All my favorite new restaurants are in downtown L.A.
LA TimesCertain pockets of downtown Los Angeles feel like a real, contained, thriving city. Beef bourguignon torta from Fabby’s Sandwicherie The beef bourguignon torta from Fabby’s Sandwicherie in downtown L.A. “It’s very Mexican, very Los Angeles and very French in its essence,” Alejandro Guzmán says of his small sandwich shop, where he also serves beef tartare on a paper plate. Food The new L.A. sandwiches I can’t stop eating Where to find the best new sandwiches in Los Angeles, including a new tiny sandwich shop in Beverly Hills and a cheese counter in Santa Monica. Nem khao and pieng xeen from Yum Sະlut Pieng Xeen Lao grilled beef platter from Yum Sະlut in downtown L.A. Less than a mile north in Chinatown, you’ll find a Laotian pop-up-turned-restaurant operating out of half of the Lokels Only kitchen space alongside a soul food restaurant. If you’re anywhere near Crypto.com Arena, be sure to fit in a meal at Baar Baar, the Los Angeles outpost of chef Sujan Sarkar’s New York Indian restaurant.