Traditional dishes with a gringo twist sparkle at this multicultural lab where gentrification is not an issue.

Lauded by locals, rated "LA's best tacos," and includes never-ending breakfast and lunch hours.

Quiet, classic Italian spot in the world's hippest strip mall.

Big space, big bar, big plates, big music. And it's called Barbarella, so...big waitresses?

Wine bar with attention-worthy menu.

Head Shop for alcohol lovers.

A place for girlie girls and the men and women who love them.

Hidden, intimate meat den on Sunset. Bacon popcorn with maple dipping sauce included.

Meet Blair's special cousin, Gerry, over dill chimichurri Tasmanian salmon and maple pecan polenta short ribs, as long as pudgy Natalie hasn't absconded with Ms. Garret's butter supply again.

A noodle bar on top, a wine bar on bottom.

Dijon lamb chops and chocolate soufflé for two; booty dividends paid upon completion.

Tantalizing Cuban in the style of the island's beats, booties, and cigars. Slanging guava cheese pie, plus perfectly hot-pressed sandwiches from their simple, aromatic bakery.

Mint tea with a handful of delectable stuffed grape leaves at this melllllow North African cafe.

Mexican bohemia.

Trippy Tiki Cuban snack shack surrounds happy young eaters blitzed on sangria.

Black Flag-strength house cocktails for flirtations with cuties who have furious record collections.

Like free crack, this super non-free artisinal cheese get them lining up for killer charcuterie and fromage.

Woodsy fairy land for hipsters.

Break out the hippie fringe boots, put on some 13th Floor Elevators and get ready to take a sugar cube of LSD.

Mexican food and Indian food smooshed together ... and no, it's not in a truck!

Raw, organic gourmet food even kids would eat.

An eyes and ears leather experience.