Originally Posted by
work2fly
I'll be visiting LA soon for 4 days, staying in the El Segundo area. This is a family vacation with 2 teenaged kids.
I'm putting together a list of places to eat and am looking for suggestions. We'll have a car.
I have the following on our list thus far:
Randy's Donuts - just a snack and a photo of the sign
Langer's Delicatessen - best NY style deli on the west coast?
Sonoritas Prime Tacos - more interested in their burritos than their tacos
Quiadaiyn for Oaxacan cuisine
Open to comments on the above and other suggestions. We're looking for Korean fusion, Thai, and an old school Mexican joint. Maybe a brewpub with outstanding food.
Thanks in advance.
Taking a different tack, here's a few list maps:
Korean BBQ -
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-korea...ts-los-angeles
Thai -
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-thai-...eles-essential
Mexican -
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-mexic...ts-los-angeles
If you're staying in El Segundo (assuming along Sepulveda or Sepulveda East), fairly straightforward to head into Old Town El Segundo (Main & Grand), there are a number of food options including Sausal (
Sausal El Segundo) for sit down Rancho Mexican.
If on the Westside/Santa Monica/Getty Center, Sawtelle has a bunch of places (
https://la.eater.com/maps/essential-...wn-restaurants).
Plenty of places in DTLA as well such as Sonoratown (
https://www.sonoratown.com/) for Sonora tacos and Pine and Crane (
https://www.pineandcrane.com/) for Taiwanese as well as Pizzeria Bianco (
https://www.pizzeriabianco.com/los-angeles) and Pane Bianco (
https://www.pizzeriabianco.com/pane-bianco-los-angeles) - goto Pizzeria for whole pies and Pane for slices - the two are in the same complex (
ROW DTLA) as LA Smorgasburg (
Smorgasburg Los Angeles) and you get 2 hours parking for free. Plus some fancier options from eater (
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-downt...-historic-core). As you and others have mentioned, Grand Central Market is there, Olvera Street, Chinatown, Little Tokyo. Not terribly far by car but will require finding parking are the various neighborhoods such as Thai Town in Hollywood, Koreatown, etc. that others have posted already.
One place not mentioned if you do head into Hollywood Hollywood is Musso and Frank (
Musso and Frank) - a classic old school LA restaurant for dinner.
And, since you mentioned McConnell's, here are a few other ice cream shops:
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-ice-c...to-los-angeles
Have fun!
David
p.s. Also, tacos:
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-tacos...uerias-mexican