San Diego
This local institution can't be beat for breakfast burritos, multigrain pancakes, stir-fries, salads, smoothies and three-egg ohm-lettes (sorry, we couldn…
Must-see restaurants in Southern California
Los Angeles
Once Michael Jackson's chef, Akasha Richmond helms her eponymous eatery, a lofty, timber-meets-concrete space where seasonal, sustainable produce meets…
Orange County
This longtime favorite spot has a huge menu of salads, sandwiches, soups and rice dishes, but just about every table orders the oddly addictive nem nuong…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
Tucked away in the Pine Tree Circle complex, it make a gorgeous warm goat-cheese salad (the cheese is breaded with panko and baked), a popular yellowfin…
Los Angeles
The Carfachia family has been running this old-school Italian deli for over 40 years, and everyone from local matriarchs to laborers and hipsters hit the…
San Diego
This multi-award-winning hole-in-the-wall is actually two shops – Saffron Thai Grilled Chicken and Noodles & Saté, but you can get both at either shop and…
San Diego
South Coast Winery's gracious main restaurant has an arts-and-crafts-style barn feel and vineyard views from the balcony. Salads and sandwiches are…
Los Angeles
This new, central spot does Mexican standards and cooking with an island twist such as ancho-chile spiced shrimp served with avocado, greens, cucumber and…
Greater Palm Springs
For local color by the bucket and greasy burgers to boot, stop by this Salton Sea watering hole in a quasi ghost town. If you're lucky, you'll get to be…
Los Angeles
There's a lot to love at this sourdough-crusted pizza joint, from the slab marble bar and craft libations, to the fluffy, wood-fired pies themselves…
Orange County
The fancier sister restaurant of Brodard, this place looks like a traditional Vietnamese house, with a full bar and subdued lighting inside. Like the…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
A beloved laid-back Mexican joint packed with Playa Vista business types at lunch and locals at dinner. It does massive burritos filled with chunks of…
Los Angeles
A comforting, old-school combo of TV sports, vested waiters and mission-brown panels and chairs, Versailles draws everyone from college kids to grizzled…
Greater Palm Springs
This mood-lit local fave with indoor koi pond delivers creatively crafted classics from around Asia – tom ka gai to tempura shrimp and mandarin pork – but…
Greater Palm Springs
Every community with a sizable retired contingent needs a good Jewish deli. In Palm Springs, Sherman's is it. With a breezy sidewalk patio, it pulls in an…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
All-American comfort food has kept locals coming to this cafe-restaurant with French-country-style decor. Look for a classic grilled cheese and tomato…
Los Angeles
It's just not a hipster hood without a decent ramen joint, and this skinny, black-walled bolthole is it for Highland Park. The hero dish is the tonkotsu,…
Orange County
Chef Joseph Mahon has parlayed his work at a Michelin-starred restaurant into gourmet burgers that have been named the OC's best. The cheerily…
San Diego
Your kids will be your BFFs for bringing them to this over-the-top '50s-themed diner in Liberty Station. DJs spin rock-and-roll classics, waitresses wear…
Los Angeles
Less beastly than adorable, this friendly restaurant offers a string of snug nooks inside an old Craftsman cottage, as well as a larger, less atmospheric…
Joshua Tree National Park
This neighborhood-adored lair is in the business of thin-crust pizzas ranging from classics to creatives like the David Bowie: white pizza with mozzarella…
Los Angeles
Locals (rightly) drool like fools at the mere mention of Scoops, which has several branches across the city. It's famed for its artisan ice cream and out…
San Diego
An institution in Solana Beach, the Gonzales family turned their home into a restaurant in 1946, when people would line up to sample their proper Mexican…
Santa Barbara
A longtime favorite for its fresh-off-the-dock fish and seafood, rowdy atmosphere and salty harborside setting. Slightly less claustrophobic tables on the…
San Diego
At this respected local seafood chain, lunch is heavy on sandwiches (and famous fish tacos), while dinners are fancier with dishes like marinated…
Greater Palm Springs
There's a lot to love at Lulu: prime downtown Palm Springs location, chic atmosphere, busy bar and a menu of straight-down-the-middle classics like…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
This local mini-chain of organic supermarkets just opened this location in 2016, and it's the perfect fit for New Venice: stylish, health-conscious, good…
Los Angeles
This 'White House' has been peddling moreish thin-crust pizzas since 1955. Jonathan Gold, LA's erstwhile, Pultizer Prize–winning restaurant critic, swears…
San Diego
This cool diner-decorated eatery fuses mostly Korean cooking with Western and other Asian influences (witness the 'super awesome' beef-and-kimchi burrito)…
San Diego
Although the wicker-chair look is getting a bit dated, this popular neighborhood restaurant is like a fine bottle of wine that gets better with age…
Santa Barbara
Spanish tapas done the Spanish way – simply and with top-quality ingredients. The wine list is a curated best-of-Spain selection, too, so pair your pulpo …
San Diego
In a sunny yellow, wooden building that used to be the Encinitas train station (transported from its original site), Pannikin is an adorable sprawl of…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
Hal's has been an institution on Abbot Kinney since the late '80s, even weathering the upswing in Abbot Kinney real-estate prices, albeit in a new…
Santa Barbara
With all the exuberance of Mardi Gras, this N’awlins-style grill makes totally addictive baskets of housemade muffins and breads, and ginormous (if so-so)…
San Diego
Pull your own bottle from the wine vault, then char your own favorite cut of steak, chicken or fish on the open grills in the retro-Vegas dining room at…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
This Mexican joint with a Cuban name serves terrific margaritas in sumptuous booths on the heated patio, salsa on the sound system and two dishes that…
San Diego
There’s nothing urbane about this home-style Mexican joint, but it’s a local institution. Apart from the usual tacos and burritos, the carne asada fries …
San Diego
Watch the surf while enjoying ‘California coastal cuisine’, an ever-changing all-day menu of inventive dishes from the sea (crabcake sliders for lunch or…
Orange County
Come with your sweetie or a group to share plates like beef poutine with cheese curds and sous vide egg, Brussels sprouts with flash-fried prosciutto or…
Death Valley National Park
This charmer in the middle of nowhere has a limited menu but enough yummy choices to get you ready for a day in Death Valley. The coffee is strong, the…
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