The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now

by LoKumquat

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  1. LoKumquat

    Courtesy of u/Drawing_The_Line

    Saved you a click if you don’t want to click the link…

    The 25 Best Restaurants In Los Angeles Right Now

    Anajak Thai – Thai; 14704 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks

    Antico Nuovo – Italian; 4653 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles

    Bavel – North African, Middle Eastern; 500 Mateo Street No. 102, Los Angeles

    Birdie G’s – Jewish, New American; 2421 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica

    Found Oyster – Seafood, Raw bar; 4880 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles

    Holbox – Seafood, Mexican; 3655 South Grand Avenue No. C9, Los Angeles

    Holy Basil – Thai; 718 South Los Angeles Street, Space A, Los Angeles

    Ipoh Kopitiam – Malaysian; 1411 South Garfield Avenue No. 104, Alhambra

    Kato – Taiwanese American; 777 South Alameda Street, Building 1, Suite 114, Los Angeles

    Lasita – Filipino; 727 North Broadway No. 120, Los Angeles

    Macheen – Tacos; 2633 East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles

    Moo’s Craft Barbecue – Barbecue; 2118 North Broadway, Los Angeles

    Morihiro – Sushi, Japanese; 3133 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles

    Needle – Cantonese; 3827 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles

    Pasjoli – French; 2732 Main Street, Santa Monica

    Perilla L.A. – Korean; 1027 Alpine Street, Building E, Los Angeles

    Pine & Crane DTLA – Taiwanese; 1120 South Grand Avenue, Unit 101, Los Angeles

    Poncho’s Tlayudas – Oaxacan; 4318 South Main Street, Los Angeles

    Quarter Sheets – Pizza; 1305 Portia Street, Los Angeles

    République – French; 624 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles

    The Ruby Fruit – Wine bar; 3510 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles

    Tsubaki – Japanese, Izakaya; 1356 Allison Avenue, Los Angeles

    Yangban – Korean American; 712 South Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles

    Yang’s Kitchen – Asian, New American; 112 West Main Street, Alhambra

    Yess – Japanese; 2001 East Seventh Street, Los Angeles

  2. SnooPies5622

    I guess I really gotta get to Perilla LA

    Solid list overall, mostly the usual suspects subtracting some older and more prohibitive (pricier etc) big names like Providence

  3. 100percentdoghair

    yeah the list is as expected. needle is a little bit of a surprise though

    [edit: on further thought, no mariscos jalisco or mini-kabob is nuts. and putting a wine bar on is odd]

  4. JahMusicMan

    Anybody been to Holy Basil and/or Anajak Thai?

    For Holy Basil, what makes it stand out over a place in Thai Town like Hollywood Thai or Ruen Pair.

    Looks like standard Thai food with some fusion dishes…

    Anybody comment on Anajak Thai as well?

  5. ayayeron

    quick, someone post their top 25 restaurants in new york

  6. The blame for most all of the Anajak (which I really like, to be fair) hyperbole falls squarely at the feet of Bill Addison and the LA Times. Let’s face it – he’s been grasping at straws trying to fill the impossibly large shoes of Jonathan Gold and hasn’t been able to come close. And instead of taking a page from Gold’s wonderful way with words, every year he and his peers anoint some new “best restaurant in LA” that catches everyone off guard. Holbox is really good, but is a head scratcher of similar proportions imo.

  7. amazing that nearly the entire list is pretty casual.

    I went to Needle last week and wasn’t impressed. But maybe I ordered the wrong thing. I’m willing to give it another try.

  8. stiff_peakss

    A list for people who have more money than taste.

  9. cryingiris

    i went to yangban a few months ago and i kind of hated it. it was really expensive, we were at a like “communal” table with other guests who were quite rowdy, and the congee was like $25 and truly the portion was maybe a cup? 4 spoon fulls for $25. i just got a bit of bad vibe. small portions, expensive, food was only fine.

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