Aftertaste LA

Our Meal At Baby Bistro | Victor Heights | Los Angeles | California | Opened April 2024 https://babybistrola.com/ @babybistro.la What happens when you take a Victorian-style house with a lush courtyard and convert it into a small dining room? Baby Bistro. It's supposed to feel like a dinner party at a friend’s house complete with tons of natural wine and a concise menu of eccentric combinations. T...

Our Meal At Budonoki | Restaurant Review | Virgil Village | Los Angeles | California | Opened 2023 https://www.budonoki.la/ @budonokila Budonoki is a modern Japanese Izakaya that serves mostly snacks as well as traditional pressed Japanese sushi and a few entrees, pairing perfectly with the sake-forward drinks menu. If you want to be transported to a cool-clubby underground bar in Tokyo then this...

Our Meal At Dunsmoor | Eagle Rock | Los Angeles | California | Opened June 2022 www.dunsmoor.la @dunsmoor.la Dunsmoor is the namesake restaurant of chef-owner Brian Dunsmoor and is his years-in-the-making vision of heritage cooking. The restaurant is housed in a 1929 Spanish revival-type building that has been converted into a rustic restaurant, which is centered around a large hearth that provide...

Our Meal At Alto | Studio City | Los Angeles | California | Opened August 2025 www. Alto.la @altolosangeles Alto in Studio City a "fire to table" restaurant showcasing the cuisine of Rio de la Plata, which borders Argentina and Uruguay. Chefs Esteban and Juana have brought their culinary roots and fine dining experience from Michelin restaurants to their first restaurant together. The menu highlig...

Our Meal At Manuela | DTLA | Los Angeles | California | Opened October 2016 https://manuela-la.com/ https://www.instagram.com/manueladtla/ Manuela is located inside the Hauser and Wirth gallery complex in the Arts District of downtown LA and is surrounded by contemporary art, restored industrial architecture, and lush green courtyards. The food is bolstered by an in-house garden nestled inside the...

Our Meal At Kurrypinch | Thai Town | Los Angeles | California | Opened 2025 https://www.kurrypinch.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurrypinch/ Wine featured during the episode: https://www.villagepopwine.com/ Originally opened in Van Nuys as a mostly takeout operation, Kurrypinch, and its Chef/Owner Shaheen Ghazaly have just reopened with a more modern dining room in East Hollywood Kurrypinch's cui...

Our Meal At Butchr Bar | Echo Park | Los Angeles | California | Opened August 2024 https://www.butchr.bar/ https://www.instagram.com/butchr.bar Butchr Bar is a combination wine bar + retail butcher shop showcasing beef and lamb from Australia alongside natural wines, charcuterie (all made in-house), and small bites. Their aim is to offer a more relaxed alternative to a traditional steakhouse witho...

Chef Johnny Lee, previously with Pearl River Deli, is behind the stove bringing his extensive experience eating and traveling through most of the Malay archipelago along with him, with a little bit of Vietnamese, Chinese, and Cantonese techniques thrown in the mix. This is the type of restaurant that you wish would open next to you. Its cuisine is filled with unique and powerful flavors without be...

Our Meal At Pasjoli | Santa Monica | Los Angeles | California | Opened Sept 2019 https://www.pasjoli.com https://www.instagram.com/pasjoli.sm Opened Sept 2019 in Santa Monica, Open Daily 5pm-10pm Type: Focusing on Classic French Cuisine with Californian Flare and Ingredients Executive Chef: Dave Beran Awards and Recognition: Michelin Star 2021, Michelin Plate 2022, James Beard Semifinalist for Out...

Lasita started off as Lasa in 2017 by brothers Chad and Chase Valencia and was a fine dining, tasting menu restaurant before covid. They re-launched as Lasita in 2021 focusing on a more casual approach to their modern filipino fare. Lasita has done a great job of bridging the gap between fine fining and casual with its modern take on filipino cuisine, centered around a rotisserie, and natural-wine...

Ronan | Fairfax | Los Angeles | California | Opened Sept. 2018 https://www.ronanla.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ronan_la Ronan is helmed by couple duo Daniel and Caitlin who both worked at now-closed Sotto as well as Alimento before opening Ronan. The pizza is Neopolitan-style with leopard crusts and sourdough tang that's become a mainstay in the ever-evolving pizza scene in Los Angeles. One thi...

RVR | Abbot Kinney | Venice Beach | California | Opened Oct. 2024 https://www.instagram.com/rvr.venice/ https://www.rvr.la/ RVR has become one of the hardest reservations to get in Los Angeles, with Travis Lett making his triumphant return to Los Angeles. RVR's cuisine is a continuation of Letts’ love letter to California produce and Izakaya-style dining, a concept he explored at his former restau...