The Best New Restaurants in Los Angeles According to Eater Editors, July 2025 | Eater LA
"88 Club marks chef Mei Lin’s return to fine dining after the closure of her acclaimed restaurant Nightshade in 2020. While Los Angeles has still been able to enjoy Lin’s cooking at her Silver Lake fried chicken restaurant Daybird, 88 Club offers a wider framing of her exceptional talent and creativity, expressed in dishes like a prawn toast with dollops of sweet and sour sauce and hot mustard aioli. The menu is influenced by Lin’s experiences growing up in Dearborn and her travels through Hong Kong and Vancouver, weaving its way through dishes like Singaporean chow mein, kung pao scallops, and more. The Art Deco-like interior is dressed in sumptuous greens, contrasted by black-and-white checkered floors and a bar the color of capicola. Book a table on Resy. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Matthew Kang
