Los Angeles, CA
For French Dip in Los Angeles, the local food press points to Philippe The Original, Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant, and Magee's Kitchen. Picks from InsideHook and Los Angeles Explorers Guild, updated April 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in InsideHook and Los Angeles Explorers Guild. Updated April 2026.
Philippe The Original · Chinatown
InsideHook's #1 — the 1908 sawdust-floor counter where a bread-in-drippings accident allegedly birthed the French dip; per the Explorers Guild, LA's oldest continuously operating restaurant.
Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant · Westlake
InsideHook's #5 — the James Beard-winning deli's pastrami French dip treats the city's signature sandwich through a Jewish-deli lens.
Magee's Kitchen · Fairfax
InsideHook's #3 — the oldest stall in the Original Farmer's Market, running over a century with a sleeper-favorite French dip.
The Little Door · West Third
InsideHook's #4 — a Francophile's dream on 3rd Street that plates the French dip in a proper Parisian-café register.
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