Small Plates
Small Plates
Azizam
Azizam is a fast-casual Persian spot in Silver Lake with delicious, homey food and one of the neighborhood's most charming spaces.
Danbi
Danbi is a modern small plates restaurant in Koreatown that's perfect for group dinners and drinks before an night out.
Cardinale du Vin
Cardinale Du Vin is a simple, barebones wine bar in Pico-Robertson where you can eat a delicious hot dog with your glass of red.
La Paella
La Paella is a Spanish restaurant in Beverly Grove that feels like an old tavern. Focus your attetion on the excellent tapas.
Manchego
Manchego in Santa Monica is a romantic Spanish restaurant on Main Street that's been a go-to date spot for years. The food is fuel for small talk.
Xuntos
Xuntos is a Spanish tapas spot in Santa Monica that's perfect for an impromptu dinner with lots of chit-chat and vermouth.
Luka
Luka is a sexy, candle-lit spot in Cerritos with solid natural wines and enticing Mediterranean-ish food.
Justine’s Wine Bar
Justine's Wine Bar is a fun, campy wine bar in Frogtown with great vegan Italian food. Get the mushroom calamari.
A.O.C.
A.O.C.'s Brentwood location is a useful wine bar for business types or anyone who wants to snack on small plates and split a bottle of red.
The Ruby Fruit
The Ruby Fruit is more than just a Silver Lake wine bar. It's a queer space, a community gathering spot, and a daytime diner with excellent comfort food.
Los Cocos Panaderia y Pupuseria
Los Cocos in Del Rey is a Salvadoran bakery that serves great pupusas.
Peking Tavern
Peking Tavern is a Little Tokyo bar where you should drink delicious baijiu cocktails and split dim sum and hand-pulled noodles.
Mezzanine Sushi
Mezzanine Sushi is an upscale izakaya in Beverly Grove and a good spot for drinks and small plates before going out.
Dunsmoor
Dunsmoor is an upscale, Southern-leaning restaurant in Glassell Park that cooks almost everything over wood fire.
Chennai Dosa Corner
Chennai Dosa Corner is a quiet, casual, strip mall spot that makes the some of the best dosa in Little India.
Wallflower
Wallflower is a mostly-Indonesian restaurant that's perfect for family-style dining. They also make some of the best craft cocktails we’ve had in recent memory.
Lunasia Dim Sum House Pasadena
Over-ordering at Lunasia Dim Sum House in Pasadena is not so much a problem as it is a necessity.
Son of A Gun
Son Of A Gun is a seafood restaurant in Beverly Grove that’s one of the most consistent places to eat in Los Angeles.
