Tacos Negros is a new spot run by the same people as My Two Cents, a tremendous Southern comfort food restaurant on Pico.

Piccalilli in Culver City combines Asian cuisines with low country flavors - with mixed results.

Hotville is a new hot chicken spot in Crenshaw that can trace its lineage back to the legendary Prince’s Hot Chicken in Nashville.

An excellent soul food spot with two locations in Inglewood (and one in Crenshaw), Dulan’s is a neighborhood institution.

The Serving Spoon is a classic diner in Inglewood that serves excellent Southern breakfast staples.

My Two Cents is a Southern spot on Pico with the best shrimp and grits in LA.

Ms. B's M&M Soul Food is an Inglewood institution with some of the best soul food in the neighborhood.

The Court Cafe is a comfort breakfast food haven in Ladera Heights. Be prepared to have leftovers (or be very full).

Hatchet Hall is a Southern-leaning small plates restaurant in Culver City where you’ll actually leave full.

Alta Adams is an excellent Southern spot in West Adams that’ll make you feel like you’ve found a second home.

Hilltop is a very good daytime cafe in View Park-Windsor Hills that serves excellent coffee and grain bowls.

Lucky Bird is a fried chicken stall in Downtown LA’s Grand Central Market with easy seating, and very solid fried chicken.

Post & Beam is a pizza and Southern food spot in Baldwin Hills.

Harold and Belles is a creole spot serving great Cajun seafood in Jefferson Park.

Stuff I Eat is a vegan restaurant in Inglewood with solid Tex-Mex and southern dishes.

Yardbird in the Beverly Center specializes in chicken and waffles.