The Most Classic Restaurants In Los Angeles

"The East Hollywood location of this beloved Lebanese-Armenian restaurant might technically be older, but it's the Carousel in Glendale that functions as the social center of its neighborhood—and arguably Southern California's Armenian community at large. The gigantic, belly dancer-filled dining hall is a party almost every night, and the massive kebab platters, assorted meze, and shawarma can feed groups of any size. Even if you're not coming to celebrate something, expect to end up clapping along while a server delivers candle-topped baklava to a stranger. Fatayer, kibbeh, fattoush salad, soujuk flambé, ossmanlieh" - brant cox, cathy park, garrett snyder, sylvio martins