These 8 on the map
The 8 restaurants on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
Where to go
Thai Town and Koreatown are a short drive from Hollywood. The San Gabriel Valley, east of downtown, has the Sichuan, the dim sum and the Viet-Chinese seafood.
8 of the 20
Anajak Thai
Sherman OaksThai restaurant$$$Justin Pichetrungsi's modern Thai, routinely called the best restaurant in LA. Watch for Thai Taco Tuesday.
Night + Market
West HollywoodThai restaurant$$Kris Yenbamroong's party Thai; crispy rice salad, larb, and a great natural-wine list.
Jitlada
Thai TownThai restaurant$$Fiery Southern Thai; the crispy morning-glory salad and the dynamite curries. Cramped and legendary.
Kato
Row DTLATaiwanese restaurant$$$$Jon Yao's two-Michelin Taiwanese-American tasting — deeply personal, and worth the splurge.
Tsujita LA
SawtelleJapanese ramen restaurant$$The tonkotsu and tsukemen benchmark on Sawtelle; order the dipping noodles. Expect a line.
Park's BBQ
KoreatownKorean barbecue restaurant$$$The K-town standard; premium marbled beef, and someone grilling it properly for you.
Chengdu Taste
AlhambraSichuan Chinese restaurant$$The San Gabriel Valley Sichuan smash; toothpick lamb and mapo tofu.
Golden Deli
San GabrielVietnamese restaurant$The San Gabriel Valley's Vietnamese institution since 1981; the fried egg rolls and phở. Cash-friendly, always a wait.
The other 12
The 20 are spread across 14 neighborhoods. Koreatown (3), Alhambra (2), Chinatown (2), San Gabriel (2) and Thai Town (2) have the most; Echo Park, Little Tokyo, Melrose Hill, Rosemead, Row DTLA, Sawtelle, Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake and West Hollywood have one each.
+12 more in the app
Thai Town's boat-noodle institution, Chinatown's 1977 home of the slippery shrimp, a Viet-Chinese seafood palace for lobster, Filipino rotisserie and natural wine in Far East Plaza, and more.
Add all 20 to your Whosly mapEvery one lands on your own map in a tap — save them, rate them, plan around them. City Packs are included with Planner Pro.
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Common questions
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Where can I see all 20?
All 20, on your own map
This page is 8 of them. The LA Asian pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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