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2012 Winner
9641 Sunset Blvd.Opened in 1941, the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel continues to be the most glamorous restaurant in the Los Angeles area. Bar none. (Heck, we saw Warren Beatty there just a few months ago.) Of course, glamour is always difficult to define....Samantha wants to do thisabout 1 hour ago -
2012 Winner
18427 S. Avalon Blvd.Located in a strip-mall storefront in Carson, R&R Soul Food announces its intentions to the world via a light-up sign in the window, which reads "Chitterling." This place is not messing around. Inside, turquoise walls are adorned with framed pictu...Yvonne wants to do this3 days ago -
2012 Winner
2200 E. 15th St.Blue Star Café closes its kitchen after the lunch rush; that's when owner Kash Brouillet hands his diner over to the local punk-rock scene. A hidden gem in a just-beginning-to-be-gentrified part of industrial downtown, the Blue Star is an oasis fo...Mary wants to do this4 days ago
All 2012 Food & Drink Awards
- Best After-Hours Spot
- Best Arepas
- Best Baguette
- Best Bakery
- Best Banh Mi
- Best Bar Juke Box
- Best Bar That Used To Be A Bodega
- Best Bar To Ogle The Liquor Labels
- Best Bar With 360-Degree Views
- Best Bargain Oaxacan Cuisine
- Best Beer Bar
- Best Beer List
- Best Belgian Beer Bar
- Best Beverly Hills Happy Hour
- Best Bibimbap
- Best Bloody Mary
- Best Boat Noodles
- Best Breakfast Spot
- Best Brewery
- Best Burrata
- Best Burrito
- Best Butcher
- Best Candy
- Best Carrots
- Best Cigar Lounge For Scotch Lovers
- Best Classic Cocktails
- Best Club Changeover
- Best Coffee Bean Roasters
- Best Crispy Dumpling
- Best Culinary Cocktails
- Best Culver City Happy Hour
- Best Deli
- Best Dim Sum Restaurant
- Best Diner That Becomes A Punk Club At Night
- Best Dive Bar Art
- Best Dive Bar Makeover
- Best Doughnut
- Best Downtown Dive Bar
- Best Downtown Happy Hour
- Best Drinking Chocolate
- Best Eastside Club Night
- Best Empanada
- Best Fairfax Happy Hour
- Best Falafel
- Best Farm Stand In The SFV
- Best Filipino Pastry Shop
- Best Fish Taco
- Best Foodie Toy
- Best Free Water
- Best Fried Chicken
- Best Fries
- Best Funnel Coffee
- Best Garlic
- Best Gay Bar, South Bay Edition
- Best Handmade Noodles
- Best Hipster Bar For People Who Don't Identify As Hipsters
- Best Hipster Bar That Isn't In Echo Park Or Silver Lake
- Best Hollywood Dive Bar
- Best Hollywood Glamour Restaurant
- Best Hollywood Happy Hour
- Best Hollywood View Without Having To Be In Hollywood
- Best Hot Dog
- Best Hot Dog Time Warp
- Best Hot Pot
- Best Hotel Bar We're Not Going To But Should Be
- Best Hung-Lay Curry
- Best Japanese Curry
- Best Juicy Dumplings
- Best Kimchi
- Best Korean Barbecue
- Best Korean Restaurant For Partying
- Best Late Night Eats
- Best Live-Music Hollywood Speakeasy
- Best Los Feliz Happy Hour
- Best Lowbrow Burger
- Best Mac N Cheese
- Best Macarons
- Best Manhattan Beach Happy Hour
- Best Margarita
- Best Martini
- Best Mid-City Dive Bar
- Best Modern Cocktails
- Best Natural Wine List
- Best Negroni Variation
- Best Neighborhood Bar
- Best Neighborhood Bar With Free Tacos
- Best New Restaurant
- Best New-School Food Truck
- Best Non-Fast Food Drive-Thru
- Best Oceanfront Bar
- Best Okonomiyaki
- Best Old-School Food Truck
- Best Omakase Deal
- Best Organic Greengrocer
- Best Overpriced Coffee
- Best Oysters
- Best Pasta
- Best Pastries
- Best Peruvian Food
- Best Pho
- Best Ping-Pong In A Bar
- Best Pisco Sour
- Best Pizza
- Best Place For 4 A.M. Thai Crispy Pork
- Best Place For A Twilight Drink
- Best Place To Be A Noncommittal Drinker
- Best Place To Dine Like A Beijinger
- Best Place To Drink With Smart People
- Best Place To Eat Alone
- Best Place To Feel The Heat
- Best Place To Fit In Dinner Before A Downtown Show
- Best Place To Get A Quiet Drink Downtown
- Best Place To Hide From Your Editor
- Best Place To Party With L.A.'s Political Elite
- Best Place To Tipple On The Cheap In Hollywood
- Best Potpie
- Best Poutine
- Best Prepared Mole
- Best Prettiest Restaurant
- Best Ramen
- Best Raw Food
- Best Restaurant
- Best Sake List
- Best Salad
- Best San Fernando Valley Pastry Shop
- Best Santa Monica Bar For Avoiding Tourists
- Best Santa Monica Happy Hour
- Best Secret Art Bar
- Best Shaved Snow
- Best Shawarma
- Best Slice Of Pizza
- Best Sommelier
- Best Soufflé
- Best Soul Food
- Best Speakeasy
- Best Sports Bar For Obsessives
- Best Steakhouse
- Best Stone Fruit
- Best Sushi
- Best Taco
- Best Taiwanese Breakfast
- Best Tamales
- Best Tapas
- Best Thai Grocery
- Best Thaitown Night Spot
- Best Torta
- Best Trader Joe's Parking Lot
- Best Upscale Burger
- Best Urban Wine-Tasting Room
- Best Valley Dive Bar
- Best Vegan
- Best Vegan-Friendly Brewery
- Best Venice Beach Happy Hour
- Best Westside Dive Bar
- Best Westwood Bar Not Overrun With College Kids
- Best Westwood Happy Hour
- Best Whiskey Happy Hour
- Best Wine Program
- Best Wines By The Glass
- Best Yakitori