These 20 on the map
The 20 spots on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 75 are on the map in the Whosly app.
20 of the 75
Kobawoo House
KoreatownKorean bossam$$A Koreatown institution since the 1980s, old-school in the best way, serving the city's best bossam: pork belly to wrap in cabbage with kimchi.
Cielito Lindo
Olvera StreetTaquito stand$The nearly century-old Olvera Street stand frying beef taquitos in big batches and drowning them in avocado salsa. The reason to visit Olvera Street.
Bay Cities Italian Deli
Santa MonicaItalian deli$A family-owned Santa Monica Italian deli and market, home of the Godmother sub on house-baked bread. Order ahead to skip the counter crowd.
Neptune's Net
MalibuSeafood shack$$A roadside seafood shack on the PCH near the Ventura County line: fried fish and steamed shellfish at picnic tables, bikers and surfers sharing the lot.
Tito's Tacos
Culver CityHard-shell tacos$A Culver City walk-up for over 60 years: hard-shell tacos under shredded cheese, and a burrito that's even better. No frills, long lines, all history.
Daikokuya
Little TokyoRamen$The mother of LA ramen: the original Little Tokyo shop, old-school and no-frills, with a line out front for its classic bowls.
Leo's Tacos Truck
HollywoodAl pastor truck$LA's late-night al pastor ritual: the two-truck setup at Sunset and Western carves from the trompo until 2 a.m., 3 on weekends.
Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles
Mid-CityChicken & waffles$Credited with bringing chicken and waffles to the West Coast in the 1970s, and on La Brea serving it from morning to midnight.
El Tepeyac Cafe
Boyle HeightsMexican diner$A Boyle Heights institution known for smothered burritos roughly the size of a newborn. Go hungry, and go to the original on Evergreen.
Frolic Room
HollywoodDive bar$A Hollywood dive next to the Pantages since the 1930s, where musicians, executives and lost theatergoers end up on the same stools.
Formosa Cafe
West HollywoodHistoric bar$$A red-and-jade bar dating to 1939 and full of Hollywood lore, like the safe Bugsy Siegel kept under his regular table.
Joe Jost's
Long BeachBar since 1924$A Long Beach institution since 1924: giant steins of beer, billiards, pickled eggs and pretzels. Best on a Sunday afternoon.
Cole's
Historic CoreSaloon & French dip$$Opened in 1908, one of LA's oldest bars and the other claimant to the first French dip. Classic cocktails, pool tables and a weekday happy hour.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
Culver CityCabinet of curiositiesA dim Culver City cabinet of curiosities where fact and invention blur. End upstairs in the tea room, where tea and cookies are served among the doves.
The Huntington
San MarinoLibrary, art & gardensHenry Huntington's San Marino estate: a library holding a Gutenberg Bible, The Blue Boy in the art collection, and acres of gardens, Chinese garden included.
Getty Villa
Pacific PalisadesAntiquities museumJ. Paul Getty's re-created Roman country house above the PCH, filled with Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. Admission is free.
Watts Towers
WattsFolk-art landmarkSimon Rodia's 17 towers of steel, mortar and broken tile, built by hand from 1921 to 1954. Tours start at the arts center next door.
Angels Flight
Bunker HillFunicularThe 1901 funicular billed as the shortest railway in the world, carrying two orange cars between Hill Street and California Plaza for a dollar.
Randy's Donuts
InglewoodDonut stand$The original 1953 stand under the giant rooftop donut, frying excellent classic donuts. Skip the cereal-topped stunt ones.
The Last Bookstore
Historic CoreBookstoreA huge new-and-used bookstore in an old Spring Street bank, with a tunnel made of books upstairs.
The other 55
The 75 are spread across 46 neighborhoods. Koreatown (5), Little Tokyo (5), Culver City (4), Echo Park (3), Hollywood (3) and Malibu (3) have the most; the other 40 have 1 to 2 each.
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Softball-sized kimchi dumplings in Koreatown, a 1939 Watts burger stand, Peruvian chicken off a wood fire on Western, a Cold War museum in an armory, and more.
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