Silver Lake / Echo Park Restaurants
4325 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90029
Delicious, if a bit pricey, Agra is a low-key strip mall eatery with an ambitious menu. Creamy pineapple shrimp curry, green coconut lamb curry and marinated fish tandoori...
3510 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
When presented with the option of grabbing dinner in a strip mall, visitors to L.A. often have a dismissive or condescending response. Happily, Alegria on Sunset offers a...
2903 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
As far as romantic atmosphere goes, the back alley where Lady and the Tramp shared a plate of spaghetti had better ambiance than this Italian joint wedged between a nail...
2300 Fletcher Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90039
If there were a diner hall of fame, the Astro Family Restaurant menu would have a place on its wall. In a town shockingly devoid of authentic greasy spoons, Astro gives...
1538 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Decorated like your grandma’s living room, complete with pastel upholstery in non-threatening patterns, Barragan’s Mexican restaurant has emerged as an unlikely...
4120 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90029
2903 Rowena Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90039
Blair's in Silver Lake epitomizes the new neighborhood bistro. It's comfortable, close by and always packed. Located in a modest brick building across the street from the...
1918 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
The Brite spot caters to Echo Park and Silver Lake residents looking for a quick fix of grease -- a mountainous pastrami sandwich, eggs and bacon, a hearty burrito --...
3932 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90029
Nestled behind a sneaker store and a flower shop at the hub of Sunset Junction, this cozy French bistro can’t be seen from Sunset Blvd. Strings of soft lights hanging...
2900 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
A little coffee shop with a seriously cool reputation. L.A. scribe Jerry Stahl writes about hanging out at Tropical in his drug-addled memoir "Permanent Midnight"...
3900 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90029
Outside, Casbah Café in Silver Lake is a riot of café tables, potted roses and lavender. Inside, local writers and dreamers set up for a long stay at the...
1920 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
Is the margarita the new PBR? As shaggy-haired sentries make a permanent foothold in longtime Latino neighborhoods, getting the experimental noise band together for a round...
656 N. Virgil Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90004
1559 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
If scruffier-than-thou is a barometer of hip then Chango takes the coffee cake. This tiny house of flavored beans looks like it landed on a trendy corner of Echo Park real...
2619 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
The corner of Sunset Boulevard and Benton Way, already famous for a podiatrist's sign of a goofy smiling foot, also hosts a sign (not always illuminated) reading Chibcha...