Filipino and Japanese Dining Make This Tiny Tenderloin Restaurant a Star
Up the block from the legendary Shalimar, San Francisco’s top Japanese and Filipino restaurant lies in plain sight.…
Rasarumah Review: Spicy Chicken Wings Run the Show at This Sleek Los Angeles Malaysian JointÂ
Rasarumah, the latest restaurant from Pearl River Deli chef Johnny Lee, is a modern Malaysian jewel in Historic…
The Best, Most Relaxing Dinner Plans Begin With a Soak at San Francisco Bathhouse Onsen
There are plenty of restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, but few (if any) replicate the Japanese…
Pollos El Brasero Review: Come for Los Angeles’s Best Rotisserie Chicken, Stay for the Aji Verde
Pollos El Brasero, a decades-old Peruvian rotisserie restaurant in Pico-Union, slings rotisserie chicken good enough to convert devotees…
The Hummingbird Review: This Echo Park Peruvian Seafood Spot Is Los Angeles’s Ultimate Date-Night Restaurant
The Hummingbird, chef Ricardo Zarate’s irreverent ceviche shack perched in Echo Park, is one of those iykyk restaurants…
Why the Marina’s Premiere Indian Restaurant Is a Cut Above
San Francisco’s Marina is the quintessential love-to-hate and hate-to-love neighborhood. Tiya emerged in spring 2024 on a dark…
Baby Bistro Brings a Build-Your-Own Tasting Menu Vibe to Chinatown
Tucked away in a Craftsman bungalow in Chinatown, Baby Bistro is an unassuming wine bar that rewards a…
Angler: This $100 Crab Rice on the Embarcadero Is So Worth It
Live fire cooking half a block from the ocean is rare in a major American city. It’s a…
Restaurant Ki Review: Ki Kim’s Little Tokyo Tasting Counter is a Genre-Defining Korean Fine Dining Restaurant
After closing modern Korean restaurant Kinn in 2023 — citing mental health struggles and financial constraints — chef…
Sushi Zanmai Review: The Tuna King’s Foray Into Los Angeles Is a Masterclass in Affordable Japanese Food
The king has arrived in Los Angeles, and his bright red slices of tuna nigiri are ready to…
Budonoki Review: The Virgil Village Hot Spot Is the Most Playful Izakaya in Los Angeles
Entering Budonoki feels like stepping into a cool party: neon LED wall art lights up the room; 2000s…
Yellow Paper Burger Review: Beyond the Smash Burger Boom, a Rocking Patio Makes This Spot An Eagle Rock Gem
The sprawling, seat-yourself patio is Austin-esque, set against a pop-psych mural by Bob’s Burgers illustrator Jay Howel. Order…