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- alta adams
- ammatolí
- angelini osteria
- bestia
- bar chelou
- bhookhe
- chi spacca
- coni’seafood
- crudo e nudo
- damian
- guelaguetza
- holbox
- jitlada
- kinn
- moo’s craft barbecue
- morihiro
- pasjoli
- république
- saltie girl
- tsubaki
- two hommès
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The dreaded high yess rating did not materialize.
Moos is an interesting pick at 9, but I haven’t been. What are everyone’s thoughts?
I’m surprised camphor is so low and gjusta/gjelina are not included.
But otherwise the list seems pretty reasonable.
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I’m glad to see Kato and Anajak flipped from the last list earlier this year.
Moo’s is absolutely delicious. Worth a trip for sure.
Quarter Sheets as the top pizza spot is no surprise.
Melisse seems a bit low. Mozza too. Dunsmoor too.
I’ve never had a good meal at Kismet. Has anyone else?
Smorgasborg is not a restaurant. At all.
60-63 is an elite sequential 4 this low down the list. (Sei, Mini Kabob, Mariscos Jalisco, Majordomo)
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no real complaints re: top 10. Pretty much the restaurants i’d recommend to anyone coming to LA. (except moos as I’ve never had their food outside of Smorgasborg which I dont’ think is a good barometer) . Ya’ll know my love for Kato, Anajak, Hayato - my 3 favorite spots in LA.
disclaimer: kato, anajak, providence, n/naka, morihiro are clients
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same exact top 10 as last year except sub taco maria for holbox
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moved rankings around.
Nothing new came into LA that would disturb that top 10 imo.
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Feels like Dunsmoor should already be in the LA top 25.
Per usual, BA is doing a lot of work highlighting middle-Eastern cuisine.
I think my biggest FTC failure is I’ve still not been to republique save for a mango pie pick up
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I note (sadly) 
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Shunji’s Japanese Cuisine is not included.
I do not live in a city where Shunji’s does not make top 10-20. -
Tsubaki at #11 feels off (to me) - it’s fine but never blows me away. I can think if 1/2 dozen izakaya I would rank higher that Tsubaki, but I suppose it’s trendier/more glamourous (or maybe just does the publicity game better).
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The Shunji omission is just ridiculous. Makes me wonder if there’s something personal going on.
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Guessing Shibumi was also snubbed again?
Yes
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would love some suggestions on izakayas that are better than Tsubaki 0_0
Just about to suggest Hero too.
My favorite izakaya and one that is also better than Tsubaki is Kinjiro.
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Yup!
Kinjiro is always great.
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Oooo I’ve been to Hero a couple of times and it’s always been amazing! Can’t wait to try Kinjiro as I’ve never been!
I do agree that if you consider Tsubaki as a pure Japanese izakaya it would be a hard sell at #11. This is something they struggled with especially in the beginning (How Japanese should they be or can they be?). When I consider Tsubaki as a whole dining experience and breaking out of the mold of that izakaya box without that expectation of being an izakaya, along with the community they’ve built, I think they definitely deserve to be near the top of the list.
Also: I am a super regular so I am completely biased sorry not sorry.
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My first grievance would be that Maude is a top 5 restaurant and surely a top 101 restaurant. Proving once again that there is only one useful restaurant list: Michelin. I have no complaints about Michelin’s star ratings for LA. This, list by contrast: 
Hahaha!
Great points - I may be a puritanical when it comes to Izakaya.
And I like both owner quite a bit.
And I like both restaurants quite a bit (for me Ototo >> Tsubaki)
But 11??? Can’t get there.at all.
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