"Located on an unassuming strip of Fairfax Boulevard, Short Stories is a fairy-tale urban oasis, with skylights flooding the lobby’s checkered marble flooring and Venetian plaster interiors with soft California sunshine. The restaurant by Peruvian American chef Ricardo Zarate is perfect for long lunches, thanks to the Parisian bistro–style courtyard and a menu that's filled with both pan-American cooking like kale caesars and flat breads and Peruvian classics like market potatoes and ceviche. It’s also within walking distance to The Original Farmer's Market, The Grove, and Museum Row, which houses the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Peterson Automotive Museum, and the newly opened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures." - Krista Simmons