Joshua Lurie

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Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

If coffee is black gold, then there’s been a gold rush in the past 15 years, with specialty coffee powers descending on LA from across the US and beyond.

The 31 Best Craft Coffee Shops in Los Angeles

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2010 was a transitional time for Armando De La Torre, Sr. and Armando De La Torre, Jr. The elder Armando had just gone through a stressful divorce that took a toll on the entire family.

How a Family With Nothing to Lose Built LA's Favorite Local Taco Chain

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Entertainment

Thrillist's entertainment section covers every facet of popular culture. If you care about television, music, film, or celeb news; we've got it covered.

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After dark on July 9, comedian Dave Helem took the stage in a jean jacket and cap, the Rose Bowl as his backdrop.

Will LA’s Iconic Comedy Clubs Survive COVID-19?

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Kansha Creamery thrives in a basic, freeway-friendly Torrance strip mall, and though Elaine Yukari Marumoto-Perez and brother James Tatsuya Marumoto aren’t doing anything illicit, their ice cream shop is definitely a front…for charity.

Inside Kansha Creamery’s Charity-Focused LA Ice Cream Shop

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Events

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s “safer at home” directive and increasingly limited outdoor options have everybody feeling pent up, both physically and emotionally.

10 Very LA Things We Can’t Wait to Do When Quarantine is Over

Cassia Rice & Noodle Kitchen

For decades, diners had a binary choice when mealtime arrived: cook at home, or sit down at a restaurant.

LA's Delivery-Focused Restaurants You Should Order From Right Now

BNR 2019

Jim Sullivan

There are many sides to LA's food scene, and 2019 brought growth and development to almost all of them.

The Best Restaurants in LA That Opened in 2019

Nation

100 Course Meal

The Bazaar by Jose Andres, Beverly Hills

Dashing gauchos shave sirloin straight from swords at Brazil-born Fogo de Chão.

In a City of Spectacle, Tableside Service Has Long Played a Starring Role in LA’s Dining Scene

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Massive hooks smack dough around giant stainless steel mixers.

Bub and Grandma’s Bread Fuels Some of L.A.’s Best Restaurants

Cue the Critic

Los Angeles is a burger city, the birthplace of In-N-Out Burger and McDonald’s, along with classics like The Apple Pan, Bill’s Burgers, and Pie ‘n Burger -- but if you’re even a moderate burger fan, you already know about all of those.

LA's Best Off-Menu Burgers

Rick Poon Photography

Say it’s Friday night and you want to go to one of the best restaurants in town, but it’s 7pm, and you didn’t make a reservation, and, well, shit.

How to Get Into All of LA's Best Restaurants (Without Reservations)

Scott Smith

Los Angeles is experiencing a bar-and-restaurant boom, but even if the food, drink, and experience are high quality, not every spot is destined to survive.