I tend to prefer eating whole, bone-in fish. Deep-fried or butterflied and grilled fish can be great. Some skilled chefs can also work wonders with stewed chunks. I even enjoy grilled, pan-fried or fully fried fillets. There isn’t just one way for fish to achieve destination status. Sushi/sashimi, ceviche, and poke call for separate conversations and guides. Find some of my favorite Los Angeles fish dishes that utilize different cuisines and culinary techniques. Comment with additional recs.
UPDATES SINCE NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Additions: A Ti, Aunt Yvette’s Kitchen Bavel, Carmel, Cosetta, Crudo e Nudo, Damian, Hermon’s, LINDEN, Loreto, Manila Inasal, Nerano, POPULAR, Rossoblu, Skaf’s on York, Wilcrust, Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli
Subtractions: 19 Town (Closed), Bar Chelou (Closed), Cassia (Closed), Layla (Closed), Mother Tongue (Closed), Nossa Caipirinha Bar (Closed), Willie Mae’s (Closed)
A Tí Grilled Sea Bream – Echo Park ↓
Aunt Yvette’s Kitchen Crispy Trout – Eagle Rock ↓
Borit Gogae Dried Yellow Corvina – Koreatown ↓
Bavel Grilled Dorade – Arts District ↓
Carmel Branzino – Hollywood ↓
Coni’Seafood Pescado Zarandeado – Del Rey, Hermosa Beach + Inglewood ↓
Cosetta I Milanesi: Sand Dabs – Santa Monica ↓
Crudo e Nudo Sand Dabs (Seasonal) – Santa Monica ↓
Coucou Dorade Grille – Manhattan Beach, Santa Monica + West Hollywood ↓
Damian Branzino a la Talla – Arts District ↓
Dunsmoor Steelhead Trout – Glassell Park ↓
Encanto Whole Branzino – Los Feliz ↓
Ètra Dorade – Melrose Hill ↓
Hermon’s Whole Grilled Branzino – Hermon ↓
Jun Won Dak Eun Daegu (Braised Black Cod) – Koreatown ↓
Leña at Sendero Snapper Zarandeado – Downtown ↓
LINDEN Fish Nahgrill – Hollywood ↓
Loreto Milanesa – Frogtown ↓
Loreto Pescado Zarandeado – Frogtown ↓
Manila Inasal Grilled Bangus Inasal – Silver Lake ↓
Nerano Branzino Alla Ghiotta – Beverly Hills ↓
Nersses Vanak Trout with Baghali Polo – Glendale ↓
Park’s BBQ Black Cod – Koreatown ↓
Pez Coastal Kitchen Whole Fried Alphonsino – Pasadena ↓
POPULAR King’s Schnitzel – Encino ↓
Rossoblu Branzino – DTLA ↓
Skaf’s on York Branzino (Dinner Only) – Eagle Rock ↓
Soban Eundaegu Jorim (Braised Black Cod) – Koreatown ↓
Valeu Espetos Peixe Frito – Montrose ↓
Wildcrust Branzino – Eagle Rock ↓
Yang’s Kitchen Hainan Fish Rice – Alhambra ↓
Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli Margat Samak – Glendale ↓
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