Organic U.S. buckwheat noodles in a subtle broth that takes Korean noodle-cooking seriously — a meditative bowl that rewards paying attention. Grilled meats off the side of the menu are also excellent...
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MDK Noodles (Myung Dong Kyoja)
Korean / Noodles / Dumplings · Koreatown
Seoul's Myung Dong Kyoja, transplanted to K-town, with the kalguksu-and-mandu formula preserved and no one allowed to mess with it. Hand-cut knife noodles in a milky broth, six mandu on the side, kimc...
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Yu Chun
Korean / Noodles · Koreatown
Summer in Koreatown runs through Yu Chun's cold arrowroot noodles. The dolpan bibimbap arrives sizzling with the rice crust you actually want; the self-serve bone broth station is a fixture that K-tow...
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Lan Noodle
Chinese / Lanzhou Noodles · West Hollywood
Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles, made to order, with a rich beef broth simmered the long way. The pull happens in view; the noodles arrive in under ten minutes; the broth has the right marrow depth....
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Corner Place
Korean / BBQ / Noodles · Koreatown
The K-town old-school that stands by the dong-chi-mi-guksu cold noodles as much as the grill. Line forms before it opens, the noodles are the cult order, the galbi is the classic one. A family-sized K...
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Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles
Thai / Noodles · Thai Town
The Thai Town boat-noodle room that keeps making locals feel like they're eating in Bangkok. Boat noodle soup with the right blood-dark depth, tom yum noodles that bite back, and a bamee dry that's be...
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Mian
Chinese / Sichuan / Noodles · San Gabriel
Spicy-noodle specialist in San Gabriel where the chao-shou dumplings are the sleeper pull. Sichuan heat calibrated correctly, noodle chew dialed, bowl-to-bowl consistency that earns the regulars. Tigh...
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The Original Hoy-Ka Thai Noodle
Thai / Noodles · Hollywood
Hollywood Thai noodle specialist focused on boat noodles — the dark, deeply-spiced Thai beef noodle soup that most American Thai menus leave off. Spare-rib tom yum is the other order; the jade noodles...
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p.p.pop
Chinese / Taiwanese · Monterey Park
Known mostly for ramen but the dumplings at p.p.pop quietly became a table favorite. Tonkotsu broth with the right thickness, XLB that aren't an afterthought, and a late-dinner hour that fits Monterey...