restaurants
The restaurant scene in Downtown Los Angeles is constantly shifting, welcoming new trends and saying goodbye to longtime institutions.
We’ll tell you what we think as we sample the new arrivals.
Check back often for new restaurant coverage!
Compilations
It’s all about the lists.
-downtown celebrates st. patrick’s day: eight bars (and a parade) (3/13/08)
-18 reasons to celebrate valentine’s day downtown (2/6/08)
-downtown l.a. nightlife roundup (1/18/08)
-17 eateries a downtown vegetarian will love (1/08/08)
-color, variety, activity: dining chinatown (1/03/08)
-ringing in the new year, dining options on the 1st (12/27/07)
-dining institutions west of the 110 freeway (11/14/07)
-your favorite downtown dining standby (10/04/07)
Reviews
-oh! restaurant officially opens as ‘o bar & kitchen’ (3/17/08)
-hidden parisian charmer: first cup caffe (3/3/08)
-naru tofu house not a bcd killer, but close (2/20/08)
-gill’s indian restaurant secret ingredient: nitroglycerin (2/14/08)
-tranquility base: fare that’s anything but tame (2/11/08)
-tiara cafe dinner thrills, but squelch that big appetite (1/22/08)
-blossom lacks the frills but packs in a crowd (1/15/08)
-olvera street’s casa de sousa a hidden charmer (12/15/07)
-mode restaurant brightens a neighborhood (11/30/07)
-nabe restaurant: another shabu-shabu option in little tokyo (10/28/07)
-wood spoon dishing out savory international cuisine (09/28/07)
-downtowners should discover chichen itza (09/26/07)
First Look
Gaining access to restaurants while they’re under construction is one of our favorite pastimes. And we always shoot to tell.
-first look: bottega louie (3/19/08)
-first look: wurstküshe (3/18/08)
-first look: seven restaurant & bar (3/14/08)
-first look: crown cafe (2/27/08)
-first look: origami bistro & bar (2/8/08)
-second look: tranquility base restaurant & lounge (2/3/08)
-first look: ma petit bakery & cafe (2/1/08)
-first look: tranquility base restaurant & lounge (12/10/07)
-first look: orchid hotel’s oh! restaurant & bar (10/17/07)
New Restaurant Roundup
New Downtown restaurants in the works, planned or under construction. This is the rumormill in full swing, so check out the full list.
Restaurant News
March 2008
-mandel lofts lures popular alhambra thai eatery
-california market center gets fashionable with yen sushi
-south park lands two new businesses on olympic
-orsini site iii demolition levels bbq king
-chaya brasserie under construction; drago coming downtown
-the scoop on cold stone creamery: now open!
-shojin now showin’ at the little tokyo mall
-panini cafe to resurrect skyline condominiums retail
-wokcano opens march 6 (no, we’re serious)
-hidden parisian charmer: first cup caffe
-new coffee chain starts life in downtown, hours up for discussion
February 2008
-news brief: glo starbucks opens today
-olvera street scores new coffee house and wine bar
-you decide: new historic core mexican grill?
-rivera restaurant details revealed
-retail and restaurant news on our radar
-johnny rockets at union bank launches next month
-maria’s italian kitchen replaces flower street cafe
-wokcano sits finished, arrival likely next week
-south park to get cozy with hygge restaurant
-tranquility base set to open february 14
-new starbucks solidifies city west as neighborhood
-ma petit menu preview, more on ‘the mix’
-renovated la fonda on wilshire reopens february 14
-contempo mexican faceoff: adoro vs. provecho
-tony jones restaurant ‘empire’ falls
January 2008
-winos rejoice: bottlerock ready in two months?
-despite oversights, dineLA week a downtown boon
-retail happenings: first fro-yo, now coffee overkill
-yogurtland announcement for little tokyo baffles the mind
-glitzy new rendering of the union restaurant
-get your buzz on saturdays: lost souls adds hours
-little tokyo mall rebounds, grabs vegetarian haven
-mode skirts health laws? allegations raise eyebrows
-attack of the fast-casual chains!
-cantaloop frozen yogurt double-scooping downtown
-union restaurant details released: historic setting, upscale fare
-downtown’s favorite coffee shop now serving alcohol
-saffron india restaurant opening this month
-sushi on spring space becomes artist studio
-new japanese restaurant fills in the mercury
-tiara cafe bucking the trend with dinner hours
-new “latin” cafe bakery refreshes gritty streetscape
-caffe primo coming to the pegasus
December 2007
-the l.a. business journal on downtown at night
-kor group planning a new lounge in south park
-tranquility base restaurant pushes opening to january
-bonchon chicken to ruffle kyochon’s feathers
-oh! restaurant debuting after the new year
-mall eateries coming to broadway
-main street investment: the regent theater
-spitz to open in little tokyo
-more improvements coming to 9th and olive
-downtown wokcano shoots for holiday opening
-the courtyard madang to make a bang in koreatown
-opening soon: seven restaurant & bar
November 2007
-mode restaurant to open november 30
-exploring the industrial district, mill street lofts on hold
-downtown old vs. new: clifton’s brookdale cafeteria
-wilshire vermont project to become urban junction
-los angeles theatre getting a restaurant
-far bar an option close to home
October 2007
-vero finally getting its retail
-lost souls to expand offerings
-what’s the deal with mode restaurant?
-downtown restaurant rumormill
-signs of life at new wokcano restaurant
-kor group’s chinatown lofts update
-cultural center plaza remodel
-artwalk experience more than just gallery hopping
-new downtown los angeles guides
September 2007
-new luma restaurant to jazz up nightlife
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