A Tastbudz list · Los Angeles

Worth the drive: Los Angeles

43 dishes · live ratings and photos from Tastbudz diners

Top 10

Beef dip
Philippe The Original
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One of the foundational LA dishes
Brisket
Moo's Craft Barbecue
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Centerpiece of one of LA's highest-rated BBQ restaurants
Daikokuya Ramen bowl
Daikokuya Little Tokyo
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One of the foundational bowls of LA's modern ramen scene
Dish kebab
Saffy's
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Infatuation: the best things on the menu
Ensenada-style fish taco
Taco Nazo
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Eater's May 2026 review: LA's best fish taco
Mok sal
KTEAM BBQ
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Eater: LA's best new Korean BBQ spot
Mo's special rice porridge
Phnom Penh Noodle Shack
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Infatuation: one of LA's great dishes
Soy-marinated raw crab
Soban
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Eater: pinnacle of Korean cuisine
Tacos
Kogi BBQ Truck
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The dish that started the LA food-truck movement

Top 25

Beans & green chile burrito
Al & Bea's Mexican Food
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The reason to visit this 50-year-old institution
Caramelo taco
Sonoratown
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Eater Essential 38
Carbonara
Marugame Monzo
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Handmade udon, most distinctive bowl
Chicken breast shish kabob
Mini Kabob
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Infatuation: one of the best kabobs they've eaten
Chicken,marinara
Dan Tana's
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The restaurant's signature dish
Cornmeal mochi pancake
Yang's Kitchen
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One of the SGV restaurant's defining dishes
Crab & kurobuta pork xiao long bao
Din Tai Fung
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Still the defining DTF order
French onion souplette
Pasjoli
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Eater's current Essential 38: a must-try
Mala lamb sausage Pizza
Pizzeria Sei
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One of Infatuation's highest-rated LA restaurants
Pint o' gumbo
Les Sisters' Southern Kitchen
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Eater's current Essential 38 house specialty
Roscoe’s original chicken tenders
Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles
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Multiple locations - LA institution
Saffron spaghetti
Gjelina
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Tomato, chile, breadcrumbs and bottarga - signature
Shrimp tempura
Morihiro
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Infatuation singles out the exceptionally plump version
Taco de pulpo en su tinta
Holbox
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Current Eater 38 selection
Toothpick lamb with cumin
Chengdu Taste
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Signature dish at defining SGV Sichuan restaurant

Top 50

#1 beef taquitos
Cielito Lindo
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Olvera Street institution
Barbacoa
Broken Spanish Comedor
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Revived signature of Ray Garcia's Broken Spanish
Butterscotch budino
Pizzeria Mozza
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Signature dessert
Ceviche marinero
Coni’Seafood
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Recent dish singled out by Infatuation editors
Chicken inasal
Lasita Rotisserie & Natural Wine
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One of the Filipino rotisserie restaurant's foundational dishes
Country fried steak
Pann's Restaurant
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Eater: covers the tables at breakfast
Godmother (Large)
Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery
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LA sandwich institution
Hickoryburger
The Apple Pan
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LA burger institution
Nam khao tod (crispy rice salad)
Night + Market Song
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Signature Thai dish
Pollito al pastor
Damian
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Signature dish
Salami chopped salad
La Scala
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Signature salad
Slippery shrimp
Yang Chow Restaurant
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Signature dish
Tacos al pastor
Leo's Tacos Truck
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Multiple LA locations, celebrated al pastor
Whole chicken
Zankou Chicken
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Multiple locations - LA institution

Top 100

Jones famous apple pie for two
Jones Hollywood
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Long-running late-night classic
Mole negro
Guelaguetza Restaurant
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Restaurant describes it as a must-have
Stir fried handmade noodle with cumin mutton
XiAn Biang Biang Noodle
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Local favorite

Top 250

Birria, frijoles, & queso
Burritos La Palma
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Zacatecan-style flour tortilla and beef birria
Overboard platter
Found Oyster
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Oysters, Old Bay prawns, scallop crudo, rotating seafood