Sponsored message
Logged in as
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
 — 
See All Episodes
Subscribe

Hey, LA listener!

Download our app for the optimal streaming experience

Apple Store logo Google play logo
  • Listen Now Playing Listen

Food

A close up of a glistening hot pepperoniz pizza. A curved large knife is cutting into it.
Food Friday
L.A., we know you love food. So do we. From the best fried chicken to internet-breaking arguments, come to us to find out what's happening where across our beloved city (and beyond).
n/naka marks 15 years celebrating its own version of kaiseki cuisine
Overhead view of an oyster dish in a turquoise, scalloped ceramic dish set in a blue bowl of white stones. A pale green disc is topped with red seaweed and a small white blossom.
The joy of donabe, the Japanese clay cooking pot, at our next Cookbook Live
Overhead view of a donabe hot pot meal, with a hand adding cabbage to a clay pot of broth on a tabletop burner, surrounded by sliced beef, vegetables, steamed fish and mixed rice.
Come for the birria, stay for the exquisite mushroom tacos in El Sereno
Overhead view of a white paper plate holding three tacos on crisp, griddled tortillas: one folded with melted cheese along the edges, one topped with mushrooms, refried beans, red onion, and cilantro, and one topped with grilled chicken, onion, and cilantro. Carrot sticks, pickled red onions, and lime wedges sit alongside.
Meet the DTLA chefs making mouthwatering, boundary-breaking Indian cuisine
A green-and-white striped dessert drizzled with sauce, topped with edible pink and purple flowers, served over dollops of
Watch
A woman with blonde hair, sunglasses and red earrings stands outdoors on a sunny day with a drink and a basket of loaded disco fries from Tony's Darts Away and a Lockheed jet aircraft on display in a park behind her.
3 spots in Burbank you must try! | Ask a Local
A person with glasses and brown hair eats dry egg noodles with chopsticks at a restaurant table. In front of them are three bowls, including a plate of dumplings in sauce and a small bowl of broth.
Cheap Fast Eats: How far can $15 get you in Little Saigon?
A Kogi marinade and sauce bottle held up in front of a restaurant called Sam Woo BBQ.
Why the Kogi x Sam Woo collab this weekend is a love letter to the SGV
Sauce is drizzled over a burrito being held with two hands.
The lomo saltado burrito that broke the internet
A person dancing in a grocery store aisle with food overlayed on top of the image. A cast iron skillet with chopped up bits of pork, onions, peppers and calamansi on the left. On the right, a cardboard basket with lumpia cheese and longaniza on top.
Seafood City Late Night Madness: What you need to know
A woman's image superimposed on a photo of a building with a big blue fin on top are images of plates with meals on them overlayed, chicken and fish.
Must-try food in Mar Vista | Ask a Local
Two men stand next to each other in front of a menu that reads Mario's Peruvian Restaurant.
Is Mario’s Peruvian in LA worth the wait?
Pasties displayed on some wooden treys with light peeking through.
Trying the viral bagels from Miopane
Sponsored message
Cheap Fast Eats

Support local food coverage

Your donation helps LAist highlight neighborhood gems and bring you the latest discoveries, guides, and flavors that make Southern California unique.
More LA spots to try
  • Recession Obsession Eye Nosh: Old School Pie
    LAist is a big fan of Philippe's The Original. The restaurant has been in Los Angeles for so long that you can French Dip Like It's 1909 (and don't forget their breakfast.) For $2-$3 a slice, you can have a generous piece of one of their many pies. They seem to have about a dozen different fruit and cream pies, each looking up at you longingly from below the glass. Need something more? Wash it down with a beverage. Most are under a buck. Philippe's is easily accessible on the Metro too.
  • 1-vgr.jpg
    7 Restaurants Where Vegetarians & Meat Eaters Can Both Be Happy
    Carne Asada Sandwich (it's vegan) at the Veggie Grill | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Food blogger Lauren Harb over at the Huffington Post today lists out seven Los Angeles restaurants where vegetarians, even vegans, and meat eaters can all find satisfaction. Her list is spot on. From chains like Z Pizza (the vegan cheese) and The Counter (the vegan burger patties) to original sit downs like mainstay Real Food Daily and Gordon Ramsay-featured Sante...
  • kings-road-cafe-studio-city.jpg
    Breakfast? Lunch? Kings Road Cafe Expands to Studio City
    Breakfast at Kings Road Cafe | Photo by optionthis via Flickr In a nice addition to Studio City's growing stock of quality eateries, Kings Road Cafe of Beverly Boulevard fame opened its second location on Ventura Boulevard earlier this month. Located just east of Whitsett Avenue, parking is complimentary with the valet, which is shared with the cafe's neighbor, Good Earth Restaurant. Kings offers a solid menu of breakfast and lunch items including huevos...
  • eyenosh_boatnoodles.jpg
    Eye Nosh: Boat Noodles at Sapp's in Thai Town
    Once upon a time, LAist ate our way through Thai Town, and that included a stop at Sapp's Coffee Shop, which is not exactly a coffee shop in the traditional American sense, but rather a place known for its spicy, authentic, Eye Nosh-worthy Boat Noodles. This is what LAist Featured Photos pool contributor stutefish found. The one-sentence review: "They were nothing short of spectacular." Submit your own Eye Nosh food porn photos and mini-review...
  • jgold_ludo_sm.jpg
    Food, Times: JGold Opines in LA, Bourdain Lauds Gold in NY
    Jonathan Gold & Chef Ludo Lefebvre: Mutual admiration society? (Elise Thomspon/LAist) With the end of the year comes the inevitable wrap-ups, reflections, and predictions, and in the world of food this is no exception. Here in Los Angeles our Patron Saint of Dining Out, Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Weekly columnist Jonathan Gold, offers his take on the eating year that was in the LA Times' Opinion section today, noting how many high-profile restaurants our city...
  • Recession Obsession Eye Nosh: Churro Bites
    The Border Grill's Truck Churro Bites, or Churro Tots, are to be consumed to be believed. These warm, cinnamon sugar-covered, delicate spheres of dulce de leche-infused churro, are a holiday treat that can be enjoyed year round. The homemade whipped cream just ups the likelihood of having a mouthgasm. All for $3.50. The Border Grill Truck is a favorite of LAist, and, of course, they're on Twitter.