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Arts District, CA

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Warehouses turned into destination dining rooms. Chef-driven, reservation-hard and a little splurgy, with galleries, breweries and murals between the dinners. How we pick

Plan your nightDinner, then drinks, then somewhere late — in Arts District, all on foot.Plan it →

Cheap eats

Ranked by editors
  1. Wurstküche
    Sausages & Belgian fries$·Rattlesnake sausage and a stein
    800 E 3rd St
  2. Prince Street Pizza
    New York & Sicilian pizza$·SoHo squares by the slice
    827 E 3rd St
  3. AFURI
    Ramen & izakaya$$·Yuzu shio from Tokyo
    688 Mateo St
  4. Bread Lounge
    Bakery & café$·Wild-yeast bread behind an unmarked door
    700 S Santa Fe Ave
  5. Chuy's Tacos Dorados
    Fried tacos$·Crunch, then salsa
    300 S Santa Fe Ave, Unit A

All four lists in Arts District →