Local Legends
Celebrating Los Angeles's longtime restaurants that have defined its dining scene for decades
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LA’s Catalina Jazz Club Has Struck a Chord With Music Lovers for 37 Years. Will It Live On?
Catalina Popescu has held court at her legendary Hollywood jazz club since 1986
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LA’s Only Bosnian Restaurant Still Dazzles Diners After 20 Years
Get a homestyle taste of the Balkans with fresh bread, grilled sausages, and even burgers
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In a Pasadena Strip Mall, Crispy, Honeyed Fried Chicken With Indonesian Roots and Hawaiian Flavor
At Pasadena’s 35-year-old Top Restaurant, magic happens when chef Riko Yuriko drops battered chicken into the fryer
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A Smorgasbord of German and Swedish Delights Awaits in Small-Town Montrose
Berolina Bakery and Schreiner’s Fine Sausages have been serving Princess cakes and knockwurst for decades
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Long Beach’s Day Drinking Hub Celebrates 10 Rowdy Years of Jelly Doughnut Shots
The Breakfast Bar’s 10-year journey from a dingy motel-adjacent space to a beloved neighborhood restaurant
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This Legendary Long Beach Pub Defies Tired Stereotypes With Genuine Irish Spirit
The Auld Dubliner delivers perfectly poured pints, flakey fish and chips, and warm hospitality
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How Two Generations of Siblings Built SoCal’s Most Successful Persian Restaurant Empire
Twin sisters Darya and Sadaf Salout maintain and grow their father Ali and uncle Shawn’s group of four Persian restaurants
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The Wild Wine Cellars of Le Chêne
Le Chêne, a 43-year-old restaurant, possesses a motherlode of vintage wine in the canyons just beyond Santa Clarita
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Eagle Rock’s 60-Year-Old Diner Serves Breakfast Basics and Killer Thai Food
Order corned beef hash with chicken tom kha at Armon’s, Eagle Rock’s diner of choice for 60 years
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This Classic Salvadoran Restaurant Is Outliving Highland Park’s Hipster Era
Las Cazuelas has endured as a fixture of the ever-changing North Figueroa Street for 38 years
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Find the ‘Southland’s Most Honored Sandwiches’ at This 77-Year-Old El Monte Diner
Time moves slowly, but food arrives quickly at the original Jolly Jug
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Dive Into the Supreme Satisfaction of Japanese Home Cooking at This SGV Gem
Find homestyle katsu curry, soba noodles, and tempura at this hidden-away treasure
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In Car-Obsessed LA, This Mega Dealership Secretly Doubles as a Restaurant Group
The only thing better than new car smell is freshly brewed coffee and sizzling bacon at Galpin Motors
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Culver City’s Decade-Old Copenhagen Pastry Is a True Danish Delight
Karen Hansen’s decade-old Danish bakery is one of LA’s most underrated international sweets shops
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Truckers Say This Dusty Roadside Diner Is California’s Best Restaurant
Oak Hills restaurant Outpost Cafe, nearby Hesperia, serves down-home American classics to weary travelers
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Sea Harbour Chef Tony He Is the Godfather of LA Dim Sum — And He Knows It
He’s going to tell you he invented a bunch of popular dim sum dishes
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For 37 Years, This Cambodian Family Has Served the Best Noodle Soup in Long Beach
Find pork noodle soup, porridge with Chinese doughnuts, and deep family ties at Phnom Penh Noodle Shack
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75 Years In, Mels Drive-In Still Plays the Diner Hits
The longtime carhop chain has been a backdrop for famous films and a home for generations of family diners
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The Endearing Hippie Vegan Paradise Tucked Into the Foothills of Altadena
Oh Happy Days, a vegan cafe and natural food store, is known for home-style fare and as a community meeting space
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Discover the Hidden Charms of This 100-Year-Old Diner in Sierra Madre
Mary’s Market has been a fixture of the sleepy canyon community for a century
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An Orange County Falafel Legend Carries on a Father’s Legacy
One of the oldest restaurants in Orange County’s Little Arabia district, Kareem’s Falafel has endured tragedy and changing tastes to stay relevant
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New Owners of LA’s Most Important Jewish Bakery Work to Carry on a 75-Year Legacy
Southern California’s Diamond Bakery almost closed. Now a worker-led push and profit-sharing structure mean new hope for its Fairfax future
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Manhattan Beach’s Beating Heart Is a 24-Hour Restaurant That Serves Hundreds Daily
The famous South Bay restaurant has been open for nearly half a century