Urth Caffe- Melrose
Coffee shop · West Hollywood
urth - classic. is it overrated? yes. is it good tho? also yes. my go to is their farmer's salad and this is purely so i can get the fruit and nut bread that comes with it - i think erewhon might sell that same bread
Sqirl
Cafe · East Hollywood
i hate and love sqirl - they had a huge jam controversy but honestly their jams are so good and so is their food. ricotta toast with jams is so good & so are their bowls. they also have very good baked goods
Republique
French restaurant · Hancock Park
she's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment. republique is such an iconic space in LA but their foods are good too so like really its a win win
Erewhon Market
Natural goods store · Venice
i actually do love erewhon and all their expensive snacks - $17 smoothies - kinda debatable if worth but fun to go to teehee
Malibu Farm Pier Cafe
Temporarily Closed
classic, iconic, healthy foods with a beautiful view of malibu
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Restaurant · Hollywood
super famous naples pizza spot that opened up a location in LA - great napoli pizzas
King Taco
Mexican restaurant · Pico-Union
a list of LA spots would never be complete without KT. Very consistently good, cheap, fast tacos. Won't be the most amazing, standout taco ever, but will always hit the spot.
Daikokuya
Restaurant · Historic Core
very famous ramen spot - consistently delivers great quality ramen everytime
Santouka
Ramen restaurant · Mar Vista
my personal favorite ramen place - it's hokkaido style ramen so rich tonkotsu broth with the squiggly ramen noodles
Great White
Californian restaurant · Venice
one of those trendy brunch spots that are super healthy. honestly really delicious
Salt & Straw
Ice cream shop · Venice
the city of hella salt and straws - best ice cream in the US imo - flavors are amazing and the texture of the ice cream to the chunkage ratio is perfection
Sidecar LA
Donut shop · Santa Monica
FRESH donuts - they constantly pump out donuts by the hour & their flavors are amazing. on the classic menu, the best is their butter & salt and their original glazed
Porto's Bakery & Cafe
Bakery · Downey
cuban bakery with the best potato balls and cheese rolls - a MUST
Teddy's Red Tacos
Restaurant · South Park
one of the most famous birria taco spots & honestly probably one of the better ones
Sonoratown
Mexican restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles
sonoran style tacos in dtla - costilla and chorizo tacos are to die for
Tartine Silverlake
Bakery · Silver Lake
bakery chain originally started in SF - best sourdough bread ever and probably the best croissant u can get in the us. truly so devoted to bread and amazing quality craftsmanship when it comes to bread
Jopok Topokki
Permanently Closed
boonshik - what more can i say. tteokbokki, mandu, gimmari, ugh the best
Han Bat Sul Lung Tang
Korean restaurant · Koreatown
best sullangtang - their sooyook is also very good but my favorite is their salkogi seollangtang -- got featured in goop so there are more people starting to explore seollangtang, but they've managed to keep their quality great. hella jingook spot
Chosun Galbee
Korean restaurant · Harvard Heights
super high quality kogi and great other options too - imo one of the best kogi places
Hangari Bajirak Kalguksoo
Korean restaurant · Koreatown
kalgusku is a must for the colder rainier days
Soban
Korean restaurant · Koreatown
the best korean restaurant in LA imo - their ganjanggaejang is so freaking fresh and the banchan is unmatched