an easy mediterranean option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1089 reviews
82
Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
Madre Restaurant
Madre Restaurant is an easy mexican option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1002 reviews
83
Japanese•Los Angeles•$$
OOmasa
OOmasa is an easy japanese option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 799 reviews
84
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Japanese•Los Angeles•$$
HATCH
HATCH is an easy japanese option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 586 reviews
85
Mediterranean•Los Angeles•$$
Levant Mediterranean Restaurant & Catering
Levant Mediterranean Restaurant & Catering is an easy mediterranean option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 532 reviews
86
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Soul Food•Los Angeles•$$
Joyce
Joyce is a strong brunch move in Los Angeles when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
cocktailbrunchhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 400 reviews
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Japanese•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Tsubaki
Tsubaki occupies the quieter end of the izakaya spectrum: a cozy room of exposed brick and pops of royal blue, blessedly free of the smoke and clamour that usually define the genre.
japanesebib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 358 reviews
88
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Restaurant•Los Angeles•$$
MICHELIN ★
Camphor
Camphor occupies the Arts District space that once housed Nightshade, and under co-chefs Max Boonthanakit and Lijo George it has done something more interesting than inherit a room — it earned a Michelin star within its first year of ope…
michelin star
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8.8
Based on 319 reviews
89
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Bar•Los Angeles•$$
Sincerely Yours
Sincerely Yours is an easy bar option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 66 reviews
90
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Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
El Compadre Restaurant of Hollywood
El Compadre Restaurant of Hollywood is a sensible mexican call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 2365 reviews
91
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Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
El Cholo
El Cholo is a sensible mexican call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.6
Based on 2265 reviews
92
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American•Los Angeles•$$
The Reef on the Water
The Reef on the Water is a sensible american call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 2041 reviews
93
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Gastropub•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Father's Office
Father's Office built its reputation on one specific, uncompromising idea: that a burger can be so carefully constructed that the chef has no obligation to let you change it.
cocktailbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 1784 reviews
94
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Thai•Los Angeles•$$
Ayara Thai
Ayara Thai is an easy thai option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 1541 reviews
95
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Korean Barbecue•Los Angeles•$$
Brothers Galbi
Brothers Galbi is a sensible korean barbecue call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.6
Based on 1147 reviews
96
Mediterranean•Los Angeles•$$
Almaza
Almaza is a sensible mediterranean call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.6
Based on 901 reviews
97
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Vegan•Los Angeles•$$
Wild Living Foods
Wild Living Foods is a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.6
Based on 848 reviews
98
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Barbecue•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Moo's Craft Barbecue
Most barbecue worth queuing for in Los Angeles asks something of you: patience, a Thursday-through-Sunday window, the willingness to arrive before they sell out.
barbecuebib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 832 reviews
99
Chinese•Los Angeles•$$
Full Moon House
Full Moon House took over the N.
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8.6
Based on 659 reviews
100
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Mediterranean•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Kismet
Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson built Kismet on a simple premise: that vegetables, treated with the same seriousness usually reserved for protein, can anchor a meal worth lingering over.
bib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 612 reviews
101
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Chinese•Los Angeles•$$
Fortune House Chinese Cuisine
Fortune House on San Vicente earns zero points for atmosphere and seems perfectly fine with that.
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8.6
Based on 461 reviews
102
Californian•Los Angeles•$$
The Exchange Restaurant
The Exchange Restaurant is a californian restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
hidden gem
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8.6
Based on 337 reviews
103
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Chinese•Los Angeles•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Chifa 國偉
Chifa is the rare restaurant where the backstory isn't marketing — it's the menu.
chinesebrunchbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 310 reviews
104
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Indian•Los Angeles•$$
India's Restaurant
India's Restaurant is a indian restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.4
Based on 1919 reviews
105
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Chinese•Los Angeles•$$
Moon House
Moon House is a sensible chinese call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 1000 reviews
106
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French•Los Angeles•$$
Meet in Paris French Bistro
Meet in Paris French Bistro is an easy french option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
bistro
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8.4
Based on 963 reviews
107
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Restaurant•Los Angeles•$$
Alta Adams
Alta Adams is a sensible restaurant call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 824 reviews
108
Mexican•Los Angeles•$$
Descanso Restaurant - Los Angeles
Descanso Restaurant - Los Angeles is an easy mexican option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.4
Based on 237 reviews
109
Google
Vietnamese•Los Angeles•$$
Pho Saigon Pearl
Pho Saigon Pearl is a vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.2
Based on 921 reviews
110
Bar•Los Angeles•$$
The Rooftop
The Rooftop is a sensible bar call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.2
Based on 497 reviews
111
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
Nick The Greek - West Hollywood
Nick The Greek - West Hollywood is an easy greek option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
hidden gem
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8.2
Based on 241 reviews
112
Greek•Los Angeles•$$
George's Greek Grill
George's Greek Grill is an easy greek option in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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7.8
Based on 355 reviews
Common questions about mid-range dining in Los Angeles
What are the best mid-range restaurants in Los Angeles?
Top mid-range restaurants in Los Angeles include Jumsim, Te Isshoku Sushi • Made to Order Take-Out, Roots Indian Bistro. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
How much does dining cost at mid-range restaurants in Los Angeles?
Mid-Range restaurants in Los Angeles are priced at the "$$" tier — The sweet spot for most nights out — full-service restaurants with real kitchens, proper drinks, and enough atmosphere to feel like an occasion without the splurge.
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