Patricia Kelly Yeo

In a city full of doughnut shops on what seems like every corner, Angelenos have this breakfast staple down to a science. A newer wave of artisan doughnuts has done little to sway people away from the ultra-sweet mom-and-pop doughnuts from Southern California's famous pink box shops—the vast majority of which are owned by Cambodian immigrant families chasing the American Dream. Whether you're looking for a classic cruller paired with the perfect cup of coffee, or the fanciest, schmanciest gourmet ring around, we've found the very best doughnut shops in the city for a quick afternoon pick-me-up or late night snack. July 2025: This guide removes Mochi Dochi (which has closed) and Kettle Glazed Doughnuts and adds three new options: Helms Bakery, Flour Fresh Cream Donut and Old Ferry Donut. I’ve also included where in L.A. you can find Dubai chocolate doughnuts, among other insider tips, and fact-checked all existing entries. Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All food and drink venues now also have been assigned star ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve also standardized how most listings are structured. For more on our new policies, feel free to check out How we review at Time Out.

Home to one of the most accessible beaches in Los Angeles, Venice is a longtime artist and bohemian enclave whose colorful characters have managed to stick around despite more recent waves of gentrification and an influx of white-collar tech workers. Having grown up on the Westside, I’ve seen the neighborhood change from a sleepy, somewhat trendy artist’s enclave with more than a few sketchy corners into a gleaming collection of expensive homes and tech company offices.  These days, there are fewer affordable, locally owned restaurants than ever before—and more specialty coffee shops than you can shake a stick at—but Venice is still worth a visit for the always vibrant boardwalk; charming historic canals; and collection of shops, cafés and eateries that line Abbot Kinney, which can get quite crowded on the weekends. No matter the reason you’re in the area, this increasingly pricey beach neighborhood still offers plenty of delicious eats. But be warned: Aside from being home to one of L.A.’s only Panamanian restaurants, I wouldn’t say it’s the most interesting dining neighborhood in Los Angeles. The neighborhood’s full of breezy, all-day Californian restaurants serving grain bowls and avocado toast, plus more Italian and pizza joints than you could possibly need or want. Nevertheless, this guide includes the standout options in those genres, plus a handful of Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian strip mall standouts. March 2025: Since my last update, Willie Mae’s has unfortunately

For lovers of vinegar, pork and fresh seafood, there’s nothing like the bright, flavorful dishes of the Philippines. The Southeast Asian island country’s culinary traditions offer everything from the crackle of the country’s world-famous lechon to the nuanced, complex flavors of kare-kare and chicken adobo. With a unique blend of Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and indigenous culinary influences, modern Filipino cuisine is an ever-changing phenomenon—and though L.A. isn’t the very best place in the country for Filipino cuisine, the sizable Filipino population in Southern California and a handful of modern chef-driven concepts ensure there’s enough lechon, halo-halo, pancit and sweet spaghetto to go around. (Note that we’re not including Jollibee here, given the fast food chain’s ubiquity throughout Southern California.) Why should you trust me? I’m an L.A. native whose parents immigrated from the Philippines, which means I’ve been eating lechon, ensaymada (cheese-covered sweet brioche rolls), sinigang (tamarind soup) and other staples of the archipelago since before I could read. Growing up, I spent a large bulk of my childhood driving to West Covina, where my family would visit Goldilocks and Red Ribbon. Most summers, I’d visit my extended family in Philippines, where I’d feast on balut (fertilized chicken or duck eggs) and usually come down with a terrible case of food poisoning. My favorite foods growing up were fried chicken and (sweet) spaghetti with hot dogs—in other words,

After three years of being hosted in the spring, the summer edition of Dine LA is back with a vengeance. (The restaurant week itself is in its 17th year.) Running from July 25 to August 8, over 300 eateries will provide special prix fixe lunch and dinner menus running from $15 to $65-plus, with plenty of meal deals involved. This summer, you’ll find scattered among the biannual restaurant week’s dizzying full list of menus more than a handful of L.A.’s best restaurants, as well as our plenty of fresh new faces, offering their signature dishes at a more budget-friendly price point. Not interested in hunting through the list? We’ve scoured the lineup and found our favorite Dine LA lunch, brunch and dinner deals, from upscale date night spots to cozy family-style feasts. Though we’ve found that the discounts have shrunk in recent years, we found the best Dine LA menus that provide the most bang for your buck in terms of quality, price and portion size. Read on, fire up your Resy and OpenTable accounts, and enjoy! July 2025: Amid ongoing immigration raids, a slowdown in the entertainment industry and continuing economic recovery efforts from the January wildfires, it’s no surprise that it was particularly hard for me to find great deals this Dine LA season. Two of L.A.’s best restaurants, Soban and Damian, are offering meal deals; but longtime Dine LA favorites like Cabra and A.O.C. Brentwood are sadly shutting their doors this summer. This update includes new pricing and menu in

When it comes to Los Angeles rooftops, restaurants and bars are as alike as apples and oranges: Sure, they both get the job done, but in entirely different ways. Unlike many of best L.A. rooftop bars in the city, these mostly open-air rooftop eateries offer food that runs the gamut from excellent to decent (rather than barely tolerable), gorgeous views and, in most cases, basically require a reservation to nab a table. More than a handful are in the skyscrapers of Downtown, and some are better suited for a breezy brunch than a romantic dinner. In rarefied air, things get pricey fast, so budget accordingly before enjoying a meal at one of L.A.’s best-in-class rooftop restaurants.  April 2025: Since my last major update, a few more L.A. rooftop restaurants and bars have opened, but not all of them are worth going out of your way for. New to this year’s guide are San Laurel at the Conrad and Butterfly at the Shay Hotel, which I visited earlier this year. I also substantively updated the listings for LA Cha Cha Chá, which recently revamped its menu, and added Ballast Point Brewing in Long Beach. The Rooftop has dropped the “by JG” part of its name, as celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is no longer affiliated with the Waldorf-Astoria Beverly Hills. Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All food and drink venues included in guides now have star ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve als

Since its initial revitalization in the late aughts, the Downtown L.A. dining scene has honestly seen better days. In the two years, great all-day options in the Historic Core and South Park like Little Sister and Woodspoon have shuttered. Last summer, the area also lost the Varnish, one of the city’s premier craft cocktail speakeasies. The bulk of the action has largely moved to the Arts District—now home to some of the best restaurants in the entire city.  Still, you’ll find a few decent options for lunch and dinner if you’re willing to walk around a bit—and thanks to slightly better public transit than the rest of the city, it’s just a hop, skip and jump to all the great ramen, sushi and other Japanese fare in Little Tokyo and classic Chinese spots and sandwiches in Chinatown. Whether you’re looking to splurge or save for a rainy day, here’s where you should be eating the next time you head Downtown.RECOMMENDED: Where to eat in the Arts District May 2025: Since last year, Yangban has unfortunately closed (though owners Katianna and John Hong are looking for a new location). This year’s update includes Camélia and Baroo, two new additions to the dynamic Arts District dining scene. I’ve also opted to trim down the list, and thus have removed Badmaash, Sonoratown, Smorgasburg and Cole’s from the Downtown dining guide.  Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All food and drink venues included in guides now have star ratings, with five stars corresp

Not every happy hour special is created equal, and what makes a spot someone’s go-to for a much-needed early-evening drink can vary. But we think there’s a little something for everyone among these happy hour spots below. Los Angeles is never short on great bars to try, ranging from your neighborhood dive bars to sports bars and delicious restaurants that compliment that 4pm cocktail with some delectable food. Of course, having to navigate the city’s web of freeways for the perfect special puts a dent in that discount, so we’ve gone ahead and compiled a comprehensive list of the best happy hour deals all over L.A. Set a reminder in your calendar this coming workweek and round up your friends because here is where you can grab a drink and meal for just a fraction of the price.

For better or for worse, Angelenos are a bunch who love to brunch—try saying that five times fast. To help you in your quest for weekend morning grub, I’ve tried dozens of different variations on eggs Benedict, omelettes, pancakes and fried chicken and waffles in my quest to find the best brunch in Los Angeles.  While my personal taste leans more towards old-school classics and top-notch dim sum, I make every effort to suss out which boozy, more upscale affairs are worthy of your next special occasion gathering. Quality of the food matters above all; if I can tell a restaurant is phoning it in with gloppy hollandaise sauce, overcooked eggs and sugar bombs pretending to be pancakes, it doesn’t matter how great the ambience is. (That being said, if you’re looking to party, I’ve got you covered with guides for drag brunch and bottomless brunch.)Go to any of these restaurants on this list, and you’ll find delicious, well-made food with a distinct point of view and the kind of atmosphere conducive either to celebrating birthdays and other special occasions or catching up with friends or family. In practice, this means we’ll exclude a few great weekday options like Liu’s Cafe from this list, simply because the trendy Koreatown destination curtails its menu on the weekends to better serve the heavy crowds and the cramped space isn’t conducive to groups larger than one or two people. Of the more casual or walk-in-only restaurants I’ve included, I think the meal is worth the wait and

Before the Yelp ratings and “best of” accolades start to roll in, how do you know what’s actually good or not among L.A.’s just-opened eateries? Every month, I put myself through the wringer attempting to visit every new, notable restaurant around Los Angeles. Usually, I enjoy revisiting the city’s best eateries and sipping cocktails at tried-and-true bars, but scouting for the best new restaurants and bars in L.A. is, to put it nicely, kind of a grab bag. Whenever I’m out scouting for the latest openings, I’m just as likely to blow hundreds of dollars on an overhyped dud as I am to stumble upon the city’s next truly great restaurant. With Time Out’s guide to L.A.’s best new restaurants, you don’t need to sift through pay-to-play influencer videos and user-generated reviews to decide where to head next—I’ve done the work for you, from looking for parking and waiting in line to trying those ultra-pricey tasting menus, since there’s nothing worse when dining out than wasting your precious free time and, of course, money. I also strive to include valet prices and parking information for every restaurant—further taking the headache out of trying the next great new spot. Questions I ask myself before including a spot on this guide: Does this new restaurant offer something more interesting, delicious or unique than any of L.A.’s existing restaurants? Is it worth the hype (and money)? Is it worth going out of the way for? If the answer to any of these is “No,” I don’t include it. Ge

After years of struggling through the pandemic, L.A.’s bar scene has learned to roll with the punches, and there’s always no better time than now (or this weekend) for a good, well-made drink, preferably with a side of good, old-fashioned camaraderie with slightly buzzed strangers. After all, bars, like restaurants and public parks, give rise to the sought-after sense of belonging and community that characterizes what sociologist Ray Oldenburg called “third spaces.” Right now, L.A.’s drinking scene is back and better than ever, and we’re glad to be back at a busy bar, credit card in hand, hoping to flag down a bartender. L.A. might have cozy dives near the beach, happy hours with views of the Hollywood Hills, and plenty of buzzier new watering holes, but if you’re really asking us, here are the best bars in Los Angeles—for any occasion. July 2025: I’ve updated listings for Accomplice and the Let’s Go to reflect changes in the two venue’s menu and happy hour offerings, respectively. For more on our editorial policies and ethics, feel free to check out How we review at Time Out.

Los Angeles is still home to one of the most innovative, exciting and most importantly, culturally diverse food scenes in the country, despite the ever-rising cost of doing business (and more recent ICE-related raids, related protests and overall chilling effects on the local economy). Brick-and-mortar restaurants, Instagram pop-ups, street vendors and food trucks: No matter the form, you can find amazing food in a city whose reputation is built as much on off-the-beaten-path tacos and pop-ups as it is on fine dining-trained chefs making quick work of farmers’ market produce and mainline access to top-notch Pacific seafood.Decades of immigration from Asia and Latin America have translated into genre-bending formats, eclectic hybrid cuisines and some of the country’s best omakase restaurants, fine dining institutions and strip mall hidden gems. At a time when L.A.’s undocumented communities are being targeted by federal agents for detention and deportation, I think it’s more important than ever to acknowledge the indispensable role immigrants play in our country’s food system, from picking crops to washing dishes, bussing tables and working the line at your favorite restaurant. And if you’ve ever dined out in Los Angeles, something on your plate or the plate itself has likely been touched by an immigrant.  Every month, I visit dozens of bustling restaurants across the city looking for amazing eats, great ambience and top-notch customer service. Last month, however, felt a lit

Though we consistently cover new restaurants with killer cocktail offerings, new bars in L.A. are few and far between—but deserve just as much attention. To keep you up to date on the city’s bar scene, we’ve got a quarterly guide to the city’s best new bars, where you can find the city’s freshest places to drink that are actually worth checking out.  Plenty of newer drinking-oriented establishments straddle the line between bar and restaurant, but on this list we prioritize venues where it’s not strange at all to order a single nightcap or aperitivo—without your server trying to upsell you on bar bites when you aren’t hungry. We also strive to include establishments that stay open past 10pm on weekends, though we of course make exceptions for standout spots.  While these fledgling watering holes and lounges might lack the storied reputations of the city’s best bars and cocktail dens, they make up for it with stylish interiors and unique booze offerings. Some even have delicious bar bites perfect for whenever you’re feeling peckish, but this list focuses on destination-worthy venues with excellent drinks or first-rate atmosphere for going out (ideally, a combination of both).  So just how new are these drinking dens? We limit our list to bars, lounges and breweries that have opened in the past nine months. We check out each bar personally to make sure it’s worth your time and hassle—since there’s only so much booze money to spare. July 2025: This quarterly update includes four

Originally from Costa Mesa, this artisan chain dedicated to making “the world’s freshest doughnut” has become the most consistent player in L.A.’s flourishing gourmet doughnut scene. Five outposts in Santa Monica, Fairfax, Manhattan Beach, Torrance and Culver City make it easy for much of the city to access these small-batch, freshly made treats in unique flavors like huckleberry, blueberry pancake and Meyer lemon. Sidecar commits to frying doughnuts throughout the day, which means you’re basically guaranteed a great product, no matter what time it is. Cake doughnut lovers will enjoy the Saigon cinnamon crumb and sprinkle-covered celebration cake, but if you’re more of a yeast-raised person, order the butter and salt, which combines luxurious brown butter with fleur de sel.

Baked, gluten-free and vegan-friendly, this health-conscious doughnut shop with Studio City and West Third Street locations has built a cult following for its lighter, celiac-friendly treats. Through the magic of almond and rice flour, the chewy, slightly cakey texture is just as tasty as a traditional cake doughnut. Beyond classic glazed vanilla and chocolate, Fonuts also offers fun, gourmet-leaning flavors like black and white (like the cookie), pancakes and maple syrup, and blueberry Earl Gray. There are also mini “fonuts” if you’d like to try more than one or two flavors, plus gluten-free bread, cakes, bagels and cookies.

Like any good old-school doughnut shop, Eagle Rock’s Colorado Donuts sells lottery tickets, but you’ll already feel like a winner after a bite of one of their colorful, candy-topped creations. Seasonally decorated doughnuts for the holidays make any celebration feel sweet, but you can also find doughnut-croissant hybrids (in the style of Dominique Ansel’s world-famous cronut) and more classic flavors at this tried-and-true spot in Northeast L.A. For special occasions, Colorado Donuts will even make lettered doughnuts to spell out a message of your choice; the shop also does a brisk business selling seasonally decorated creations celebrating the Dodgers, Halloween and more. Build your own box to bring home or to the office—the dizzying variety is sure to please a crowd.Time Out tip: On the weekends, Colorado Donuts sells a Dubai chocolate doughnut stuffed with pistachio butter and shredded kataifi. Of course, these sell out early, so come in the morning or risk disappointment.

This artisan plant-based doughnut shop hails from Kauai, Hawaii, where siblings Hana and Nile Dreiling first started serving fried-to-order taro doughnuts made with locally sourced ingredients. Now, Holey Grail has made it to the mainland with three L.A. outposts: Santa Monica, Larchmont Village and Long Beach. While I wouldn’t recommend these pricey, smaller-than-average doughnuts over, say, Sidecar or Blue Star, the unique texture—somewhere between a mochi doughnut and a cake doughnut—and high-quality ingredients like single-estate dark chocolate make Holey Grail interesting enough to merit inclusion on this guide. Rotating flavors and collab doughnuts with high-profile chefs keep things interesting for those inclined to novelty, but manage your expectations: Holey Grail, while tasty enough, doesn’t really live up to the hype, especially if you’re taking your doughnuts to go. Time Out tip: Eat these fresh, right out of the fryer, or not at all. Holey Grail Donuts don’t really travel well.

This retro-themed South Korean doughnut shop with locations across Southern California  perpetually sells out early, but if I’m ever in the vicinity of an Old Ferry Donut location and I don’t see a line out the door, you best believe I’m ordering at least one or two doughnuts to take home. While the custard-filled crème bruleé and Boston cream flavors are among the most popular options, I personally like the raspberry ring and mascarpone-stuffed tiramisu flavors. The butter pistachio runs a bit too rich for my taste, but you can’t go wrong with one of the original glazed doughnuts, or perhaps the lemon poppyseed. If you’re craving even more sugar, Old Ferry Donut also sells pouches of cold milk in flavors like strawberry, banana and mint white chocolate—the likes of which I’ve yet to see outside of Koreatown grocery store shelves.  

Forget Century City’s Cafe Knotted—these homegrown South Korean-style doughnuts are the real deal. While Flour Donut’s treats first went viral at trendy coffee shops, you can also find them at their bright pink flagship location inside Koreatown’s Rodeo Galleria, where an entire pastry window is filled with cream-filled doughnuts topped with powdered sugar, whipped cream or, in the came of the creme brulée flavor, a wonderfully crackly torched sugar crust. Flour Donut also sells them in coffee and matcha flavors, for a touch more intrigue, but I like the strawberry milk cream flavor best. The shop also sells misugaru, sweet potato and black sesame flavors. If you’re ordering more than one or two, choose from a yellow box (four doughnuts) or pink box (nine doughnuts) to put together an eye-catching array of deep-fried sweets.

This family-run shop along Sawtelle Boulevard has been making buttermilk doughnuts and other classic deep-fried treats since 1956. In truth, Primo’s is one of the best old-school doughnut shops on the Westside, with a mouthwatering mix of classics, including the shop’s signature buttermilk bars and colorful selection of cake doughnuts. There are also vegan doughnuts, gluten-free doughnuts, and pastries on the menu, if you’re not in the mood for doughnuts or buying a variety box for a crowd. More recently, Primo’s has expanded to the San Fernando Valley via Westfield’s Topanga Social, making it easier than ever to get a taste of these deep-fried buttermilk beauties.

For adorable panda doughnuts and other Instagrammable treats, this Cambodian American doughnut shop in a Koreatown strip mall is ready to serve you at all hours of the day. You’ll find all the classics here, but the specialty rings topped with cereal, candy bars and even Girl Scout cookies are the best reason to visit. Start off your box with a couple of California Donuts’ now-iconic pandas and unicorns, then fill the rest up with other colorful for a delightful array of doughnuts that’s sure to put a smile on your face. Just note that parking here can be tough—I recommend trying street parking on New Hampshire Avenue if the tiny lot is visibly full.

Sure, there are other flavors you could choose from—chocolate, powdered jelly, frosted—but fans of this multinational corporate behemoth know that the melt-in-your-mouth glazed variety is what keep Krispy Kreme top of mind among sugar-starved Angelenos, even in a doughnut-rich city like L.A. Simple, sweet and to the point, they’re the perfect antidote to all of the city’s fancy-schmancy doughnuts—and better yet, students can get up to six free for every A on their latest report card. You might be able to track these babies down at your nearest 7-Eleven, but for the freshest doughnuts you’ll need to head to South Pasadena, Gardena, Burbank, Long Beach or the L.A. outpost on Crenshaw Boulevard, where you can gape through the glass at the enormous conveyor belt of glistening, freshly glazed doughnuts (and, when the "HOT" sign is on, maybe even snag a freebie).

Lines form around the clock for this 24/7 doughnut shop that’s been beloved for decades for its consistently high-quality, ultra-fresh doughnuts. Founded by Jim and Miyoko Nakano in 1972, Glendora's Donut Man also maintains a smaller, much newer outpost inside Grand Central Market that brings L.A. County’s very best doughnuts just a little bit closer to all of us. In the spring and summer, opt for the glazed fruit doughnut stuffed with fresh strawberries or peaches doused in simple syrup; it’s one of the city’s finest desserts. Our favorite year-round offering is the Donut Man’s enormous cinnamon-braided tiger tail, and the winter offerings (usually pumpkin and apple spice) are no slouch either. You’ll also find standard yeast-raised varieties like chocolate and maple, options stuffed with jelly or custard and a handful of cake options.Time Out tip: Buy more than one fruit doughnut—you’re going to wish you had an extra one of these tomorrow morning.

If you can excuse Donut Friend’s alleged union-busting a few years back, this homegrown doughnut shop in Highland Park, Downtown and Silver Lake serves the most delicious plant-based doughnuts in the city. Founded in 2013 by music industry vet Mark Trombino, the punnily named creations include the Polar Berry Club (lemon glaze with fresh berries), Green Teagan and Sara (matcha glaze with black sesame seeds) and the Yo La Mango (mango glaze with cayenne pepper and lime zest). Even for non-vegans, we’d still consider Donut Friend our favorite place in the city for zany, over-the-top flavors like the Youth Brulée, which seals in a Bavarian cream center with crispy, crackly burnt sugar. For the widest selection of doughnuts, arrive here early in the day—the most popular varieties sell out fast.

While DK’s Donuts has been around since 1981, this Cambodian-owned doughnut shop rose to local fame in the early aughts for its innovative, highly photogenic croissant and waffle hybrids and popularity on social media. Second-generation owner Mayly Tao has since sold DK’s Donuts, but new management has kept up the creativity, quality and sheer variety by maintaining the shop’s famously large selection. Think doughnuts topped with sprinkles and cinnamon roll crumbs, plus brightly colored homages to the Cookie Monster, unicorns, pandas and more. Heavy hitters like the Double Decker O-Nut still taste great today, and even the classics are done well here, which explains why, long after the hype has died down, this Santa Monica doughnut shop still delivers the goods.

The fairly sleepy city of Pasadena just gained another stylish rooftop in the form of Osa Rooftop, a brand-new eatery atop the newly opened AC Hotel Pasadena. The predominantly outdoor restaurant, which made its public debut last Friday, is located in the Playhouse Village District. Come New Year’s Day, the sixth floor vantage point will make for great viewing of Pasadena’s world-famous Rose Parade—the hotel restaurant sits along a key part of the route. For the other 364 days a year, however, guests can look forward to sweeping views of the San Gabriel Mountains and a beautifully designed open-air terrace with string lights, fire pits and other landscaping elements inspired by the nearby Angeles National Forest. The interior design sports a desert-inspired color scheme inspired by Baja California and the work of world-famous Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Photograph: Patricia Kelly Yeo for Time Out While I’m normally bearish (pun intended—“osa” translates to female bear in Spanish) on hotel rooftops in general, I was able to visit Osa firsthand over the weekend, and I can honestly say the new opening is a major win for Pasadena. After all, the California cuisine restaurant comes from Boulevard Hospitality Group, the restaurant and bar veterans between Yamashiro, Adults Only and Inglewood’s Cork and Batter. Head chef Carlos Couts, formerly of Encino’s Sushi by Scratch and Hollywood’s Rokusho, offers a globally influenced, ingredient-first approach to standard, crowdpleas

タイムアウトロサンゼルスのベストピザランキングでトップに選ばれた「ピッツェリア セイ（Pizzeria Sei）」が、再び栄誉を手にした。 今回は、イタリアにルーツを持ち「世界最高のピッツェリアを紹介する最初のガイド」と自負する業界有力誌「50 Top Pizza」からのもの。その2025年アメリカ版「50 Top Pizza USA」で、見事2位にランクインしたのだ。 ウィリアム・ジュウが手がけるピッツェリア セイは、ロサンゼルス郡から唯一このガイドに選出。2024年は8位にランクインしていたが、今年は一気に6ランク上昇する快挙を達成した。 「ローナン（Ronan）」や「ピッツァナ（Pizzana）」などのロサンゼルスの名店で腕を磨いたジュウが、「街一番」にふさわしいピザとして提供するのは、東京スタイルのナポリピッツァ（ジュウは中目黒「聖林館」に影響を受けたことを公言）。薄く焦げ目の付いた円形の生地に、厚みを持たせた縁が特徴で、結果として「餅」のような食感が楽しめる。 これまでも数々の賞を獲得し、すでに大人気店だが、現在の店構えは比較的小規模。2025年の後半に、ピコ・ロバートソン地区からパームス地区への移転する予定だというので、今後は、より多くの人がその味を体験できるチャンスが増えそうだ。 今年の「50 Top Pizza USA」でトップに輝いたのは、ニューヨークの「ウナ ピッツァ ナポレターナ（Una Pizza Napoletana）」。南カリフォルニアからは、ハンティントンビーチにある「ナルド（Nardò）」（カルヴァーシティにも支店がある）　が24位に、ダナポイントの「トゥルリー ピザ（Truly Pizza）」が9位と、トップ10入りを果たした。また、ピッツェリア セイおよびトゥルリー ピザの両店は、国際的な「Best Pizza Awards」でも近年表彰されている。 「50 Top Pizza USA」は、世界版と比べると競争はやや穏やかだ。とはいえ、ニューへブン、デトロイト、シカゴ、そして言うまでもなくニューヨークと、地域ごとに個性豊かなピザ文化が根づくアメリカで、こうした評価を得ることは依然として極めて困難といえる。 なお、同ガイドの順位決定に当たっては、世界各地のピザ屋を匿名で訪れた審査員たちが、生地の品質、トッピング、サービス、そして総合的な体験を評価基準にして審査し、投票している。 関連記事 『This Tokyo-style L.A. pizza joint was just named the second-best pizzeria in the U.S.（原文）』 『東京、ベストピザ2025』 『東京、ニューヨークスタイルピザ5選』 『タイムアウトが「世界のベストピザ 19」ランキングを発表』 『イタリア人も称賛するピッツァの名店「ダ イーサ」が目黒川沿いに移転』 『大阪、薪窯焼きナポリピッツァ5選』 東京の最新情報をタイムアウト東京のメールマガジンでチェックしよう。登録はこちら  

In yet another bit of pizza-related news, L.A.’s Pizzeria Sei (also known as Time Out’s top pick for pizza in Los Angeles) continues to rack up culinary awards—this time from 50 Top Pizza, an influential industry guide with roots in Italy and the self-described “first guide of the best pizzerias in the world.” William Joo’s tiny, multiple-award-winning Pico-Robertson pizzeria, which is slated to move to Palms later this year, just clinched the No. 2 spot on the 50 Top Pizza USA guide at an awards ceremony held earlier today inside NYC’s Chelsea Market. Last year, the same guide ranked Pizzeria Sei at No. 8. In 2025, the Tokyo-style pizzeria jumped an astonishing six places and continues to be the only pizzeria in L.A. County recognized by 50 Top Pizza. Two other Southern California pizzerias also made 50 Top Pizza’s annual U.S. list: Nardò in Huntington Beach (which also has a satellite location in Culver City), ranked 24th in the nation, and Dana Point’s Truly Pizza, which came in at No. 9 and thus made the top 10. Both Pizzeria Sei and Truly Pizza were also recently recognized at the international Best Pizza Awards. To determine its regional rankings—a recent ranking also dropped for all of Europe—the 50 Top Pizza judges use anonymous inspectors to sample pizzerias across the globe in search of high-quality dough, toppings, service and overall experience. While a national guide naturally isn’t as competitive as an international list of rankings, it’s still pretty darn diffi

In a move that probably won’t surprise local pizza lovers, three different standout Southern California pizzerias—and the chefs behind them—just made the top 100 list of the world’s best pizzas at the third annual Best Pizza Awards in Milan. William Joo of Pizzeria Sei, also known as Time Out’s top pick for pizza in Los Angeles, came in at number 44 in the world, beating out dozens of pizzaiolos in New York City and cities across Italy. Justin De Leon of Apollonia’s Pizza (another one of our favorite pizza joints) ranked number 58, while Chris Decker of Truly Pizza in Orange County’s Dana Point clinched the highest spot among SoCal recipients at number 42.  Organized by the Best Chef Awards, the Best Pizza Awards first began three years ago and puts an emphasis on individual chefs, rather than restaurants or the places they inhabit. The European awarding body was founded in 2015 by a Polish neuroscientist and an Italian gastronomist and emphasizes a transparent, “chef-led” voting and selection process. Both Joo (Pizzeria Sei) and De Leon (Apollonia’s) have previously earned recognition from the Best Pizza Awards; 2025 is the first year that Decker (Truly Pizza) has made the awards’ global top 100 list. Photograph: Courtesy @pizzaphile_ The Best Pizza Awards praised Joo for making Tokyo-style Neapolitan pies that are “technically refined and full of character.” In particular, the European awarding body recognized Joo’s “salt-punch” technique, which involves sprinkling salt i

Tonight, Michelin announced its list of starred California restaurants for 2025 at an awards ceremony in Sacramento, and the results for Los Angeles are now in: Two all-new one-star additions; three Michelin stars (the city’s first) awarded for Somni, the most expensive restaurant in Los Angeles; and a highly coveted third star for Providence, Michael Cimarusti’s longtime Hollywood fine dining institution, which has held two stars every year that Michelin has rated L.A. restaurants since 2009. (The guide left L.A. for a decade, returning in 2019.)  One of the world’s most famous dining guides (as well as a multinational French tire company), Michelin decides what it considers worth visiting by sending anonymous inspectors all over a given city, state, region or country. In North America, the guide’s overall bias towards Japanese omakase and French fine-dining restaurants is well-known, though it also includes a variety of unstarred restaurants in terms of cuisine and price point within each edition of the guide. Photograph: Patricia Kelly Yeo for Time OutThe lamb course at Restaurant Ki in January 2025. This year in L.A. was largely no different. The two newest one-starred L.A. restaurants for 2025 are Restaurant Ki, a modern Korean tasting menu in Little Tokyo run by eponymous chef Ki Kim (who also earned Michelin’s Young Chef Award) and Mori Nozomi, a standout, female-led omakase experience in West L.A. by eponymous chef and Osaka native Nozomi Mori. Almost every other tw

When I see influencers of every stripe and specialty posting about a buzzy new L.A. opening, I tend to take a wait-and-see approach before going—if I bother to even visit at all. Which is why, despite loving tea (and preferring it over coffee), I waited nearly two months before trying the brand-new Chagee Tea House at Westfield Century City, a brand founded in Yunnan, China, one of the world’s most important tea-producing regions.  In April, the fast-growing Chinese company, which has over 6,400 locations around the globe, made its debut on the Nasdaq and is reportedly worth approximately $6 billion. Given that valuation, some folks in the media have billed Chagee (pronounced “CHAH-jee”) the “Starbucks of tea." After trying the drinks firsthand earlier this month, I wholeheartedly agree with that metaphor—Chagee serves the same exact kind of premium mediocrity as the multinational Seattle-based coffee chain.  Photograph: Courtesy Chagee USAThe Chinese tea company’s ornate branding is a blatant ripoff of Dior While I wouldn’t say the drinks are terrible, per se, there are much better milk tea options in the San Gabriel Valley, including a handful of independently run boba shops and tea houses you probably already know and love. Nevertheless, it’s easy to see why the masses love Chagee. The aspirational, Dior-esque branding and high-touch customer experience carries the patina of luxury, even if the semi-automated brewing leaves much to be desired in the taste department. In

With nearly a century of celebrity-studded history under its belt, the Chateau Marmont is the living, breathing embodiment of Hollywood, old and new alike. In 1929, the French-inspired hotel opened on Sunset Boulevard; in the decades since, the Chateau has earned a well-deserved reputation for glamour and mystique. Entire books have been written on the famous actors, musicians, industry execs and other creatives that have slept, partied and even died within its walls. Recently, Miley Cyrus hosted a private concert at the Chateau for close friends, family and a handful of lucky superfans; prestige TV showrunner Ryan Murphy redecorated two different suites; and Doja Cat was snapped sitting inside the lobby, deep in conversation. Every year, countless high-profile parties and magazine launches are hosted in the lobby, including Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s annual Oscars afterparty.  The restaurant and bar attached to the hotel are far more recent additions. In 1995, current owner André Balazs added Bar Marmont, a cocktail bar down the street, which reopened at some point after the pandemic but remains closed as of writing. The ground floor restaurant followed in 2003. In 2020, Balazs briefly considered converting the entire hotel into a members-only club and laid off the majority of the staff after they attempted to unionize. (A deal was eventually reached in 2022, and the hotel is still in operation today.)   Photograph: Gerry Matthews for ShutterstockExterior of Chateau Marmont Hones

Jon Yao, the Taiwanese American chef behind Michelin-starred Kato in the Arts District, took home one of the top prizes at the James Beard Foundation Awards—the only nominee in Southern California to do so. The annual awards ceremony, which takes place in Chicago (almost) every year, recognizes excellence in restaurants, bars and food media, including books, broadcast media and journalism and is widely understood as the Oscars of the (American) food world. In 2016, Yao first opened Kato inside a West L.A. strip mall, and moving the restaurant to the Arts District in 2022. Immediately, the then-scrappy restaurant attracted the attention of critics for its uniquely Asian American spin on fine dining. Over the years, the self-taught chef has honed his craft and grown into one of the city’s best restaurants, at least if you ask me. In 2022, Kato earned its first Michelin star; last year, the restaurant was named as “one to watch” by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants organization, which has yet to name any L.A. eatery to its prestigious annual list.  Photograph: Courtesy Jeni AfusoThe dining room at Kato. In his acceptance speech, Yao thanked his staff, past and present, and acknowledged the ongoing immigration raids happening across Los Angeles and the nation. “L.A. is a city built by the toils of immigrant communities, and right now, those same communities are being ripped apart,” he said. “As the children of immigrants, I’m sure many here can imagine a scenario where we couldn’

Since last Friday, much of L.A. has been in uproar over widespread immigration raids, with many Angelenos taking to the streets to protest and others still turning to grassroots organizations to make an impact through donations, grocery drop-offs, reporting suspected ICE activity and other mutual aid efforts. In the city’s hospitality industry, where a sizable portion of the workforce is made up of immigrants, restaurants and bars have been preparing for the possibility of ICE raids.  Now, with the nightly curfew Mayor Karen Bass imposed on greater Downtown L.A. last night, restaurants, bars and other businesses in the area have been forced to adjust their hours, with some closing entirely out of an abundance of caution, either due to the ongoing raids or due to the possibility of civil unrest. Others, aware of confirmed ICE activity in the area, have opted to close their doors temporarily to protect immigrant communities. It’s important not to underestimate the gravity of these business decisions; between the wildfires and the lingering impacts of the slowdown in the entertainment industry, many places in L.A. have already been quietly struggling with fewer guests.  In alphabetical order, here is a confirmed list of restaurants, bars and other food-related businesses in and around the nightly curfew zone—which includes Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Arts District and parts of Boyle Heights—which have either closed or announced curtailed hours to allow workers and guests to get

It’s the seventh straight day of immigration raids, protests, and a region-specific nightly curfew in Los Angeles, and a handful of L.A. County restaurants and organizations are showing up to support the immigrant and undocumented communities for the long haul. Across the nation, but particularly in L.A., undocumented individuals are an indispensable, often invisible part of the restaurant and bar industry and the food system as a whole. From the agricultural workers who pick and process our fruits and vegetables to the dishwashers, busboys, and other important jobs that help transform restaurants and bars into places of celebration, pleasure, and escape, immigrants are an essential part of L.A.’s hospitality industry. Through street food, often in the form of tacos, they contribute to L.A.’s vibrant, ever-shifting food culture, where affordable dining options are just as venerated as fine-dining institutions. Of course, many people in L.A., including food and drink business owners, haven’t accepted this state of affairs without question. Beyond protests and other grassroots efforts to protect marginalized communities, hospitality operators are preparing their staff for potential encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Across the city, many restaurants and street vendors have closed their doors or paused operations while they figure out how to protect their immediate communities. Local advocacy group Independent Hospitality Coalition has even proposed

Today is National Doughnut Day, and in case you needed another reason to reach for a deep-fried treat, Culver City’s Helms Bakery will be frying up a weekend-only special doughnut in collaboration with beloved chocolate brand See’s Candies. The locally founded company operates one of its main chocolate factories just a few blocks away on a busy stretch of La Cienega Boulevard.  The See’s Toffee-ette doughnut ($5) consists of a raised yeast round filled with toffee cream and topped with chocolate glaze, crushed Toffee-ettes and drizzled white chocolate. I actually had the opportunity to try the doughnut in a day-before preview, and it’s delicious. The toffee cream isn’t overpoweringly sweet, and the chocolate glaze plays nicely with the crushed nuts and toffee and hint of white chocolate.  Photograph: Patricia Kelly Yeo for Time Out The limited-time item is available from today (while supplies last) through Sunday, June 8, with the potential to continue into subsequent weekends, depending on popularity and supplies. By our accounts, Helms Bakery is already home to some of the city’s best doughnuts—though fewer than a half dozen flavors are available at any given moment. The Toffee-ette doughnut is the first of a series of limited-time collabs between the two iconic L.A brands, according to Sang Yoon, the chef-owner of the newly revived Helms Bakery. Over the summer, the Culver City bakery, deli and gourmet market plans to unveil at least three unique items—a pastry, a sundae

The first time I dined at Bar Cecil, my visit to Palm Springs had been planned less than 48 hours before. It was in the midst of the devastating January wildfires, and my sinuses were screaming in protest, even with two air purifiers running in my apartment. I was lucky enough to live outside of the evacuation zones, but I could not sleep well, I could not breathe well and after two days of inhaling toxic chemicals, I could barely think straight. Guiltily, my partner and I decided to flee to the desert. The suburban sprawl of the San Gabriel Valley was bathed in ominous, orange-tinted sunlight as we drove east. Eventually, we reached the Inland Empire, where the skies were once again a peaceful, comforting shade of blue.  By the time we arrived at the Plaza Del Sol Shopping Center in Palm Springs, it was nearly 5pm and we were hungry, both literally and for a taste of normalcy. We parked the car and I sprinted to put my name down. Alas, I was too late: The 12 walk-in bar seats at Bar Cecil were already full. In the end, we opted to wait in the tiny, tranquil courtyard for over an hour. The chilled, expertly made martini that followed, as well as the green salad, duck liver pate, flat iron steak frites and chocolate chip cookies that accompanied it, turned out to be one of the most satisfying meals I’ve had in Southern California this year—and I’ve visited over a hundred restaurants since. Photograph: Patricia Kelly Yeo for Time Out Since opening in 2021, Bar Cecil has been