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California Dining: New Eateries in LA, SD and SF

* The Aries Rooftop Restaurant and Lounge will open Nov. 11 on the top floor of the 11-story Hotel La Jolla on San Diego’s north side. The project is spearheaded by veteran restaurateur Alessandro Minutella and co-managing partner Giancarlo Guttilla, who together also run Zama and AKA in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Aries’ interiors were designed by Cassandra Builer of Huntress Decor and draw inspiration from the glamour of European seaside destinations such as Saint-Tropez and Cannes, project backers said in a news release. The space has operated under several names over hotel’s 50-plus year history; it was most recently Sea & Sky, a seafood restaurant that opened in 2024. The hotel is a member of Hilton’s Curio Collection.

San Diego, CA · 4d

lataco.com

Juicy Ribeye Khao Soi In a Wisteria-Covered West Hollywood Courtyard

Welcome to Friday’s Weekend Eats column, featuring some of the most exciting culinary throw-downs in L.A., made just for members of L.A. TACO. If you're not a member and want to see the full column, join here. WELA THAI COURTYARD ~ WEST HOLLYWOOD. Khao soi topped with a full...

West Hollywood, CA · 4d

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Long Beach Grocery Co-op Hosts Growing Together Fundraiser With LBCC

Long Beach Grocery Co-op is teaming up with Long Beach City College for Growing Together, a fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 14. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. at the Jenni Rivera Performing Arts Center at LBCC, with $44 tickets covering a documentary screening, food and drinks. According to...

Long Beach, CA · 5d

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Step Inside This Tiki-Themed California Steakhouse That’ll Transport You Straight Back To 1937

If you’ve been searching for a place that serves a magnificent steak while surrounding you with carved tiki masks and glowing aquariums, your search ends in Glendale, California. Damon’s Steak House is the kind of restaurant that makes you feel like you’ve been let in on a secret that...

Glendale, CA · 6d

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5 Best Restaurants in El Monte, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

El Monte, California — a city where the San Gabriel Mountains rise blue and gentle beyond the rooftops, where bougainvillea spills over stucco walls, and where the scent of tortillas, pho, and barbecue mingles in the evening air. Here, neighborhoods are stitched together by generations of families, newcomers from across the Pacific, and dreamers who built their futures on these sun-warmed streets. The city hums with the laughter of children in pocket parks, the wisdom of elders at corner bakeries, and the quiet pride of shopkeepers who greet you by name.

El Monte, CA · 9d

Los Angeles Times

Legendary downtown diner the Original Pantry reopens this month. Here's what's new

The century-old diner in downtown L.A. will reopen with both nostalgic and new menu items on Nov. 19 after being closed for a year and a half.

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SFGate

LA's hot new burger at Maree is delicious and fun — and costs $42

The au poivre hamburger may be the most talked-about one in town.

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Island Pacific Opens 22nd Store, Located In NE Los Angeles

Island Pacific Seafood Market is celebrating the opening of its 22nd supermarket at 4044 N. Eagle Rock Blvd. in the Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, bringing authentic Filipino groceries, fresh seafood, meats, produce and specialty foods to the northeast part of the city. Following an Oct. 30 soft opening,...

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Westside Current

Westside Restaurants and Markets Earn Honors From Their Neighbors

LOS ANGELES - Nextdoor, the neighborhood network platform, announced the winners of the Nextdoor Fave Awards in October, spotlighting local businesses and neighbor recommendations. The annual program allows locals to vote for their favorite spots across 20 different categories. According to Nextdoor , the Nextdoor Fave Awards help businesses reach a wider audience within the platform with up to 32 times more business page views compared to non-winners. Many of this year's winners are longtime local favorites and, despite years of recognition, are nonetheless touched by the award. "We feel absolutely honored and humbled to have won a Nextdoor Fave Award. We both know without the support of the loyal customers and the community, there is no path to move forward," said New York Bagel & Deli Co-Owners Lenny Rosenberg and Adaeze Nwanonyiri. The husband-and-wife duo recently took over the Mar Vista location of the deli , but have remained committed to preserving the recipes and quality of the 30-year-old business while introducing new pastries as well. Gratitude for the neighbors who voted was a common theme among the winners. "It's an honor to win a community-sourced award like this. Our community is everything to us; it's what sustains us,

Culver City, CA · 5d

spectrumnews1.com

5 SoCal restaurants make OpenTable's top 100

LOS ANGELES — OpenTable, an online restaurant-reservation service, named five Southern California restaurants Wednesday to its Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2026 list. The Los Angeles eateries are Dunsmoor in Glassell Park, Providence in Hollywood and the Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood. Orange County honorees are Naisho Omakase in Costa Mesa and Strong Water in Anaheim.

Los Angeles, CA · 6d

Asbarez News

Massis Kabob Celebrates 50 Years With Community Festival and Landmark Expansion At Hollywood Burbank Airport

GLENDALE — Massis Kabob, the beloved family-owned Southern California restaurant chain, celebrated a remarkable milestone: 50 years of serving generations of families and communities across Los Angeles. To mark the occasion, the restaurant hosted a special 50th Anniversary Community Festival on Sunday, November 1, at its flagship Glendale location at 301 S. Glendale Ave.

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Food & Wine

How LA’s Ultra-Stylish Bar Etoile Became the Perfect Place to Meet in the Middle

Co-owners Jill Bernheimer and Julian Kurland discuss how they built a centrally located, multi-purpose wine bar and restaurant inspired by Parisian neo-bistros.

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CBS LA

Coffee With CBS LA is heading to Long Beach to discuss destructive king tides

Over the past several weeks, Long Beach has been hit by king tides and residents have had to deal with severe flooding and recent sewage spills.

Long Beach, CA · 4d

thecanyonnews.com

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 · 7d

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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 · 10d

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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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