Los Angeles is a city best known for the film industry, celebrities, and beach life. But on the other hand, it is more than just Hollywood as it offers the most excellent innovative and diverse culinary in the country. Restaurant scenes in Los Angeles thrive on diversity and cuisines of rare fusion of different cultures across the globe. Some restaurants’ cuisines include; Asian, Italian, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and French, among many others. The article highlights some of the best restaurants found in Los Angeles. Having stood the test of time and reputation, these restaurants are worth trying out their delicacies.

Badmaash

The mastermind behind the Indian restaurant was a father and his two sons with Canadian and Indian roots. Badmaash is a famous modern restaurant that serves traditional Indian cuisines in company with other delicacies such as cheese naan and poutine chicken tikka. Examples of the traditional Indian dishes on the menu include; butter chicken, tandoori chicken, and paneer. Also, the menu consists of pork, lamb, fish, and beef dishes, unlike other Indian outlets in town. Badmaash restaurant is highly recommended because of the fantastic Indian dishes they serve.

Pearl River Deli

Pearl River Deli is a Chinese restaurant that is perfect for the following;

• Quick eats and meals
• Casual weeknight dinners
• Outdoor and patio situation
• Dining solo
• Lunch
• Cheap eats

The restaurant is on Mei Ling Way in Chinatown, Los Angeles. It was closed briefly but is back with a larger and new space. The new Pearl Deli offers dine-in services. This means you get to eat your food fresh and hot straight out of the kitchen. In addition to maintaining old dishes like Hainan chicken, new meals have been added to the menu, such as Macau pork chop bun and tenshindon (rice served with crab omelet in gravy).

Hayato

Hayato is a tiny restaurant that serves Japanese cuisines. The intimate space in the restaurant creates a fantastic ambiance for dining. The imported ceramic handcrafted in Japan gives the restaurant a diligent and beautiful look and feel. Their special chef, Brandon’s technique and skills are due to many years of training in Japan. Their customer service is exquisite and respectful. Hayato dishes range from Kyoto and tempura sushi to liver sauce, crab soup, and salted jelly sake. In addition, there are monthly reservations that usually sell out immediately after release for that entire month.

Clark Street Diner

Clark Street is an American restaurant with perfect brunch, lunch, and breakfast that brings out the casual and hipster ambiance. It is located at 6145 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood. The restaurant replaced the former 101 coffee shop. Though smaller compared to the old coffee shop, Clark Street is of higher quality and has retained its interior pretty much the same as the old shop. Also, they have completely changed their menu and offer free parking to their customers. In addition, it is one of the famous bakeries in Los Angeles. They also have their signature on their bread, a unique fresh patty-loaded ground beef with grilled onions.

LA Tofu House

LA Tofu House is a Korean cuisine restaurant perfect for big groups, late-night eats, and dining solo, located at Vermont Boulevard, Korean town, Los Angeles. The menu has more than five different stews, ranging from ham and sausage. Each stew comes with the same delicious tofu that is soft and perfect. It also offers customers their choice of proteins and vegetables. The restaurant works late at night and has free parking.

Providence

Providence is an award-winning restaurant that majorly serves the freshest seafood in the city. Through cooking, the owner, Michael Cimarusti, the chef in the restaurant, jubilates his passion for seafood. On the south edge of Hollywood, the restaurant earns points for a creative, elegant, quality menu. For this reason, it has been awarded Michelin stars consistently. Providence serves a mixture of both hot and cold raw selections, which are exemplary. Therefore, the restaurant offers superb food presentations and a fantastic dining experience. The restaurant is recommended for its known chef Michael Cuisines with his extraordinary talent at Providence. In addition, it is advisable to plan and book a reservation as many customers book them in advance.

Jitlada Restaurant

Jitlada restaurant serves the southern original Thai cuisine (real chili and spicy) that has become popular with many Hollywood celebrities. If your taste is spicy and authentic food, Jitlada is the place to dine. They have an extensive and sprawling menu with great options to choose from and thus have become cult favorites of the city. In addition, it incorporates Chinese fried shrimp, Thai northern and southern curries, and American chicken wings.

Cento Pasta Bar

Cento Pasta Bar is an Italian restaurant perfect for dining solo, date nights, drinking good wine, and eating at the bar. It first opened in 2015, and it was considered one of the restaurants that caught the public’s attention. It was briefly closed in 2020, but the restaurant reopened. The new Cento Pasta restaurant space (outdoor and indoor) is much larger than the original. In addition to still retaining the old look and feel. The interior of this restaurant is bright and has a front patio that is cozy with a large table perfect for groups. The reason for visiting Cento Pasta Bar is mainly its pasta which is usually the best in the city. Their menu offers lots of new cuisines and what they were previously serving. Cento’s latest version is different but exceptional and unique in every little way.

Spago

Nearly 40 years later, Spago restaurant resembled both a new toy in the market and an old standby. The restaurant always looks altogether fresh because the menu keeps changing. The restaurant, located in Beverly Hills, is famously known for its smoked salmon pizza, an iconic dish. Although it is no longer on the menu, you can request it. Spago has both indoor and outdoor seats, thus giving you a choice of where to enjoy your meal. Even after nearly 40 years of service, Spago has consistently delivered creative and excellent dishes. In addition, Spago has incorporated different ethnic words made from locally available fresh ingredients. Some ethnic foods include French, Japanese, Italian, Chinese, and Mexican. The signature dishes served at the restaurant include; grilled veal chop, Agnolotti, Spicy Tuna, and smoked salmon pizza.

Conclusion.

There are thousands of restaurants in Los Angeles, but the ones mentioned above are some of the few among many found in the city. While some restaurants require booking and reservation, some do not require booking. There is also intense competition among restaurants to be the best. Therefore, to rise and become among the top-notch, service and food have to be exquisite, well presented, and consistent.