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These are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles

Restaurant critic Bill Addison and columnist Jenn Harris rank the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles.

4 things we learned about L.A. cuisine while finding its 101 best restaurants

Hall of Fame restaurants: These timeless classics define L.A. dining

EL SEGUNDO, CA, DECEMBER 9, 2024 - Babka made at the Los Angeles Times test kitchen in El Segundo, CA on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Catherine Dzilenski/For The Times)

What’s the secret to great babka? It could be the kvetching, or the chocolate

The best chocolate babka recipes? They’re the ones that push for innovation. Make chocolate babka three ways: chocolate hazelnut with amaretti filling, a black and white babka based on the iconic cookie, and chocolate-cherry with black sesame.

The biscuit breakfast sandwich at Calabama with bacon and pimento cheese.

6 great Los Angeles breakfast sandwiches to try now

Chef That! Cinnamon Buns!

Caesar’s greetings! The best Christmas gift I ever received was this salad recipe from my dad

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 01: Queso and loroco pupusas at Delmy's Pupusas in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

20 of the most affordable picks from the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list

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101 Best Tacos

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These are the 101 best tacos in Los Angeles

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Restaurant critic Bill Addison’s list of best tacos in L.A.

Los Angeles, CA - July 14: A plate of tacos is displayed from at the Industrial Downtown Night Market on Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

How L.A. reached peak taco

Scenes and tacos at Evil Cooks, photographed for the 101 Best Tacos 2024 on Friday, July 12th, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Andrea D'Agosto / For The Times)

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The 18 best places to get vegetarian and vegan tacos in Los Angeles

A taco glossary: Words you need to know to order tacos like a pro

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Celebrities, chefs and athletes share their favorite tacos in L.A.

Behind the scenes of the Food team devouring tons of tacos.

We ate hundreds of tacos to find the 101 best. Here’s how the whole process went

Restaurant Reviews

Review: L.A.’s most polarizing restaurant returns. Is its outlandishness worth the splurge?
Review: Aren’t tiny restaurants the best restaurants? A former Melrose coffee shop makes the case
Review: How far for a true taste of Baja? To the center of this modern Mexican tasting menu
Review: So many mysteries at Star Leaf. But mainly, where’s the spice?
Review: A giant meatball is the gateway dish to L.A.’s best new Persian restaurant in years
Review: 10 favorite ways to eat through the wondrous Mercado González

Our L.A. Guides

For New Year's Eve, Lumière is hosting a prix-fixe dinner

Ring in 2025 with 25 exceptional New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day meals

a Collage of food photos: banchan, duck, and edible flowers

The best dishes of 2024, according to our food writers

A hand pours from a bottle of makgeolli into a glass, with food items from Jilli.

Where to try makgeolli, the unfiltered rice wine taking over modern Korean menus

Nazook based on a family recipe from Art's Bakery.

10 terrific Armenian bakeries for traditional and inventive pastries

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11 L.A. bakeries with delicious cookies for the holiday season

Hands spoon candied citrus on frozen Greek yogurt at a tableside dessert cart in Michael Mina's Orla in Santa Monica

20 L.A. restaurants offering dine-in and takeout on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

A group of customers cheer at Frosty's Bar.

11 holiday pop-up bars to visit in Southern California this season

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Wine, coffee and cocktails: 7 special spots to grab a drink in L.A.

Collage of food photographs: pies, burgers and mozzarella

The best places to eat and drink in L.A. this month, according to our food writers

A hand grabbing a kebab in the middle of a spread of food.

These 13 standout restaurants are where L.A. chefs eat on their nights off

British tea spread with savory sandwiches, sweets and tea in floral china.

10 kid-friendly cooking classes and activities to book this holiday season

Long Beach , CA - October 23: A view of the interior dining space at Olive & Rose on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Long Beach , CA. (Jennifer Chong / For The Times)

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20 exciting spots defining Long Beach’s modern culinary scene

Coffee City

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19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination

Head to these coffee shops in L.A., Hollywood, Culver City, Santa Monica and beyond, for great espresso drinks, lattes and pour-overs and options for remote work.

INGLEWOOD , CA - FEBRUARY 14: From Left - Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas owners of Sip & Sonder coffee shop on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Inglewood , CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

A Black-owned coffee shop renaissance is brewing in L.A. 25 cafes with all the vibes

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An illustration of the much-heralded espresso martini

Why the espresso martini won’t go away — and never should

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Pasadena's Mandarin Coffee Stand specializes in China-grown coffee beans and tea-infused lattes.

You should be drinking more coffee from China, according to this new Pasadena cafe

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There is more to coffee culture in L.A. than you can ever imagine

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L.A. Dreams of Sushi

This South Bay sushi shop has been serving the same six items for decades — and wants to keep it that way

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Should we be eating bluefin tuna?

Wild or farmed? Pacific or Atlantic? Here’s what to know about bluefin tuna

Tell your friends: ‘I know a dancer who makes the best vegan sushi in L.A.’

SHERMAN OAKS, CA - APRIL 7, 2023 - Portrait of Liwei Liao, the founder of The Joint Tea/Seafood market, posing behind display counter, with a Dry aging Chamber on the right, April 7, 2023, Sherman Oaks, CA. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dry-aged sushi? One of L.A.’s best fishmongers says ‘fresh is boring’

The secret history of L.A.’s sushi revolution

TORRANCE, CA - APRIL 18: Seiwa Premium Nigiri from chef Shin Nagata at Seiwa Market on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Torrance, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Supermarket sushi you’ll actually want to eat

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Grab quick, affordable sushi at 11 of the best hand roll bars in L.A.

SAN GABRIEL, CA - APRIL 12, 2023 - The best California Roll at Yama Seafood, San Gabriel, CA, on Thursday, April 12, 2023. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The ultimate California roll lives on at this SGV fish market. (Fights at the sushi case prove it.)

Sushi ingredients For DIY Hand Roll Party with Jeni Afuso

The key to making easy sushi at home? Throw a hand roll party

Morihiro resturant in Atwater Village, California.

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21 places in L.A. to find the best sushi, omakase, chirashi and more

Customers eating at Hanamaru Ginza, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Japan.

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What makes L.A.’s sushi scene so great? I found answers in Tokyo

Gizzard shad / kohada nigiri, photographed at Morihiro in Los Angeles

How Los Angeles became the epicenter of sushi in America

The Kitchen

Chef That! Macaroni and cheese pie!

Chef Rashida Holmes of Bridgetown Roti makes macaroni and cheese pie, one of the Caribbean restaurant’s best-selling items.

Chef That! Lowcountry Risotto!

Chef That! Frenchy Grilled Cheese!

Chef That! Ceviche!

Chef That! Pork Belly Cubano!

Cooking

EL SEGUNDO, CA, DECEMBER 9, 2024 - The original Caesar salad made at the Los Angeles Times test kitchen in El Segundo, CA on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Catherine Dzilenski/For The Times)

The Caesar Salad That Came to Christmas

This Caesar salad recipe is a family heirloom, passed down from father (who worked at the Hotel Caesar in Tijuana, where the salad was born) to daughter.

Kismet chefs Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson whip up a baked dip packed with cheese, fresh greens and pickles in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen. The recipe can also be found in their 2024 cookbook, "Kismet: Bright, Fresh, Vegetable-Loving Recipes."

Kismet’s Pickley Cheesy Greens

Crudo e Nudo chef Brian Bornemann prepares tuna toast with shrimp stock in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen.

Crudo e Nudo’s Tuna Tartare Toast

Crudo e Nudo’s Shrimp Stock

El Segundo, CA - November 26: Matt Belanger, Death & Co.'s L.A. bar manager, making a large batch of eggnog using Death & Co.'s eggnog recipe. Los Angeles Times Kitchen on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 in El Segundo, CA. (Marcus Ubungen / Los Angeles Times)

Death & Co. Vintage Eggnog

Los Angeles Times Food Videos

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Feb. 3, 2022: A simple guacamole recipe by Ben Mims, photographed on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Proplink Studios in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times, Prop and Food Styling / Jennifer Sacks)

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