DTLA pop-up Dough Daddy doesn’t make it easy to order their Detroit-style pies, but this pizza is worth the extra effort.

Streamliner is the secret cocktail bar in the massive Imperial Western Beer Co. in Downtown LA, and it’s a great spot for an affordable cocktail.

Holbox is a fantastic Mexican seafood counter and raw bar inside the Mercado La Paloma in South Central, near USC.

V DTLA is a massive, garish, disaster of a bar and restaurant in Downtown LA.

M. Georgina is your typical restaurant at The Row - industrial space, great service, and well-made food.

Death and Co. is a dark and mysterious bar in DTLA with great cocktails.

Red Herring is a just-OK restaurant in DTLA, where most of the food feels like a misdirection from the real star - their chocolate torte.

Maccheroni Republic is a true neighborhood Italian restaurant in Downtown with solid pasta, a friendly staff, and a fantastic front patio.

Sibling Rival is a solid all-day restaurant (get the pancakes!) in DTLA’s Hoxton hotel.

The HRB Experience in Downtown LA is a hand-roll adventure that’s not quite as good as KazuNori.

Knead & Co. is the fantastic pasta stand in the Grand Central Market you didn’t know you kneaded.

Burrata House is home to some decent cheese but doesn’t need to be your first choice at Grand Central Market.

Baon took over the old Rice Bar space in DTLA and serves great Filipino bowls.

The Oyster Gourmet in Grand Central Market is a great place for raw seafood, even if you feel weird about eating it there.

Drago Centro’s Italian food isn’t going to blow your mind, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a decent DTLA dinner choice.

If you want goat birria, Birrieria Gonzalez should absolutely be your number one choice.