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These are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles is a pickle city. Where to find pickle bagels, fried pickles and pickle nachos

It’s never been a better time to be a pickle lover in Los Angeles, with restaurants offering everything from pickle bagels to pickle nachos.

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LOS ANGELES CALIF. FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Server Jose Moran servers customers on Thursday, Feb. 13 at The Original Pantry Cafe in downtown Los Angeles. Moran is in danger of losing his job of 45 years if the 100 year old institution shuts down in March. ( Photo by Nick Agro / For The Times )

Readers share memories of the Original Pantry Cafe, gone after 101 years

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I’m a martini purist. Here’s what is — and isn’t — in the perfect classic cocktail

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13 classic martinis to sip in L.A. style

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101 Best Tacos

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These are the 101 best tacos in Los Angeles

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Restaurant critic Bill Addison’s list of best tacos in L.A.

Los Angeles, CA - July 14: A plate of tacos is displayed from at the Industrial Downtown Night Market on Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

How L.A. reached peak taco

Scenes and tacos at Evil Cooks, photographed for the 101 Best Tacos 2024 on Friday, July 12th, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Andrea D'Agosto / For The Times)

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Behind the scenes of the Food team devouring tons of tacos.

We ate hundreds of tacos to find the 101 best. Here’s how the whole process went

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L.A.’s most polarizing restaurant returns. Is its outlandishness worth the splurge?
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How far for a true taste of Baja? To the center of this modern Mexican tasting menu

Our L.A. Guides

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14 unique martinis redefining the classic cocktail in L.A.

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The best places to eat and drink this month, according to our food writers

A selection of sweet and savory pies from Crustees, a family-owned bakery in View Park-Windsor Hills, including key lime pie, peach and apple cobbler and a curry chicken pot pie. (Rebecca Peloquin / For The Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 22, 2024: Spread of signature dishes including: Shrimp and Crawfish Etoufee, File Gumbo, Charboiled Oysters and Catfish Nuggets at Harold & Belle's in Los Angeles (Ron De Angelis / For The Times)

14 Black-owned spots in L.A. from the 101 Best Restaurants guide

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 1: Guests mingle and wait for a seat at the bar inside Somerville on Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Yasara Gunawardena / For The Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2024: Koji-Roasted Green Circle Chicken and Dungeness Crab on Purple Blini at Camelia in The Arts District of downtown Los Angeles (Ron De Angelis / For The Times)

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Galbi soy garlic bone-in chicken wings and the K-Tenders with the OMG signature dry rub.

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PASADENA CA, OCT. 8, 2021: Dishes from the dinner menu at Agnes in Pasadena, California.

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Coffee City

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Head to these coffee shops in L.A., Hollywood, Culver City, Santa Monica and beyond, for great espresso drinks, lattes and pour-overs and options for remote work.

INGLEWOOD , CA - FEBRUARY 14: From Left - Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas owners of Sip & Sonder coffee shop on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Inglewood , CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

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Pasadena's Mandarin Coffee Stand specializes in China-grown coffee beans and tea-infused lattes.

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The Kitchen

Chef That! Pickley Cheesy Greens!

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L.A. Dreams of Sushi

This South Bay sushi shop has been serving the same six items for decades — and wants to keep it that way

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Tell your friends: ‘I know a dancer who makes the best vegan sushi in L.A.’

SHERMAN OAKS, CA - APRIL 7, 2023 - Portrait of Liwei Liao, the founder of The Joint Tea/Seafood market, posing behind display counter, with a Dry aging Chamber on the right, April 7, 2023, Sherman Oaks, CA. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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TORRANCE, CA - APRIL 18: Seiwa Premium Nigiri from chef Shin Nagata at Seiwa Market on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Torrance, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Supermarket sushi you’ll actually want to eat

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Grab quick, affordable sushi at 11 of the best hand roll bars in L.A.

SAN GABRIEL, CA - APRIL 12, 2023 - The best California Roll at Yama Seafood, San Gabriel, CA, on Thursday, April 12, 2023. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The ultimate California roll lives on at this SGV fish market. (Fights at the sushi case prove it.)

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Morihiro resturant in Atwater Village, California.

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Cooking

Scarlett Kapella’s Pervert Pie

This Key lime pie recipe from Jumbo’s Clown Room dancer Scarlett Kapella is easy and creamy. The recipe appears in her new cookbook, “Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me.”

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Bill Addison’s Perfect Martini

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Sandy Ho’s Funky Fresh Oysters

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Sandy Ho’s Napa Cabbage Chicken Salad

EL SEGUNDO, CA - DECEMBER 18: Hannah Ziskin makes her grapefruit pie at the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen in El Segundo, CA on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. This is a Christmas dessert recipe. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Feb. 3, 2022: A simple guacamole recipe by Ben Mims, photographed on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Proplink Studios in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times, Prop and Food Styling / Jennifer Sacks)

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