Yang's Kitchen in Alhambra! The mochi/cornmeal pancake is worth the drive!!! Been loving Barra Santos lately, have tried to recreate the endive salad at home. Courage is pretty amazing - if you are in town on a Monday, I've had the quickest line experience then! And if you go, as a part of your order, ask for a hottie with butter - burnt everything is my fav.
Lasita is underrated and an amazing dinner spot! I would recommend going for a pre or post dinner glass of wine at Cafe Triste since they are so close to one another. Sounds like the perfect pipeline !
I moved to Silverlake at the end of 2020 and it healed me in many ways. Now I live on the west side and I'm still trying to get over my east side snobbery. The food and wine scene is just way better over there. But I will say the Gjusta hype is well deserved. Def bookmarking this post!
Amara Cafe and Settebello in Pasadena (diff from Amara’s Kitchen) and Huge Tree Pastry in Monterey Park and Kansha Creamery in Torrance! also the mochi places down there :~)
Yang's Kitchen in Alhambra! The mochi/cornmeal pancake is worth the drive!!! Been loving Barra Santos lately, have tried to recreate the endive salad at home. Courage is pretty amazing - if you are in town on a Monday, I've had the quickest line experience then! And if you go, as a part of your order, ask for a hottie with butter - burnt everything is my fav.
Lasita is underrated and an amazing dinner spot! I would recommend going for a pre or post dinner glass of wine at Cafe Triste since they are so close to one another. Sounds like the perfect pipeline !
Justine’s wine bar + just what I kneaded are right next door to each other, run by the same person :))
seconding kumquat coffee & HIGHLY recommending going to the San Gabriel valley for more authentic & yummy Asian food 🫡🫡
I moved to Silverlake at the end of 2020 and it healed me in many ways. Now I live on the west side and I'm still trying to get over my east side snobbery. The food and wine scene is just way better over there. But I will say the Gjusta hype is well deserved. Def bookmarking this post!
Pine + Crane in silverlake. Best Taiwanese restaurant ever ever!! Spicy shrimp wontons over everything! Closed on Tuesdays
raffi’s in glendale is an OG classic - a destination restaurant for persians around the world 🌎
if you’re looking for an actually relatively affordable breakfast burrito and/or tacos — tacos villa carona 🤍
Anajack Thai!! Tsubaki in Echo Park!!
There at the end of April / beginning of May!!
amiga amore is also great and very unique
Excuse me while I book my flight ✈️🥹
Coming to LA right now to explore and eat with you <3
Sunday Gravy in Inglewood has some of the best pasta IMO!! Also thank you for this list will need to check out some of these places :)
Amara Cafe and Settebello in Pasadena (diff from Amara’s Kitchen) and Huge Tree Pastry in Monterey Park and Kansha Creamery in Torrance! also the mochi places down there :~)