Robata Jinya (Mid-City West) - Domo Arigato, Mr. Robata. ● Xandros (Beverly Hills) - Ancient Greece-themed restaurant brings eye candy and Mediterranean flavors to Restaurant Row.

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Them Atelier (Echo Park) - Clothing for cool ladies who wear little clothing. ● Apartment 3 (Culver City) - Living in a former bakery, adding clothing to a furniture store.

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Swill Automatic (Downtown) - Pay-to-pour at this sleek Downtown wine bar. ● Olio Pizzeria (Mid-City West) - Anything that can be cooked in an 800-degree oven, plus gelato.

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"It doesn’t take long to track down hedonism"

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The dishes everybody is ordering right now

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Obika (Century City) - Mozzarella, three times a week. ● Bibigo (Westwood) - Fast food gone Korean. ● Premiere (Hollywood) - Where one Hollywood club falls, another rises to replace it.

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Hemingway's (Hollywood) - Booze-soaked author inspires literary cocktails. ● Gelatovino (Hollywood) - A little booze, a little gelato, a little purple room.

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Why Angelenos are falling head over heels for this British cocktail

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Freshii (Brentwood) - Not exactly a convenience store, not fully a restaurant. ● Test Kitchen LA (Beverly Hills) - Something different every few days, but the rush of foodies stays the same.

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The Redbury (Hollywood) - Right in the middle of all the Hollywood madness, hotel packs a lot of color. ● Cleo (Hollywood) - Crazy hotel, crazy restaurant.

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