📍 Fairfax, Los Angeles

Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo's Fairfax Italian-American — the casual counterpart to Animal two blocks over. Spicy fusilli, LA Woman pizza, meatball parm that has become a Fairfax A...

Modern Indian cooking on the busy stretch of Melrose Ave in Fairfax, set against big murals with hip-hop on the speakers. The kitchen runs the classics — butter chicken, chicken ti...

Flowin Cafe is a coffee shop in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles.

A well-regarded Fairfax pizzeria on Melrose, the kind of tucked-in neighborhood shop that quietly outranks flashier rooms nearby. Pizza is the whole point here, turned out for a lo...

Be Bright Coffee is a coffee shop on Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Chef Ivan Vasquez's Oaxacan kitchen with one of the country's largest mezcal programs — a glowing back bar holding 400+ bottles. Moles layered for hours, tlayudas with real Oaxacan...

A Melrose restaurant in Fairfax channeling Tel Aviv's Shuk HaCarmel market, with a Mediterranean menu built on the fresh, produce-forward flavors of the Israeli coast. Dinner runs ...

A coffee, matcha, and toast counter on Melrose Avenue in Fairfax.

Popping Yolk Cafe is a brunch spot on Melrose Avenue near Fairfax, built around hand-crafted, daily-sourced breakfast plates and a cozy setting meant for lingering conversation. Th...

Operating since 1931 (in the Fairfax location since 1953) — the 24-hour LA deli where the Kibitz Room lounge turns every booth into a 2 a.m. story. Pastrami stacked properly, matzo...