Cathy Park
Senior Staff Writer, Los Angeles
Cathy has called Southern California home for over a decade, bouncing between Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Before joining The Infatuation, she worked in public relations at Apple (a job that didn't involve as much fruit as you'd think), while also writing about restaurants as a freelancer. She will never pass up the chance to scan a dessert menu just to “see what they have.”
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The Hit List: New LA Restaurants To Try Right Now
We checked out these new restaurants—and loved them.
The Westside Hit List: Best New Restaurants On The Westside
The best new spots to check out in Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu, Sawtelle, and more.
Where To Eat In LA When Your Toddler Sucks
Kid-friendly restaurants with playgrounds, sand, and atmospheres loud enough to drown out the shrieks of your offspring.
Knotted
Knotted is a cream donut shop from Korea that opened its first U.S. location in Westfield Century City.
Manila Inasal
Manila Inasal is a fusion-y Filipino restaurant in Silver Lake that started as a catering company.
Great White Brentwood
Great White, the beachy all-day mini-chain, now has a fourth location in Brentwood.
Casa Ipanema
Casa Ipanema is a Brazilian restaurant in DTLA's Millennium Biltmore Hotel that has the look of a Rio pool party.
Sadaf Beverly Hills
Sadaf's third location in Beverly Hills has the same menu of shareable Persian dishes, along with a slightly more dressed-up interior.
Ippudo Culver City
Ippudo is a tonkotsu ramen chain from Japan that has moved from WeHo to Downtown Culver.
The Best Steak Frites In Los Angeles
When beef and fries join forces, the world becomes a better place.
Din Tai Fung Santa Monica
This Din Tai Fung in Santa Monica is special—it’s the chain’s first location where you can eat expertly folded xiao long bao while gazing at an ocean view.
Cosetta
Cosetta is a cute family-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica with great pizza and mozzarella sticks.
Bread, Espresso &
Bread, Espresso & is a bakery chain from Japan that has landed in Redondo Beach with its signature cube-shaped milk bread.
Smokey Chance BBQ
Smokey Chance is a barbecue stand inside Citizen Market with delicious brisket—just skip the sandwiches.
Okdongsik LA
Okdongsik is a pork soup specialist from Seoul and NYC that's doing a pop-up in a DTLA hotel.
All Too Well
All Too Well is a Chicago import with a small menu of sandwiches, and this shop in Culver City is its first West Coast location.
Matu Kai
Matu Kai is a Brentwood steakhouse that's an expanded sibling of the original Matu in Beverly Hills.
Jaime Taqueria
Jaime Taqueria in El Segundo comes from the chef behind Jame Enoteca and has a menu of tacos, burritos, guac, ceviches, and margaritas.
Mochi Ya Ren
Mochi Ya Ren is a pop-up in the Arts District with a fun menu of matcha drinks and a matcha mont blanc.
Sobar
Sobar is a quiet soba bar in Culver City that’s great for a meditative meal of pure buckwheat noodles.