If you're new to Korean food but fancy learning a little more about it, this upscale Koreatown spot is a good choice. The food is tasty, authentic and...

The city of Monterey Park fills to capacity every weekend with Chinese families doing their shopping and eating dim sum. If you're after the latter, Empress...

There's a full Asian-influenced menu, but the food comes a poor third to the history and the strong, well-crafted drinks. In business for seven decades, the...

Try gulab jamun, a rose-flavoured round doughnut fried in clarified butter and soaked in sugar syrup. And if you ever order dim sum, look out for a dish...

At this Pasadena restaurant, Japanese ideas are modernised with references to other cuisines. Try the fried tofu with chawan mushi savoury custard or...

You'll find delicately perfumed Persian ice-cream in flavours such as rosewater saffron at Mashti Malone's; don't miss the bitter lemon and cherry syrups on...

Celebrity chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa's empire began at this Beverly Hills operation, which continues to thrive. Matsuhisa's masterful merging of Japanese and...

Of the several Third Street Promenade restaurants favoured by locals, this theatrical Asian eaterie is the most interesting. Dining under garish iron...

LA's original robatayaki restaurant is still one of the best, in terms of both selection and execution. Diners line up for a wide variety of meats and...

You can have standard Japanese sushi at Nobu - but why would you? The speciality here is Peruvian-style sushi, made with consummate artistry using citrus...

The culinary capital of Chinese food in LA is now Monterey Park, but the restaurants in Chinatown still have a devoted following. Ocean Seafood is the best...

They don't take reservations at this comfortable restaurant, decorated like a stylish living room. The house speciality is small plates meant for sharing,...

Unlike most Japanese restaurants in LA, this tranquil eaterie specialises in what it calls 'mountain cuisine'. Bowls of hearty udon soup are available, as...