Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: March 24

Consuming at Gjelina in Venice in 2025 feels like stepping back in time– to Gjelina in Venice in the very early 2010s. There are still residents waiting on tables on a mulchy wooden bench out front, $1,200 sweaters curtained on their shoulders. Web servers flit around in single oversized clothes that include shade to an or else gray-washed backdrop. Gaping front windows put all-natural light right into the dining room, providing apple iphone flash pointless if you have the right table at the right time (before 7 p.m. in March). The food is as Gjelina as it ever before was– indicating technically great, also if possibly a little tired-feeling 17 years right into its tenure on Abbot Kinney. In the middle of the charred vegetables (get the peas and broccolini), blistered paper-thin pizzas, and mains like baked chicken with kale and harissa is something genuinely revitalizing: Thai snapper crudo made in the design of an aguachile, put at the top of the menu laundry list. Fragile pieces of snapper rest in an eco-friendly chile bathroom with cucumber and sesame salt. The aguachile is somewhat thicker than one you could find at your local mariscos earthier and joint from the sesame mixture. It’s the one meal I had not had below before, so it stuck. 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291.– Nicole Adlman, cities manager

Vegan spots that highlight substitute meats are hardly ever on my omnivorous dining radar, given that they generally offer highly processed proteins that do not typically blow me away. Yet in 2025, when anything is feasible, I sampled a superior sandwich at Maciel’s Plant-Based Butcher & Deli, and all wagers are off. The Highland Park place has actually come to be a prospering restaurant on a hectic stretch of York Blvd and has seen a lot of dining establishments come and go considering that opening up in 2022. In Los Angeles, the last few years haven’t been easy for all restaurants, not to mention vegan ones, many of which included meat products to their food selections to make it through. However in some way this plant-based deli stays hectic. A bite into its Gouda and steak sandwich exemplifies why it’s a solid area for a sandwich: The tastes are tasty and splendidly experienced. The soy-based meat does not taste like steak, the cheese maintains Gouda’s signature smokiness. I didn’t miss out on any kind of meat or cheese from this hot sandwich with ciabatta bread. Put simply, it’s a superb sandwich for any person. 5933 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90042.– Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

The editors at Eater LA eat in restaurants several times a week, if not per day, which suggests we’re constantly coming across standout recipes that should have time in the spotlight. Here’s the very best of every little thing the team has actually eaten this week.

In Los Angeles, the last couple of years have not been very easy for all dining establishments, let alone vegan ones, several of which added meat items to their food selections to survive. Consuming at Gjelina in Venice in 2025 really feels like tipping back in time– to Gjelina in Venice in the very early 2010s. Gaping front home windows put natural light right into the eating space, rendering iPhone flash pointless if you have the right table at the best time (before 7 p.m. in March). The preparations and solution are great dining-level, though the rates are not: One might fairly anticipate to pay $100 per person before tax and pointer (with one glass of wine). I do believe residents will descend on Koast with due time; its tiny, modern eating room is intimate and dark enough for date night but energised sufficient for medium-sized celebrations and parties.

After a multi-hour trip to Costco, a larger dish than just a food court hot dog remained in order. I establish my sights on Glendale’s exceptional (and really little) Armenian kebab spot, Mini Kabob. Operated by Armen Martirosyan, in addition to his moms and dads, Ovakim and Alvard Martirosyan, this might be among the best kebab places in the better Los Angeles location. The “mini” component of its name prove out when approaching the store, situated off a side street simply a block from the Galleria. There’s a small park table out front, though this is mostly a takeout-only procedure. Peering through the doorway where a welcoming table is established, you can normally identify Armen behind the grill, deftly barbecuing meats and passing them on the rest of the team to be put together into plates with rice, hummus, and blistered veggies. There’s no chance to go wrong here, yet if there’s an option to buy 2 plates, choose one of the beef shish kebab and another of the combo, which comes with hen thigh, chicken breast, and ground pork kebab. Each plate comes stacked with experienced rice and flame-licked meat, offered with slim lavash and garlic sauce for dipping. This may be the only garlic sauce in LA I like greater than Zankou Hen, which’s saying a whole lot. 313 1/2 Creeping Plant Road, Glendale, CA 91204.– Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

One may direct the finger at the area filled in comparable upscale dining establishments (Divine superintendence, Osteria Mozza, Meteora), but Koast must be a lot more challenging to obtain right into right currently. The preparations and service are great dining-level, though the costs are not: One could moderately anticipate to pay $100 per person prior to tax and suggestion (with one glass of a glass of wine). I do think locals will come down on Koast with due time; its tiny, contemporary dining space is dark and intimate enough for date night but energetic enough for medium-sized celebrations and events.