4of five · Restaurants · Silver Lake
Azizam
Persian · $$
Homestyle Persian cooking at counter-service prices — turmeric-braised jidori chicken, kofte tabrizi, mazeh plates with housemade flatbread. Named to the New York Times' 50 best restaurants in the country; the room is small and packed on weekends.
Walk-ins onlyCounter service, no reservations.
Good for
Casual datesA bright little room and plates made for sharing.
Small groupsOrder mazeh and kebabs for the table.
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