Dorothy Parker once said that Los Angeles was 72 suburbs in search of a city. It’s spread out in pockets that have all grown up in their own way. And that is part of what has allowed L.A. to climb to the top of everyone’s dining destination lists. Few cities in the world can hit home runs with so many different cuisines and at so many different price points. You’re likely to be blown away by that $8 taco prepared in a truck parked at a busy intersection as you are by the $250 chef’s tasting menu. Were it not for the fact that you might have to sit in traffic for an hour driving between meals, it might just be the Platonic ideal of a food city. Here, the best restaurants in Los Angeles.

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