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Where to eat in Los Angeles: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Los Angeles, CA, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 160 picks in the city, of which 59 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 32 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Los Angeles for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Liu's Cafe

Coffee & Café · $ · about $14 a person · 3915 1/2 W 6th St

Bib Gourmand

12:30 PM · Lunch

Yuca's

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · 2056 Hillhurst Ave

James Beard America's Classic

America's Classics 2005

7:00 PM · Dinner

Kuya Lord

Filipino · $$$ · about $90 a person · 5003 Melrose Ave

James Beard winner

Best Chef: California 2024: winner (Lord Maynard Llera)

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

République

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 624 S La Brea Ave

James Beard winner

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker 2023: winner (Margarita Manzke); Outstanding Hospitality 2025: semifinalist

12:30 PM · Lunch

Casa Vega

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · Sherman Oaks · 13301 Ventura Blvd

James Beard America's Classic

Vega family Mexican restaurant on Ventura Blvd; site says it 'just turned 70'.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Anajak Thai

Thai · $$$ · about $90 a person · Sherman Oaks · 14704 Ventura Blvd

James Beard winner

Best Chef: California 2023: winner (Justin Pichetrungsi)

Day 3: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Friends & Family

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 5150 Hollywood Blvd

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Bakery 2023: semifinalist

12:30 PM · Lunch

Quarter Sheets

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · 1305 Portia St

Bib Gourmand

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker 2026: semifinalist (Hannah Ziskin)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Ototo

Bar & Pub · $$$ · about $90 a person · 1360 Allison Ave

James Beard winner

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program 2023: winner

About $360 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

40 more places to eat in Los Angeles

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.