The Hottest New Restaurants in Los Angeles

The Eater Los Angeles Heatmap has existed for nearly two decades to answer the age-old question: “What’s hot and new in LA?” Eater editors do thorough reporting on the most exciting restaurant openings to hit Los Angeles, as well as smaller openings and hidden gems worth having on the radar. Though the local dining scene has endured tremendous challenges in recent years, the city’s spirit of breaking ground and exploring new cuisines and forms continues every month. In this map, we narrow the field to those places that are drawing the most excitement, crowds, and early positive chatter, focusing largely on restaurants that have only been open for six months or less. Here are the hottest new restaurants to check out in Los Angeles.

New this update: Wa-Iro, Brick Lane, ABL Hollywood, Jacaranda, Alta Adams, Sushi Nakazawa, and Bad Roman join the list, while Liu’s Cafe Westwood, Harun Coffee, Lapaba, Vandell, El Moro, and Le dräQ leave.

For even more of an insider’s perspective on how to eat well in Los Angeles, pick up our guidebook: The Eater Guide to Los Angeles. For restaurants that have established themselves as one of the city’s best, check out Eater Los Angeles’s Essential 38.