Violet

At this upbeat neighborhood spot, young chef Jared Simons prepares creative comfort food.... More

Border Grill

Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger's L.A. flagship sells turkey tamales and cranberry salsa... More

Cora's Coffee Shoppe

A camera-ready greasy spoon with only a few counter stools. A tented patio has enough room for surfboards, a feature... More

The Counter

Design-your-own organic burgers.... More

Drago Ristorante

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Father's Office

Sang Yoon sells both wine and beer on draft at the Culver City branch of his... More

F.O.

Last spring Yoon opened a second outpost... More

Huckleberry Bakery and Café

Nathan has the zany, freewheeling air of a person ... More

JiRaffe

Pastry chef Mitchelle Dy of Los Angeles’s JiRaffe restaurant sautés plums in Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur, to give the... More

Melisse

Go to a restaurant with an F&W Best New Chef in the kitchen, and you’ll likely find a great wine... More

One Pico

This restaurant at Shutters on the Beach offers $29, three-course vegetarian tasting menus... More

Röckenwagner

The great pretzel burger at Röckenwagner, with fresh-cut shoestring fries... More

Sweet Rose Creamery

What makes these banana splits from Sweet Rose Cre... More

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