La times 101

These are sentiments our late restaurant critic, Jonathan La times 101, championed time and time again in his restaurant reviews and in his best-restaurants lists that he produced for The Times. Using last year’s list—his last—as a guide, food writers Jenn Harris, Andrea Chang and Amy Scattergood tried to introduce the new and fill in the gaps where appropriate to reflect the city as a whole. We hope to continue Jonathan’s great legacy and to help guide readers in finding delicious food around Los Angeles.

Find a restaurant 189 by Dominique Ansel A. Downtown From Chinatown to the Arts District, from the 110 Freeway to the Los Angeles River, explore 19 of this year’s best restaurants. The overwhelming popularity of Bavel may have a lot to do with its grilled octopus or with Genevieve Gergis’ date crème brûlée. But I’m guessing it’s the hummus that keeps Ori Menashe up at night. It seems odd to remember that Bestia has been open only six years, since the restaurant seems so integral to Los Angeles restaurant culture. Maybe it’s because so much of what Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis offer on a regular basis is now de rigueur in a certain class of restaurant: the house-made salumi, the handmade pasta, the wood-fired pizza, the industrial design, the natural wine list.