Los Angeles holds the country's most important Thai community, and Thai Town in East Hollywood is its heart. Jitlada in East Hollywood has been the city's southern Thai room since the 1980s, with Jazz Singsanong running the dining room, while Justin Pichetrungsi's Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks turned his family's 1981 strip-mall room into a James Beard Best Chef West winner. The two show the range from old-guard regional cooking to modern reinvention.
Justin Pichetrungsi's Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, runs his family's 1981 strip-mall Thai room as a James Beard 2023 Best Chef West winner.
OrderOn Tuesday, the Thai-taco menu. On other nights, the kao soi.
TipJustin Pichetrungsi's Thai Taco Tuesday menu sells out by 19:00; arrive at 17:00 sharp to get on the list.
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