A burger joint in Hollywood on La Brea, Burgers 99 serves great fast food-style burgers that pay homage to everything from In-N-Out to McDonald’s.

Pearl River Deli is an order-at-the-counter restaurant in Chinatown serving modern takes on Cantonese food.

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

MFK is an excellent order-at-the-counter Filipino restaurant in Anaheim that’s ideal for a quick lunch.

Le Mirage Pastry is a bakery in Anaheim that serves incredible Syrian ice cream.

El Gaucho is a Latin American market/deli in Anaheim with tremendous sandwiches and even better empanadas.

Okayama Kobo is a Japanese bakery in downtown Anaheim that serves our favorite breakfast pastries in the city.

Valerie Confections is a cafe/bakery/chocolate shop in Historic Filipinotown that has something for everyone.

Bahay Kubo is an iconic Filipino cafeteria or “turo-turo”-style restaurant in Historic Filipinotown.

Dollar Hits is a Filipino street party in Historic Filipinotown serving $1 skewers.

Jeff’s Table is a not-so-secret deli behind Flask in Highland Park with excellent and innovative sandwiches.

Sogo Roll Bar in Los Feliz rolls up some of highest quality and most interesting fish in LA.

El Zarape is a taqueria in East Hollywood serving the best cabeza tacos in the neighborhood.

Sahag’s Bastura is an Armenian deli in East Hollywood serving incredible cured beef sandwiches.

Kismet Rotisserie is a new chicken-forward joint in Los Feliz from the people behind Kismet.

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