Lots of amazing food options, tons of niche fashion and retail stores and two blocks from Venice beach.
Get the omakase and add a blue crab hand roll because they’re so good. Clean hole in the wall, but super epic food.
Must haves: the saba, which they torch at the table, the lobster roll, the spicy tuna dip.
The ramen is highly customizable - you need to get the add ons to make it awesome. Also, a secret is to ask for your noodles to be "barikata" (extra hard, don't mark anything on the noodle firmness)
13 dollar chirashi. Can be pricey if you order the specials, but some of them are amazing (get the "robert roll" and the "creamy salmon").
$10/person at lunch and delicious. Dinner is pricier, but good and no lines (YAY)
Make sure you get the "modern" style that includes Yakisoba. This place is amazing but the food takes a while - only one chef makes the okonomiyaki so you have to wait for him if they are busy.
It's crazy cheap, and really amazing. Specials: the "golden cream bun" which is basically a delicious sweet egg custard inside a steamed bun, and the "honey bbq pork puff"
Known for their utterly astonishing "garlic paste." Great place to grab a quick bite. Baklava Factory is next door.
Have a leige waffle. Just get the waffle on its own or go for brunch (with fried eggs / maple / bacon, or as a burger bun).
The Sunday bistro night prix-fix is probably one of the best deals in dining anywhere; for $45 dollars you get extremely high end food.
Absolutely terrific and super inexpensive. Highly recommended. This is not a "fancy" restaurant - be prepared for loudness and energy.
Amazing brunch, especially the absolutely amazing sticky buns and chicken and waffles.
Order the boiled fish in green pepper sauce (with fresh fish, the lamb toothpicks, the numb-taste dumplings, and the prune juice.
Order the Old School Hot Pot starch noodles for a good smack in the face, along with the Boiled Fish with Rattan Pepper.
Get the Nashville hot chicken - go when they open in the mornings to avoid the wait.
Go for the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. It's South Indian Kerala food from India's spiciest culinary region. Their sauces pack a delightful punch.
