There are a whole bunch of reasons why you shouldn’t go to Chinois On Main in Santa Monica - but the most important one is that the food is terrible.

Garlic & Chives in Westminster is serving the kind of modern Vietnamese food that you can’t find anywhere else in the neighborhood.

Bone Kettle in Pasadena is a Southeast Asian spot that’s perfect for an upscale meal.

Orsa & Winston is an Italian-Japanese restaurant in DTLA that’s just as good for a casual lunch as it is for a special occasion dinner.

Majordomo in Chinatown is one of the rare LA restaurants you’ll walk out of genuinely surprised.

You won’t know how much you need a chicken shawarma taco until you’ve had one from X’tiosu Kitchen, an order-at-the-window spot in Boyle Heights.

Spago’s not just a piece of LA history - it’s also still a great restaurant.

23rd Street Cafe is a bare-bones spot serving Mexican-Indian fusion food that is a proven cure for most emotional and physical ailments.

E.P. & L.P. is an excruciatingly sceney restaurant/bar in Weho, but has one of the best rooftop patios in the city.

Modern Taiwanese street food and a perfect lunchtime spot.

Kato is a casual Taiwanese tasting menu spot in West LA for people who don’t like tasting menus.

An above-average neighborhood joint in Manhattan Beach.

Culver City’s Lukshon involves modern Asian small plates in a date-friendly atmosphere.

We thought we knew what Echo Park arcade restaurant Button Mash would be. Turns out it’s much, much more.