- Abbey Food & Bar for Sunday Funday – West Hollywood

- A.O.C to dine on the glorious patio – West Hollywood

- The Bazaar by Jose Andres for extraordinary food and presentation and super LA hipster scene, great for admiring the food and being wowed by the diners and the dessert bar--it's just sinful – Beverly Hills

- Beachwood Cafe for Weekend breakfast - drive up to Gower Street to get a spectacular view of the Hollywood sign - Hollywood Hills

- Bread Lounge for brunch in the Arts District - Downtown 

- The Cat & Fiddle--bangers and mash, or a good ploughman's lunch or English breakfast - Hollywood

- Chateau Marmont penthouse – West Hollywood

- Demitasse, order a coffee brewed with a siphon which looks like an alchemy experiment unfolding in front of your eyes – Santa Monica

- The El Buen Gusto chain of Salvadoran restaurant – Atwater Village, etc.

- El Cholo Mexican restaurant on Western - Downtown

- Dessert at Figaro – Los Feliz

- Fountain Coffee Room, Beverly Hills Hotel, for breakfast – Beverly Hills

- Harbor Reef Saloon and Patio Bar for drinks and dinner, via the Catalina Express – Two Harbors, Catalina

- Hostaria del Piccolo – Santa Monica

- The Hungry Cat - Santa Monica

- Jitlada Thai food on Sunset - East Hollywood

- Little Dom's – Los Feliz

- Millie's to sit at the counter for breakfast to watch the cooks do their thing - Silverlake

- Patrick's Road House, for a leisurely breakfast before a drive up the Malibu coast – Santa Monica

- Pink's Hot Dogs on La Brea – a classic - West Hollywood

- The Polo Lounge for drinks – Beverly Hills

- Pono Burger – Santa Monica

- Red Medicine for its amazing looking dishes – Mid-Wilshire

- Shibucho for really high end, artistic and expensive sushi - West LA's Little Japan

- Surfas for wonderful ingredients and a decadent cheese counter – Culver City

- La Velvet Margarita Cantina for fajitas - Hollywood

- Yong Su San Restaurant for a fancy dinner in the old-school, Korean royal court style - Koreatown