1. Bottega Louie
9.0
700 S Grand Ave (at 7th St), Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Financial District · 782 tips and reviews
Alex Kravis: Raspberry Macaroons are the best (even though Earl Grey is prettier). Pappardelle is also fantastic.
Erin Silk: Wood-fired thin crust pizza is great and desserts are beautiful and awesome. Huge selection of macaron flavors.
Andy Franco: Delicious Macaroons! Try the salted caramel, chocolate mint, or lemon Macaroons.
2. Birdies
8.9
314 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · South Park · 43 tips and reviews
Priscilla Hernandez: Birdies original and breakfast sandwhich are great and so os the bacon maple doughnut so delicious
Charles Anderson: Fresh donuts every two hours in interesting flavors and most crispy fried chicken. Perfection
Peter Streibig: go here for a solid start to your day. superb doughnuts, sublime coffee and delicious chicken. a cozy environment to help balance your day
3. Gelateria Uli
8.8
541 S Spring St Ste 104 (Spring and 6th), Los Angeles, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · 27 tips and reviews
Ted Kinch: Best chocolate gelato in town.
Adrian Phillips: Located in the Spring Arcade Building (right by Guisados). As someone who is obsessed with ice cream Hazelnut & Dark Chocolate sea salt is the way to go. They also have coffee and pints to go as well.
Justin Ordoveza: The gelato is excellent. It's creamy and intensely flavored, with interesting combinations. The banana gelato and the rosemary and roasted marshmallow were wonderful. There is an outside covered patio
5. Bestia
9.3
2121 E 7th Pl (at Santa Fe Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles · 249 tips and reviews
Sheila R: Started with an old fashioned, then tried the veal tartare crostini, bone marrow, cavatelli alla norcina, with coffee & donuts for dessert....so satisfied. a better tip may be what is not good here ☺️
Winnie Khoo: Fave: Chicken Liver Crostino, Fig Salad, Roasted Bone Marrow, Cavatelli alla Norcina, Quadretti alla Carota, Fresh Peppermint Stracciatella Ice Cream, Creme Fraiche Panna Cotta; Skip: Pizze
PureWow: Their strawberries and cream is a classic dessert made all cheffy with this delish collage of fresh berries, strawberry buttermilk ice cream, clotted cream and walnut macaron. Read more.
Tom Patterson: I highly recommend the bone in Rib Eye med-rare and save room for the Chocolate Lava Cake.
shawn younai: Service is 10 out of 10 here, Steaks are amazing a little over priced but it's the location. When I'm near the staple center this is the place to be. The lava cake takes 15 minutes but well worth it.
Fanny Yang: The filet minion is truly tasty. All the appetizers are worth trying. Loved the ravioli and crabcake. And the lava cake... yum.
9. Little Damage
7.2
700 S Spring St (at W 7th St), Los Angeles, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Gallery Row · 22 tips and reviews
Fernando De Luna: Great ice cream flavors
Linzi Wade: Try the unicorn drool, it's freakin delicious! PS You CAN take these to go, just come with your own cooler bag for the ice cream and a bag for the cones!
Connie Chiu: Tasty soft serve with good charcoal cone. Really liked the black Thai tea and cookie butter flavors. It’s a small shop with a wait but the line moves pretty fast.
10. Donut Friend
8.6
543 S Broadway (Sixth Street), Los Angeles, CA
Donut Shop · Jewelry District · 6 tips and reviews
Zan Kat: Awesome vegan donuts 🍩
Kelly: Interesting flavor options, but soooo dry. Fine for vegans, I’m sure, but inadequate substitute for anyone who eats and enjoys real donuts and baked products.
Justin Ordoveza: They have a curated selection of unique donut flavors, ice creams and milkshakes. There are no seats.
12. Cole's
8.5
118 E 6th St (at Main St), Los Angeles, CA
American Restaurant · Fashion District · 194 tips and reviews
Amanda Shaffer: Order the french dip with lamb and goat cheese. If you want beef and swiss, go Phillipe's instead. Cole's also serves Guiness floats and bourbon pecan pie. Great decor, food is a bit overpriced. Read more.
Michael Chaille: Good food, who cares who was first with the dip. Wanna sit and eat at a bar, this is the place. Potato salad won't disappoint. Pecan pie was good! Servers are overworked, sit back and take it all in.
Robert Moran: Get the Bourbon pecan pie a la mode.
14. Grand Central Market
9.0
317 S Broadway (btwn 3rd & 4th St), Los Angeles, CA
Market · Downtown Los Angeles · 339 tips and reviews
Suzette Francisco: Try their huge tacos and Kabab and don't miss to taste scoops of Mc Connely's ice cream esp.the Turkish coffee ice cream!
Nora De Wit: Sticky rice for great Thai food and McConnell's for the best ice cream!
Lara: A variety of stands with all sorts of amazeballs gourmet foods, ice cream, coffee, fresh produce. A recipe for a perfect lunch adventure. Just come hungry.
15. LA Café
8.3
639 S Spring St (btwn W 6th & 7th St), Los Angeles, CA
American Restaurant · 133 tips and reviews
Shen Deshayne: Cookies over cupcakes!
Cherith Zanghi: The sparse seating is weirdly cramped and a little hard to navigate, but they're working with what they've got. LOVE that it's 24 hours. Cookies, Thai tea amazing, grilled cheese overrated.
Jason: Oatmeal cranberry white chocolate cookie