Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential Restaurants

Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer of the LA Weekly food section, does an annual list of 99 Essential Restaurants in Los Angeles.  #81 of my 101 in 1001 list is to eat all all of them.  I have a long way to go…

Abode

Alcazar

Angeli Caffe

Angelini Osteria

A.O.C.

Apple Pan

Attari (updated June 7, 2008)

A-Won

Babita

Bar Marmont

Beacon: An Asian Cafe

Bin 8945

Blue Velvet

Border Grill

Bulgarini Gelato

Caioti Pizza Café

Campanile

Canele

Casa Bianca

Chamea

Chichén Itzá

Chung King

Ciudad

Cora’s Coffee Shoppe

Cut

Daikokuya

Dino’s Burgers

Drago

El Huarache Azteca

El Parian

Elite

Euro Pane Bakery

Father’s Office (updated June 6, 2008)

Fogo de Chao

Foundry

Fraîche

Golden Deli

Golden Triangle

Grace

Green Village

The Grill on the Alley

Guelaguetza

Hatfield’s

The Hungry Cat

Il Moro

Jar

JiRaffe

Kagaya

Kiriko

Koi

Krua Thai

Langer’s

La Casita Mexicana

La Terza

Literati II

The Lodge

Los Balcones del Peru

Lou

Lucques

M Café de Chaya

Macau Street

Marouch

Max

Meals by Genet

Mélisse

Metro Café (updated May 2008)

Michael’s

Mimosa

Musso & Frank Grill

Noodle House

Nook

101 Noodle Express

Oinkster

Opus

Orris

Ortolan

Patina

Philippe the Original

Phillips’ Barbecue

Pizzeria Mozza

Pollo a la Brasa

Providence

Rajdhani

Royale

Sapp Coffee Shop (updated May 2008)

750ml

Simon L.A.

Sona

Spago

Square One

Tacos Baja Ensenada

Tama

Urasawa

Uzbekistan

Valentino

Village Idiot

Vincenti

Water Grill

Woodlands

 

22 of 99.  Looks like I am flunking this one so far.