#13 Done

#13: Try 10 of Gold’s 101 best LA restaurants.

Gold put this former taco truck , Guerrilla, on the map with his LA times review, so they reciprocated with a booth mural after his sudden passing. . He was the first food critic to win the Pulitzer and his 2018 best restaurants list will be the last. Although we tried another 10, we’ll keep it up until we try all 101.

  • Vespertine
  • Providence (Top notch Seafood and truffle)
  • Spago (Wolfgang’s original. Remodeled and as good as ever)
  • Lukshon (Culver City Asian Fusion)
  • Taco Maria
  • Spring (Downtown French)
  • Trois Mec (Tasting meal. Second time wasn’t as good as the first)
  • Cassia
  • Mozzaplex (All three restaurants are excellent)
  • Rossoblu (Favorite new DTLA Italian spot)
  • Rustic Canyon (Farm to table)
  • Shibumi
  • Q Sushi
  • n/naka
  • Lucques (Loved it, but it’s been about eight years)
  • Cut (There are better steak places. Great asparagus dish)
  • Bestia (Great small plate Italian)
  • Lasa
  • République (Another great small plate French place)
  • Animal (Animal centric, but the snapper collar was the best)
  • Kismet
  • Manuela (Farm to table in the Arts District)
  • Night + Market Song (Best Thai)
  • Shunji
  • Alimento
  • Here’s Looking At You (Serving whatever the Chef found that day)
  • P.Y.T.
  • Guerrilla Tacos
  • Chengdu Taste
  • Orsa & Winston (Italian/Japanese from the Mexican chef building a DTLA empire)
  • Michael’s
  • Otium (Swedish minimalism)
  • Vincenti
  • Broken Spanish (Gourmet country Mexican. I ate cock’s comb)
  • Soban
  • Pizzana
  • Sun Nong Dan
  • Mélisse
  • Holbox/Chichén Itzá
  • Baroo
  • Officine Brera (Elevated Italian)
  • The Bazaar (Jose Andrea’s LA spot)
  • Gjelina
  • Salt’s Cure
  • Alma (A young chef succeeding)
  • Salazar (Señora style Mexican. All outdoor)
  • Sqirl
  • The Tasting Kitchen
  • Odys + Penelope (One of my favorite sharing plate restaurants)
  • Petit Trois
  • Sea Harbour
  • Redbird (Another sharing plate staged in a convent)
  • Jitlada
  • Girasol
  • Sotto (Excellent Italian)
  • Le Comptoir
  • Park’s BBQ
  • Gwen (Australian chef, Curtis Stone’s meat restaurant)
  • Jar
  • Meals by Genet
  • Church & State (DTLA French bistro)
  • La Casita Mexicana
  • Maude (Curtis Stone’s ingredient a month restaurant)
  • Brobard Chateau
  • A.O.C. (Simply great)
  • Asanebo (Best sushi anywhere)
  • Kobee Factory
  • Craft (Consistent Century City lunch spot)
  • Connie and Ted’s (#2’s casual seafood spot)
  • Rosaliné
  • Erven
  • Angelini Osteria
  • Adana
  • Little Sister (Best Vietnamese spot in town)
  • Mian
  • Drago Centro
  • Aburiya Raku
  • Locol
  • 71Above (Best views in DTLA)
  • Grand Central Market (Great variety)
  • Coni’Seafood
  • Kogi BBQ (The Godfather of the food truck. Korean/Mexican)
  • Guelaguetza (Most authentic Mexican. Biggest mezcal collection in the US)
  • Manhattan Beach Post
  • Rice Bar
  • Bellwether (Had a great Nashville hot chicken sandwich)
  • Playground
  • Colonia Publica
  • Attari Sandwich Shop
  • Irenia
  • Tsujita
  • Gjusta
  • Garlic & Chives
  • Valentino
  • Mariscos Jalisco
  • Union (Pasadena’s gem)
  • Sapp Coffee Shoo
  • Mayura
  • Howlin’ Ray’s (Two hour minimum wait for some decent Nashville hot chicken)
  • Marouch
  • Langer’s (The king of the Pastrami sandwich)

 

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