Olsons is an excellent Scandinavian deli/market that kind of feels like a well-kept secret.

6th and La Brea is a vegan-friendly brewery and restaurant in Mid-Wilshire.

Sky’s Gourmet Tacos is a 20-year-old, order-at-the-counter spot on Pico in Mid-Wilshire the combines soul food and tacos.

Commerson is a generic-looking seafood restaurant on La Brea with food that’s actually pretty interesting.

Met Her At A Bar in Mid-Wilshire is a casual neighborhood breakfast spot, and a good place to get work done.

Messob is a Little Ethiopia staple where the art of hand-feeding your date is encouraged, not cause for expulsion.

Pasta Sisters is a tiny shop in Pico-Arlington that serves some of the best pasta in Los Angeles.

Milk Jar Cookies is an underrated cookie shop on Wilshire and your ideal spot when you just need to treat yourself.

Cafe Midi is a strange little cafe in an antique furniture store on La Brea and is serving some surprisingly solid French staples.

Drago Ristorante is definitely the best pasta you’ll ever eat inside an automobile museum.

Ray's & Stark Bar is the ground floor restaurant of the LACMA and solid place to grab some food before staring at some art.

Tacos Leo might be a taco truck in a gas station parking lot, but you aren’t going to find a better al pastor taco than right here.

Jinya might be a bonafide chain, but it still delivers a very solid bowl of ramen.

A local dive bar with cheap drinks, a casual atmosphere, and you drunk in the corner.

A Mexican spot with excellent barbacoa on the weekends.

A rooftop spot where the food is nothing special, but the view certainly is.