"There is no such thing as the quintessential Los Angeles restaurant. That's the soul-deep beauty of dining in our city. The street stand where burnt-orange birria juice drips onto your T-shirt from your third taco defines the L.A. experience as much as the holiest omakase counter, the scrappiest natural wine bar and the latest steakhouse-style burger sensation. Some chefs arrange lettuces among summertime peaches so otherworldly in flavor they all but cross into science fiction."
"The 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, now in its 12th year, is a guide to excellence but also the annual family photo:: The calendar flips and we don't look quite the same as before. Food columnist Jenn Harris joins me as co-author of this 2024 edition. After several cycles of tackling the 101 project solo, I've been traveling more to report on dining across California, so our two-person approach to surveying L.A.'s paragons made wonderful sense."
Los Angeles has no single quintessential restaurant; the city's dining identity arises from an array of experiences from street stands to omakase counters and natural-wine bars. Distinctive preparations, such as peaches paired with lettuces or the stinging lime and crisped rice of nam khao tod, exemplify local culinary inventiveness. Collective greatness and the sum of exquisite differences make L.A. remarkable and offer comfort during difficult times. The 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, now in its 12th year, functions as both a guide to excellence and an annual family photo, reflecting change. The 2024 lineup includes twenty-seven new entrants that bring fresh perspectives amid industry upheaval, including a Silver Lake cafe rewriting the Persian menu playbook with intricate stews and a giant meatball.
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