Hollywood Thai spot Jitlada is one of LA’s most essential restaurants.

Mh Zh is a Mediterranean spot in Sunset Junction and home to some of the prettiest (and most delicious) food you’ll find on the Eastside.

We’re saying it right now. Langer’s has the best pastrami sandwich in the world.

Son Of A Gun is a seafood restaurant in Beverly Grove that’s one of the most consistent places to eat in Los Angeles.

Bibi Ji isn’t just one of the best Indian restaurants in Santa Barbara, it’s one of the best Indian restaurants in Southern California.

Animal, on Fairfax, is a restaurant that gets almost everything right.

Cento, a lunch-only spot inside Mignon Wine Bar in DTLA, serves some of the best pasta in the city.

The Father’s Office burger (in Santa Monica and Culver City) is amazing. If you don’t know that, you don’t get it.

In a city increasingly dominated by mega-restaurants from other cities, All Time is a Los Feliz cafe that feels like an LA original.

Malibu Seafood is a tiny shack on PCH that’s home to some of the best seafood on the coast.

Bay Cities is a Santa Monica classic that’s been open since 1925. Most importantly, it’s home to The Godmother, Los Angeles’ greatest sandwich.

For outstanding pasta on the Westside, look no further than Felix on Abbot Kinney in Venice.

Spoon By H is a tiny dessert cafe in Beverly Grove that also happens to serve some of our favorite Korean food in LA.

Triple Beam is an excellent pizza-by-the-slice joint in Highland Park.

Lodge Bread Co. is the best bakery in Culver City. And one of the best casual places to eat in all of Los Angeles.

Night + Market Song is the second location of LA’s best Thai restaurant, and it’s every bit as good as the original.