A guide to Studio City: Best things to do, see and eat
The San Fernando Valley is back in the spotlight, thanks in part to Bravo’s reality franchise “The Valley,” where viewers may recognize a slew of Ventura Boulevard staples (we see…
20 places to reserve for date night from the 2025 101 Best Restaurants guide
Need ideas for date night? Consult these selections from the 2025 101 Best Restaurants guide, including a bustling mercado, a cozy steakhouse and Tunisian cuisine by the beach.
A guide to Heritage Valley, filled with charm and great Mexican food
Ask a random Angeleno to find Piru, Fillmore or Santa Paula on a California map and odds are they’ll shrug and give up. Blame it on location, location, location. Collectively…
Unique tacos to try in Los Angeles from 101 Best Tacos guide
Guerrilla Tacos has always taken a boundary-pushing, L.A.-specific approach to tacos. Its name is a reference to the innovative strategies used in guerrilla warfare and the tenacity of street food…
Best al pastor and pork tacos from the 101 Best Tacos Guide
If you see a line forming down the block for a towering, bright red trompo and the team manning the puestos stacked end-to-end looks more like a well-oiled assembly line…
Venice guide: The best things to do, see and eat
The casual observer might find a disconnect between Venice’s two most defining elements: a network of European-style urban canals with quaint arched bridges and paddling ducks, and a carnival-worthy boardwalk…
A guide to West Adams: Best things to see, eat and do
With Victorian mansions and Craftsman bungalows tucked off its boulevard, driving down West Adams can feel like you’re traveling back in time. Many of the core structures were built between…
Critic’s favorites from the L.A. Times 101 Best Tacos guide 2024
Where there is a taco conversation in Los Angeles, there is debate. Or, as is often the case, less polite exchanges than the word “debate” can encompass. To live in…