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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation, Time Out Los Angeles, Time Out LA, L.A. TACO, LA Times, and Michelin Guide. Updated August 2026.
Carney's Restaurant · West Hollywood
A chili cheese dog with a Koegel's frank served out of a converted Sunset Strip train car: an LA classic.
Rori's Artisanal Creamery · Santa Monica
Infatuation's #1 LA ice cream and Time Out's #13. Small-batch Montana Ave creamery known for the salted-caramel program and coffee-ice-cream floats.
Sonoratown · Downtown LA
LA Times 101 #26 pick whose flour-tortilla carne asada and chivichangas define the city's Sonoran-style picks.