SB acai bowl transplant.
Go: with your acai bowl-obsessed friend (you know you have one... and it might be me)
Order: Island Bowl or Coco-cado with Backyard Bowls granola (you have to ask)
Foodies know: it's the best acai bowl in Los Angeles
One word: brunch.
Go: with your brunch-obsessed friends any day of the week
Order: crunchy French toast for the table, brunch carbonara
Foodies know: always expect a wait... always
Farm-to-table [weekend] brunch.
Go: with brunch addicts
Order: baked pancake, breakfast sandwich, beignets
Foodies know: follow their former pastry chef @roxanajullapat on Instagram and prepare to drool
Tiny, hidden slice of foodie heaven.
Go: with a foodie... or with your small dog
Order: house made yogurt & chlorophyll (trust), turkey banh mi, kale salad
Foodies know: they are the sweetest and gave us these unreal cookies before we left!
Don't call it a donut.
Go: for a donut that's baked, not fried
Order: blueberry Earl Grey, strawberry buttermilk, maple bacon
Foodies know: they also have vegan and GF donuts
Restaurant + bakery + marketplace = heaven.
Go: just... go
Order: short rib sandwich, salad trio, Chinese chicken salad
Foodies know: new location in Santa Monica
COOKIES COOKIES COOKIES
Go: with a sweet tooth after a trip to LACMA
Order: chocolate chip, rocky road, banana split, caramel pecan
Foodies know: add a cute glass of milk, or order as an ice cream sandwich
Nautical-themed seafood restaurant from Jon & Vinny.
Go: with a fish-loving friend
Order: shrimp toast, lobster roll, fried chicken sandwich
Foodies know: portions are small, so get a few things to share
Neighborhood food hall. Dine in or take it to-go.
Go: for weekend brunch
Order: Meyer lemon pancakes, porchetta, rotisserie chicken, avo toast
Foodies know: chef is Jet Tila of Cutthroat Kitchen fame
Healthy custom salad chain.
Go: post-yoga
Order: OMG Omega, Guacamole Greens, Kale Caesar
Foodies know: second location in Santa Monica
Pastries and lunch with an outdoor patio.
Go: for lunch with a friend friend (and your friend's pup-- the patio is dog-friendly)
Order: salted caramel pecan sticky bun, chocolate chip rye cookies, chicken sandwich, chinoix salad
Foodies know: all pastries are half off from 4:30-5pm (!)
Upscale Southern food inside the PaliHotel.
Go: for the biscuits, stay for the kale salad (it balances out, right?)
Order: the best biscuits ever
Foodies know: former chef Brian Dunsmoor is all over the LA food scene (Google it)
