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Eastside

Coffee Los Angeles

Tactile Coffee Blackstrap Latte [CLOSED]

The corridor between DTLA and Koreatown is slowly filling in with mixed-use development. Tactile Coffee, from Mike Yi and brother Eric, is one of the latest bright spots along Beverly Boulevard in Rampart Village....
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Kebabs Los Angeles

Hamlet’s Kitchen Baby Pork Wrist

“This above all: to thine own self be true.” Armenian-Russian owners Nick and Mila inherited a Shakespearean name when they took over Hamlet’s Kitchen in 1997, but that famous quote certainly applies to their...
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Coffee Los Angeles

KAFN Julio’s Pamplemousse

Cold brew and citrus might seem counter-intuitive, but I’ve started to taste successful versions at several coffee bars. KAFN is a surprisingly ambitious café across from Adams Square Mini Park in Adams Hill, a...
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Breakfast Sandwich Los Angeles

Sari Sari Store Filipino Breakfast Sandwich [CLOSED]

Republique cemented the fact that Margarita Manzke and Walter Manzke have considerable culinary range. While the couple’s Mid-City French-global restaurant has drawn substantial crowds for brunch, dinner, and baked goods, they’ve also built an...
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Cocktail Los Angeles

The Slipper Clutch Bourbon + Root Beer

Punk rock and highballs have the power to unite talented people. 213 Hospitality teamed with The Varnish co-founder Eric Alperin and veteran New York bartender Richard Boccato on The Slipper Clutch behind Bar Clacson...
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Cheesecake Los Angeles

Baco Mercat Pistachio Cheesecake

Fluid is the best way to describe what Chef Josef Centeno is doing in the downtown Los Angeles Old Bank District. Concepts and menus shift frequently at his four properties, but crave-worthy dishes are...
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