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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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LAist

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.

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Five California Chinese Restaurants Open For Over Half A Century

Some California restaurants come and go faster than a fortune cookie gets cracked open. These five have stayed open through decades of change, serving chow mein, dim sum, and honey walnut shrimp to grandparents, parents, and now their grandkids. One opened in Sacramento in 1939, one has served Los Angeles...

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Glassell Park restaurant gets national recognition, a Bartender of the Year in Los Feliz and more food and drink news

Here's this week's round-up of Eastside food and drink news. Glassell Park—Dunsmoor has landed on OpenTable’s Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2026, one of five Southern California honorees announced Wednesday. The restaurant at 3501 Eagle Rock Blvd. specializes in Southern-inspired dishes prepared with live-fire cooking. OpenTable based its selections on more than 11 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics, including ratings and reservation demand. The Eastsider.

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This Unassuming California Mexican Restaurant Earned Michelin Recognition For Its Handmade Tortillas And Grilled Meats

A corrugated metal restaurant with no traditional walls has earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand three years running. The kitchen makes its tortillas by hand. Then it pairs them with a meaty Guadalajara soup loaded with beef, bacon, and pinto beans. I can see why the Michelin folks kept coming back.

Los Angeles, CA · 9d

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Du-par’s In Los Angeles Keeps Serving Buttermilk Pancakes And Pies Around The Clock

Some breakfasts are planned around a craving, and some are planned around a television detective. In Los Angeles, one old-school diner pulls in both crowds, and the line on a Sunday morning proves it. The draw is simple: buttermilk pancakes so big that a short stack can feel like a...

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This Family-Owned California Restaurant Roasts 200 Pounds Of Turkey Daily And Serves Old-Fashioned Comfort Food

Every single day, one kitchen roasts 200 pounds of fresh turkey. Not just in November. Every day of the year. On Thanksgiving, the restaurant prepares an especially large amount of turkey to meet holiday demand. The mashed potatoes and gravy get made from scratch daily too. So do the sauces...

Burbank, CA · 8d

SFGate

New OC Mega Mart gives Calif.'s crowded Asian grocery store scene a big new jolt

It opened to long lines and social media fanfare.

La Habra, CA · 8d

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Woodland Hills, California, Locals Have Been Getting Their Ribs At This Old-School Western-Themed BBQ Spot For Years

Some restaurants chase trends every season. Others plant their boots in one spot and let the neighborhood come to them, year after year. In Woodland Hills, California, there is a barbecue joint that has done exactly that, serving ribs in a Western-themed setting that looks more like a ranch house than a restaurant. Families keep returning, and some folks have been ordering the same rib plate for longer than they can remember.

Los Angeles, CA · 9d

CBS LA

3 Los Angeles restaurants make OpenTable's top 100 nationwide list

Each year, OpenTable gathers information from its online restaurant-reservation platform to identify diners' top picks, based on over 11 million reviews.

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Cole’s to Reopen in Downtown

More than a year after the historic restaurant closed, Cole’s is set to reopen this late November at 118 E. 6th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, with new owners Jeremy Fall and Sean Maloney leading its return. The reopening will bring back the century-old restaurant widely credited with inventing...

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KTLA

Health violations closed dozens of L.A. County restaurants in October

October was a busy month for Los Angeles County health inspectors, who cited and closed nearly six dozen restaurants and markets because of health code violations. The list includes upscale eateries, major national chains and “mom and pop” shops. The most common reason for closure was vermin infestation, meaning the presence of insects, rodents, birds […]

Los Angeles County, CA · 8d

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Californians Have Been Coming Back For Prime Rib At This Tudor-Style Los Angeles Steakhouse For Over 100 Years

Some Los Angeles restaurants last a few seasons. One spot near Griffith Park has lasted more than a century, and it still draws crowds who come back for one thing above all: prime rib. The building looks like it was lifted from a Scottish storybook, with high gables and old...

Los Angeles, CA · 9d

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This Long Beach Buffet Fills California Seafood Lovers’ Plates With Crab Legs, Lobster, And Sushi Bar Rolls

Some people plan road trips around beaches. Others plan them around crab legs, and there is a spot in Long Beach that rewards the second group in a big way. Right off the 405, a longtime buffet has been feeding families, birthday crowds, and stuck-in-traffic commuters for decades. It lines up sushi rolls, crab, lobster, hibachi, and a chocolate fountain in one big room.

Long Beach, CA · 9d

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Seven California Bakeries Where Families Still Line Up For Pan Dulce Every Weekend

Saturday and Sunday mornings in California have a ritual that never made it onto a postcard. Families grab a tray and tongs, walk past rows of conchas and cuernos, and fill a paper bag with sweet bread for the week ahead. The seven panaderias on this list stretch from San...

California · 8d

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LA’s Culinary Leaders On What Makes Restaurants Last

What makes a restaurant successful goes beyond what is served on the plate. Location, design, hospitality, and a connection to the neighborhood all play a role, according to industry leaders who spoke on the panel at the Directors Guild last month for “LA, Served: The Restaurants Shaping the City.”

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Disneyland unveils 2026 Festival of Holidays food lineup; see what’s on the menus

Disneyland foodies will want to come hungry for Disney’s annual Festival of Holidays food fest, featuring new dishes such as the Reimagined Beef Wellington, Chicken Pot Pie Wings, and Twix Bits Iced Chocolate. The 2026 Festival of Holidays returns Nov. 13 and runs through Jan. 6, featuring six festival marketplace booths offering small plates of […]

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Food & Wine

LA’s Beethoven Market Is Defying the Odds and Building Community, One Meal at a Time

When Jeremy Adler faced an operator’s worst nightmare, he threw everything he had at it — and learned the true meaning of what it means to run a neighborhood restaurant.