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Like so many of us, Hollywood took pandemic shutdowns as an opportunity to reinvent itself, shedding its former reputation as a gimmicky, overtouristed neighborhood and emerging in recent months as a thriving center, with an abundance of exciting new restaurants, hotels, and nightlife options.

7 Openings That Prove Hollywood's Vinyl District Is the City’s Hottest New Neighborhood 

New York

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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.

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The team behind Olmsted, a hip Prospect Heights restaurant known for dishes inspired by its backyard garden, is adding another sibling to its family of restaurants this week with the opening of Evi’s Bäckerei.

Olmsted Team Adds to Prospect Heights Roster with a New All-Day Cafe

Chicago

Peanut Park Trattoria

The duo behind Peanut Park Trattoria wants to bring an Old World feel back to Chicago’s historic Little Italy.

Feel the Love at Chicago’s Hottest New Pasta Mecca

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Even with all of the viral (and totally wild) pop culture references launched by Squid Game, one of the most memorable was dalgona candy, a two-ingredient Korean street treat that dates back to post-war 1950s South Korea.

An Award-Winning Korean Restaurant Opens Its First NYC Outpost

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Wander up the stairs at Momofuku Ssäm Bar’s Seaport location, and you can now belt out your favorite songs and feast on dinner grilled tableside at a restaurant concept that was once very hush-hush.

The Once ‘Secret’ Restaurant Above Ssäm Bar Is Open with Karaoke and Tabletop Grilling

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The long-awaited debut of Alice Waters' first-ever LA project is finally here: LULU has opened inside UCLA’s Hammer Museum in Westwood.

Alice Waters Opens First-Ever LA Restaurant with LULU at the Hammer Museum

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Centuries-old Roman cuisine has enjoyed some recent popularity in America on menus in NYC and more recently, here in LA (Oste, Evan Funke’s upcoming Mother Wolf, et al). Now soft-open in Echo Park, Bacetti (aka “little kisses” in Italian) is the culinary sibling to next-door Tilda natural wine bar, in collaboration with chef Joel Stovall (previously of Orsa & Winston).

Echo Park’s Bacetti Is a Love Letter to Rome

Washington DC

Roaming Rooster

Foggy Bottom is finally getting the dining destination that it deserves—and in a major way.

7 Openings That Prove Hollywood's Vinyl District Is the City’s Hottest New Neighborhood

A slew of luxury hotels and restaurants have opened in recent months.

Olmsted Team Adds to Prospect Heights Roster with a New All-Day Cafe

Evi’s Bäckerei features inventive sweet and savory dishes inspired by pastry chef Alex Grunert’s Austrian roots.

Feel the Love at Chicago’s Hottest New Pasta Mecca

Peanut Park breathes new life into historic Little Italy.

An Award-Winning Korean Restaurant Opens Its First NYC Outpost

Located within Genesis House, Onjium celebrates royal Korean cuisine in a massively cool space inspired by a former palace.

The Once ‘Secret’ Restaurant Above Ssäm Bar Is Open with Karaoke and Tabletop Grilling

Upstairs at Ssäm Bar has two private karaoke rooms and a 36-seat dining room overlooking the East River.

Alice Waters Opens First-Ever LA Restaurant with LULU at the Hammer Museum

The Chez Panisse legend heads south of the Bay along with chef David Tanis.

Echo Park’s Bacetti Is a Love Letter to Rome

Beloved natural wine bar Tilda just got a new sibling.

This Brand-New DC Food Hall Is Making Foggy Bottom a Dining Destination

Western Market is now home to local favorites and new fast-casual concepts.