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The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week, May 12

3 days ago | la.eater.com | Matthew Kang

Ayocote beans and greens at Honey Hi. Rebecca Roland Matthew Kang is the Lead Editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, and has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los Angeles since 2008. He hosted a YouTube show called K-Town, covering Korean food in America and has been featured on Netflix's Street Food.
Seafood Restaurant Cento Raw Bar Opens in West Adams With Oysters and Caviar

6 days ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

A new otherworldly dining destination has washed ashore in the West Adams neighborhood. Cento Raw Bar, a restaurant by the team behind neighboring Cento Pasta Bar, opens on May 12, serving seafood towers, crudos, and caviar sandwiches. The restaurant comes from chef Avner Levi, partner Adrien D’attellis, and creative director Brandon Miradi; Avner’s first restaurant, Cento Pasta Bar, opened in December 2021 after a long-running tenure as a pop-up at Downtown’s Mignon Wine Bar.
Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer Open a Splashy New Barbecue Spot in LA

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Matthew Kang

Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer at their new barbecue restaurant AC Barbeque. AC Barbeque Matthew Kang is the Lead Editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, and has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los Angeles since 2008. He hosted a YouTube show called K-Town, covering Korean food in America and has been featured on Netflix's Street Food.
The Essential Burgers in Los Angeles

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Back to List Hinano Cafe. Wonho Frank Lee Hamburgers are truly America’s food. Born from the nation’s obsession with beef coupled with the modern highway system, the humble burger can be high-end or low — grabbed quickly via drive-thru or sought out as a destination. It’s hard to say what makes a perfect burger simply because there are so many different iterations of the seemingly simple beef and bun device.
Long Beach Pride Blames Trump for Loss of Sponsorships and Scales Down Annual Festival

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Mona Holmes

Long Beach Pride, one of the nation’s oldest running festivals, is amidst deep sponsorship cuts, resulting in a pared-down annual event. Longbeachize reports that Long Beach Pride lost backing from companies that typically provide it with sponsorship, including McDonald’s and Walmart. The organizer told Longbeachize that President Donald Trump's targeting of diversity initiatives was the cause.
Global Pita Sandwich Chain Miznon Opens Inside LA’s Grand Central Market

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Mona Holmes

Heading straight into Grand Central Market on May 10, 2025, is the first West Coast location for Miznon, an international Middle Eastern street food chain founded by chef Eyal Shani. It’ll debut in the former Sari Sari Store, where diners can sit around the counter and try some of Shani’s notable pita sandwiches in Downtown’s 108-year-old bazaar. Miznon translates to “canteen” or “cafeteria” in Hebrew. “Pita is the most genius food in the world,” says Shani.
A Celebrated Tokyo Tasting Menu Restaurant Opens a High-End Kaiseki Destination in Los Angeles

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Matthew Kang

Noteworthy Tokyo restaurant La Bombance has expanded to Los Angeles in the form of Asakura, a near-hidden strip mall kaiseki establishment from chef Makoto Okamoto. Asakura takes over the former Yamakase space on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles on February 6, 2025, as a multi-course tasting experience at the counter or at its few tables, with most of the former restaurant’s wood block-themed decor essentially held over.
Groundbreaking Koreatown Restaurant Here’s Looking at You Is Closing After Almost a Decade

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Here’s Looking at You will close on June 16 after almost a decade on Sixth Street in Koreatown. The restaurant, opened by the late chef Jonathan Whitener and Lien Ta, has occupied its corner of Los Angeles since 2016, serving an ever-evolving menu of cross-cultural dishes like uni panna cotta and salsa-negra-crusted frogs’ legs alongside an inventive cocktail program to match. Ta announced the closure in an Instagram post on May 6, which reads, “We have closed this restaurant a few painful times.
The Baby Bistro Pop-up Permanently Lands in Chinatown

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Mona Holmes

After a long run of sold-out pop-up dinners, Baby Bistro from chef Miles Thompson (Allumette, Michael’s) and partner Andy Schwartz has a permanent home in Chinatown. The restaurant will be the final tenant to move into the same Alpine Courtyard complex that also houses Perilla and Baker’s Bench. Starting on May 8, the duo will operate a new restaurant where Thompson’s favorite farmers market produce and Schwartz’s wine selections play out in a cozy 100-year-old Victorian bungalow that seats 35.
The Best Restaurants to Eat Alone in Los Angeles, According to Eater Editors

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Back to List The Benjamin. Wonho Frank Lee The Benjamin. | Wonho Frank Lee New this update: Studio City dive bar Oy Bar, sushi standby Sushi Gen, Cypress Park’s Taqueria Frontera, Chinese restaurant Noodle Art, acclaimed French restaurant Pasjoli, Damian’s taco alleyway Ditroit, burger spot Amboy, and Melrose restaurant the Benjamin have been added in this update. Rebecca Roland is a lifelong Angeleno and a strong proponent of solo dining.