Joy is a taiwanese restaurant in Highland Park, Los Angeles.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Learn to make authentic Spaghetti alla chitarra in an apartment complex in Los Angeles. Enjoy a full Italian meal with crostini, tiramisu, and Italian espresso.
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Mix, stir and plate your way through four bold Thai favorites with Chef Marc. From crunchy papaya salad to silky coconut soup, savory noodles and mango sticky rice, ev...
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Join Chef Jackie for a hands-on plant-based cooking class. Create global dishes with a vegan twist, including a fig and avocado salsa, a Caribbean curry, and a dark ch...
Address: 5100 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Burritos La Palma in East LA, Los Angeles wraps birria de res in handmade flour tortillas from Jerez, Zacatecas. James Beard finalist since 2018.
OrderBirria de res burrito wrapped in Zacatecas flour tortilla.
TipOpen 09:00-17:00; the burritos sell out by 14:00 on weekends. Eat in the car.
Broken Mouth - Lee's Homestyle in Downtown Los Angeles serves Korean-Hawaiian rice bowls and spam musubi at lunch from a single counter on Hill Street.
OrderSpam musubi and the kalbi rice bowl.
TipLunch counter, downtown business district; closed Sundays. Cash and card both.
Burritos La Palma in East LA, Los Angeles wraps birria de res in handmade flour tortillas from Jerez, Zacatecas. James Beard finalist since 2018.
OrderBirria de res burrito wrapped in Zacatecas flour tortilla.
TipOpen 09:00-17:00; the burritos sell out by 14:00 on weekends. Eat in the car.
Tito's Tacos in Culver City, Los Angeles has fried hard-shell beef tacos at the same walk-up window on Washington Place since 1959. Cash only.
OrderHard-shell beef taco and a chile relleno burrito.
TipCash only at the original walk-up window; the picnic tables are 1959 vintage.
Cofax Coffee Shop on Fairfax, Los Angeles updated the LA breakfast burrito with chorizo verde and house-fermented hot sauces. A reliable Mid-City stop.
OrderChorizo verde breakfast burrito and a flat white.
TipCounter and patio only; queue at 09:30 weekends, walk-in fine weekdays.
Sun Nong Dan in Koreatown, Los Angeles serves seolleongtang ox-bone soup 24 hours a day and a cheese-topped galbi jjim that built a TikTok following.
OrderGalbi jjim braised short rib with cheese, finished tableside.
Tip24-hour, two-hour wait at 22:00 Friday; come at 23:30 instead, lines clear.
Tsujita LA in Sawtelle, Los Angeles is the LA outpost of Tokyo's Tsujita, simmering tonkotsu broth for 60 hours and serving it as ramen and tsukemen.
OrderTonkotsu tsukemen at lunch only.
TipTsukemen is served exclusively before 15:00; after 15:00 the menu switches to ramen and stays open until 02:00.
