Kato is a tasting menu restaurant in Downtown La, Los Angeles.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Jenee Kim's Park's BBQ in Los Angeles Koreatown grills USDA Prime short rib over real charcoal in a buttoned-up dining room with reliable banchan.
OrderMarinated boneless short rib (yangnyum galbi) and the seafood pancake to share.
TipBanchan refills are free and generous; ask for the live abalone if it's on the spec sheet by the door.
Jitlada in East Hollywood, Los Angeles has been LA's southern Thai room since the 1980s. Owner Jazz Singsanong runs the dining room front of house.
OrderCrispy morning glory salad and the kua kling fried curry, ordered Thai-hot.
TipAsk for the green Southern Thai menu, not the laminated one.
The Lopez family's Guelaguetza in Koreatown, Los Angeles has cooked Oaxacan moles, tlayudas and clayudas for the city since 1994. A James Beard winner.
OrderMole negro over chicken, and a tlayuda to share.
TipThe Lopez family runs a moles-by-the-jar takeaway out the side door; carry one home on the plane.
Musso and Frank Grill on Hollywood Boulevard has poured martinis since 1919, and still pours them stiffer than anywhere else in Los Angeles.
OrderMartini at the bar and the Thursday chicken pot pie.
TipThe original 1919 bar is the seat to ask for; reservations are for the dining room, not the bar.
Nobu Matsuhisa's original Beverly Hills, Los Angeles room from 1987 invented black cod miso and yellowtail jalapeno. Matsuhisa is the source.
OrderBlack cod miso and a round of yellowtail jalapeno.
TipSit at the omakase counter for the strongest meal; the dining room serves the same a la carte but with no chef interaction.
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.
