Salad doesn’t need to be boring. L.A. has access to fantastic produce and global influences that help to keep meals interesting. Plenty of restaurants know that. I typically prefer salads with a jolt of acidity and something crunchy. Bitter greens can also be a nice touch. Too much dressing is a downer, especially when they drown beautiful market lettuces. Limp, soggy lettuce is basically a slap in the farmer’s face. Find some of my favorite Los Angeles salads, evergreen and seasonal creations that I don’t limit to iceberg, romaine or little gem lettuces. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

I devoted a separate guide to Caesar salad, a 100-year-old Tijuana creation, since I order that beloved salad so often.

UPDATES SINCE MAY 15, 2025
Additions: Bub and Grandma’s, Cannnonball, Carmel, Coucou, New Moon, Saffy’s, Sam’s Place, Taste of Tehran, Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli
Subtractions: All Day Baby (CLOSED), AttaGirl (Green Goddess Salad N/A), Bar Monette (CLOSED), Le Coupe Wedge Salad (N/A), The Tasting Kitchen (CLOSED)

Bar Amá Pickled Beets – Downtown ↓

Barra Santos Endive Salad – Cypress Park ↓

Bavel Butter Lettuce Salad – Arts District ↓

Bistro Na’s Chili Tofu Skin Salad – Temple City ↓

Bub and Grandma’s Smoked Trout Romaine – Glassell Park ↓

Camphor Radicchio Salad – Arts District ↓

Cannonball Shaved Celery Salad – South Pasadena ↓

Carmel Shuk Ha’Carmel Salad (Seasonal) – Hollywood ↓

Coucou Bibb Lettuce – Santa Monica + West Hollywood ↓

Dunsmoor Sugar Snap Pea Salad (Seasonal) – Glassell Park ↓

Fountain Grains & Greens Cobb Salad – East Hollywood ↓

Hail Mary Pizza Spring Dandelion Cucumber Salad (Seasonal) – Atwater Village ↓

Juliet Salade Classique – Culver City ↓

Limoné Mediterranean Cali Chop Salad (Add Salmon) – Glendora + Torrance ↓

Maple Block Seasonal Salad – Culver City ↓

Margot Little Gems – Culver City ↓

Momed Cleopatra Salad – Atwater Village ↓

New Moon Chicken Salad – Montrose ↓

Quarter Sheets Little Gem Salad – Echo Park ↓

Rasarumah Gado Gado – Historic Filipinotown ↓

Saffy’s Gem Lettuce – East Hollywood ↓

Sam’s Place Herb Salad – Highland Park ↓

Taste of Tehran Tehran Salad – Westwood ↓

Uchi Salad – West Hollywood ↓

Violet Mizou’s Salad – Westwood ↓

Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli Fattoush – Glendale ↓