We don’t use the term “destination restaurant” lightly. But the seafood at Manhattan Beach’s Fishing With Dynamite more than fits the bill.

B.S. might be the casual brother to Broken Spanish, but it is every bit as fantastic.

El Compadre is an old-school Mexican restaurant in Hollywood that’s one of the best and most consistent parties in town.

LA might never be known as a BBQ town, but the addition of Maple Block in Culver City shows we’re making our way up the ranks.

The Tripel is your neighborhood hangout spot even a TV sitcom would be jealous of.

Spoke Bicycle Cafe is an outdoor cafe and bike rental shop in Frogtown that you’ll want to visit even if you have no plans to ride a bike today.

Esters in Santa Monica might be known as that place you drink at before eating at Cassia, but this wine bar very much stands on its own.

The New York-iest bar in Los Angeles, the Village Idiot is always there when you need it, and the British pub food is good too.

Very good resort food with an even better view in Palos Verdes.

An outdoor, island-like Caribbean BYOB that’s a great time. In Santa Monica, no less.

Hinano Cafe is a Venice icon and the kind of place you go into for one drink and walk out plastered and maybe with a lower-back henna tattoo.

Love & Salt is the upscale, but cool, Italian spot Manhattan Beach needed.

All-around solid Mexican food with a slight corporate vibe.

Botanica is an all-day healthy neighborhood spot in Silver Lake with an excellent back patio.

Red Lion Tavern is the German beer garden of your dreams.

The Venice staple has been turned into an all-day play pen for Venice locals. And we’re pretty into it.