" The Meal: Wonton Noodle Soup, $12.50 There are tons of random ways to spend $12.50 at Pine & Crane in DTLA. Part Taiwanese restaurant, part market, this place sells everything from flower bouquets to bamboo rolling pins that you can use to convince people that you’re good at baking. The best way to spend your pocket money here, though, is on a bowl of wonton noodle soup. The housemade noodles sit in a hearty chicken-pork broth with crunchy bok choy and lots of plump shrimp wontons. And even if you visit this counter-service spot during peak hours, the piping hot bowl of soup will be dropped off at your table in minutes. " - Nikko Duren, Brant Cox, Sylvio Martins