The five best per neighborhood. No filler.
Scrappy, loud and loyal. Taco stands and noodle counters next to natural-wine rooms, all within walking distance of the lake, and the bars fill up with Dodgers crowds on game nights. How we pick
Plan your nightDinner, then drinks, then somewhere late — in Echo Park, all on foot.Plan it →New & Notable
two new · not rankedLoto CoffeeNew
Mexican coffee, garden café$·Not ranked yet
A backyard café behind a home on Lake Shore Ave, pouring single-origin coffee from the Mexican highlands in handmade mustard mugs. Order a cortado or the lemon cold brew tonic and take a stone bench among the planters.
2056 Lake Shore Ave
Sushi NROONew
Sushi & ramen$$·Not ranked yet
A casual sushi bar just down the hill from Dodger Stadium, in wood-lined rooms that feel like a vintage Tokyo cottage. Rolls come in four-piece halves, so you can try more; the sashimi and the Baja roll are the ones to get, plus ramen and takoyaki. Free parking.
1487 W Sunset Blvd
Restaurants
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- Chicago deep dish · Bakery$$·Deep dish and house bread since 20041800 W Sunset Blvd
Cheap eats
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- Mexican · Tijuana-style$·Trompo on the sidewalk, open past midnight1185 W Sunset Blvd
Espresso
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- Coffee bar · Tattoo shop$$·Sightglass coffee, flash on the wall1345 Glendale Blvd
Bars
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- Cocktails · Mediterranean$$·Day-to-night room, serious sound system1412 Glendale Blvd