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Landmark Restaurant Struggles To Stay Open

LOS FELIZ—On October 28, locals came out to support a local lively little tavern, Ye Rustic Inn, located at 1831 Hillhurst Avenue. The bar’s owner, Susan Wood, issued a plea for help on her Instagram page, drawing a crowd of supporters holding vigil as their favorite dive bar faces possible closure.

Los Angeles, CA · 9d

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8 Hole-In-The-Wall Chinese Restaurants In California Where Lunch Specials Are Still Under $13

Want to find the best hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurants in California without emptying your wallet?. These 8 Chinese restaurants serve up incredible lunch specials and big, satisfying flavors!. 1. Golden Wall Chinese Cuisine (La Mirada) Tucked into a strip mall on Imperial Highway, Golden Wall Chinese Cuisine is the kind of...

California · 11d

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Tiny Naylor's: The Hollywood Drive-In That Couldn't Be Saved

How many readers remember Tiny Naylor’s Drive-In? Motorists coming up to the northwest corner of Sunset and La Brea used to have one of Hollywood's most unique sights. There was a vast winged roof under which cars would gather around a restaurant that was brilliantly lit. Carhops in uniform would come out and serve you your meal. You could eat in your car, movie stars would come in and have their meal in their car, the teens would drive past hoping to see a celebrity and the hungry night owls would know they could have a meal at any time of the night. That was Tiny Naylor's Restaurant and Drive-In at 7101 Sunset Boulevard. It was one of the landmarks of Hollywood, as much a part of the Hollywood scene as the studios, the theatres and the nightclubs.

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California's Best Steakhouse Is Right In The Heart Of Hollywood

Gwen steakhouse on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, owned by Australian brothers Curtis and Luke Stone, is renowned for its dry-aged meat, Art Deco decor, and fire pit cooking. If you're looking to celebrate an anniversary, treat yourself on your birthday, or wine and dine a potential client, a good...

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LAist

Your guide to eating your way through the inaugural LA Chocolate Festival

It’s the first time the long-established Northwest Chocolate Festival is expanding to Los Angeles.

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PHOTOS: Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic marks 17th year with largest menu yet

(Photo by Bellanee Plaza) ORLANDO | The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic will return Nov. 20–21 for its 17th year. There will be 55 dishes and 220 beverages, the highest number of offerings to date. For the first time ever, Celebrity Chefs Michael Mina...

Orange County, CA · 7d

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Chef Jeremy Fox Brings Birdie G’s To Fairmont Century Plaza As L.A. Landmark Celebrates 60th Anniversary

The Los Angeles mid-century classic welcomes an all-day American brasserie, special cocktails, and luxury wellness rituals for its 60th birthday. When Jeremy Fox first launched Birdie G’s in 2019, the dining concept was rooted in a blend of Midwestern supper club nostalgia, Southern hospitality, and California’s hyper-seasonal ethos. Now, the James Beard–nominated chef is evolving his restaurant into a bustling, all-day American brasserie at L.A.’s Fairmont Century Plaza. Designed in partnership with EDG Design, the space aims to shift from early-morning espressos to power lunches and hearty dinners as it launches a new culinary option for Century City.

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SFGate

LA's hot new bakery Matilda's has its own wild tasting menu

People are lining up to try it.

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Long Beach’s gem of a sandwich shop, Dilly’s, hosts special birthday menu

Dilly’s Sandwiches—Lakewood Village’s gem of a sandwich shop—is celebrating two years of serving the Long Beach community. Brein and Rory Ann Clements’s little shop on Viking Way has become one of Long Beach’s most compelling arguments for the neighborhood hangout: Bring the kids. Order something pickled. Eat a sandwich. Discover a brewery you might otherwise never encounter without buying a plane ticket.

Long Beach, CA · 8d

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LITTLE TOKYO 2026 | Kouraku Matsuri | America’s Oldest Ramen Shop “KOURAKU” Celebrates 50 Years with Little Tokyo Street Carnival on Sunday, November 8, 11AM-4PM

LOS ANGELES, CA — Kouraku, recognized as America’s oldest operating ramen shop, is celebrating 50 years in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo with a free community street carnival on Sunday, November 8, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at 314 E. 2nd Street. The event will feature...

Santa Monica Daily Press

Ocean Park native's Main Street bar adds late-night hours

Bar Fortuna, the Italian cocktail and wine bar that Ocean Park native Brian Bornemann opened on Main Street two weeks ago, begins staying open until midnight Wednesday, a block from the water in the neighborhood where he grew up. Starting Wednesday, the bar at 2917 Main St. will serve wine,...

Santa Monica, CA · 8d

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Series A Plots Second Cafe at Westfield Century City for Early 2027

A plywood-covered storefront at Westfield Century City is the first sign that Series A, the Beverly Hills coffee and matcha shop known for its sweet potato coffee and cream-top drinks, is opening a second location inside the mall. The new cafe is set to take over a former Pret A Manger space on Level 1, with co-founder Derek Rhie targeting an opening in the first quarter of 2027.

Beverly Hills, CA · 6d

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Why Locals Are HOOKED on This Small Cafe Serving Big Breakfast Favorites in Anaheim, CA

Open Mon–Fri, 6 AM–2 PM | Sat, 7 AM–2 PM | Sun, 7 AM–1 PM. Anaheim has plenty of breakfast options, but The Brunch Cafe has earned affection through the everyday pleasures that keep a neighborhood spot in rotation. On East Miraloma Avenue, this small cafe...

Anaheim, CA · 9d

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2 Southern California Pizza Restaurants Serving Unique Pies and Creative Menus

California’s pizza scene offers much more than traditional pepperoni and cheese. Across Southern California, restaurants are … 2 Southern California Pizza Restaurants Serving Unique Pies and Creative Menus Read more

Southern California, CA · 9d

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Botanica: A cozy Silver Lake dining escape

Silver Lake—It was a Saturday night; I was by my lonesome, and I felt a desire for the tasty quirk of Botanica – which is part market, part bar, part intimate indoor restaurant, part sidewalk cafe…and part hidden garden. As a destination for one, the bar felt affable. I like sitting at counters. I feel as if my code of behavior can shift, and I can eat with my elbows on the bar, not concerned that anyone is watching me chew.

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Last Remaining Louise’s Trattoria in Larchmont Set to Close

Louise’s Trattoria, the last remaining restaurant from a Southern California Italian chain founded nearly 50 years ago, will close its Larchmont Village location Nov. 25. “After nearly 50 wonderful years, it is with bittersweet emotions that we announce Louise’s Trattoria will be closing its doors at the end of November,” owners Rob and Karen Serritella said in a farewell notice posted to the restaurant’s Instagram account.

Eater

With LA’s Bar Scene in Crisis, Everson Royce Bar Announces Last Call

In late October, Downtown’s Everson Royce Bar announced it would close permanently at the end of 2026. Hundreds of comments on its Instagram page lamented the loss of another fundamental Los Angeles bar. In the 11 years it was open, Everson Royce Bar appealed to casual and knowledgeable drinkers alike, serving as a watering hole for the hospitality industry. Cocktail culture writer Esther Tseng recalls the bar’s impact on the region. “It’s a bar that always had seriously good (but not serious) cocktails,” says Tseng. “It was probably one of the first places I knew Downtown that could accommodate small parties in an intimate bar setting, or larger, casual parties on the patio out back. It had great food, too.”

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Brentwood’s Perse takes Persian food beyond the kabob house

The restaurant serves dishes from across Iran’s regions, from the Caspian coast to the Persian Gulf.