Shout out to Two Hommés! Wonder if they improved their list position (47 last year) - they did a renovation recently so that may help. I’ve written about the place a few times, but just want to reiterate that it absolutely slaps and is very different from the kinds of places this board usually frequents. I really think everyone should give it a try.
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It’s great and a reliable choice close ish to my house.
Seline being on the list is wild to me. Never hear anyone talk about it - nor do I have any interest in revisiting it
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What is good there what you do you like?
Yeah, Two Hommés was good. I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten more attention here.
probably because of location, would def try it otherwise
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I’m gonna have to bookmark that spot
Does anyone know what the resy opening schedule is like at Two Hommes. I want to hit it up before Brandi Carlile in Feb.
Never mind just jumped through open table and it appears to be 2 months. Assume booking early is key on Forum show nights.
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had RVR, and after eating it, personally I would be happy to see it be a top 10 restaurant in LA.
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i really respect the ordering of restaurants on this. there’s obviously personal picks i would swap in or out, and some legacy stuff, but overall i respect this. it paints a great picture of Los Angeles.
i do think it’s interesting very few newer restaurants made the cut this year–kinda surprised johnny’s rasamurah didn’t make it. would absolutely love to see their shortlist.
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All reasonable choices, but it feels like L.A. is stuck in a rut. Economic pressure is the likely culprit. It’s hard to sell new, bold ideas right now.
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I don’t hate the list. No two people’s lists are going to look all that similar. But nothing here strikes me as maddening. I’ll leave it for someone else to mention some of the crappy yet glorified restaurants that didn’t make the list.
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No holy basil? Or pizzeria sei?
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Was a fun and delicious night despite. They made special mention of Restaurant Ki being the highest debut of all time on the list.
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I would have been shocked if Sei were not on the list. I may be the least enthusiastic fan here, but it still would have made my list.
Holy Basil I’m not shocked by. Although I like it, I could see it being divisive.
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Missed it thanks for updating!
Sei is on there at 36.
My takeaway whenever I read an Addison list is that he really, really enjoys hunting down cuisines that are not commonplace in LA and celebrating them, which means that the list reads more as “eclectic list celebrating LA’s diversity of cuisines” rather than anything close to the best restaurants in Los Angeles. He loves himself a discovery, even more than Gold did, honestly. This is a wonderful asset, but it also dilutes a list like this.
Also, my guy does not like southeast Asian food, lol. Three Thai restaurants, one Filipino, one Vietnamese compared to 10 or so Middle-Eastern leaning spots.
A side note is this: between, say, Lum-Ka-Nad and Holy Basil, who could use the media attention more? Do these more mom-and-pop joints have a more loyal customer base because their prices are lower? Should that be considered when making a list like this? I dunno, though it feels a place like Lasita or Firstborn could use a lift more than a small chain of valley Thai restaurants.
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I noticed that too!
I think the spirit of having more mom and pops is definitely laudable especially given the inclusive and immigrant focus in this years 101
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Maybe more like his personal favorite restaurants – the restaurants he would take family and friends to. E.g.: Dunsmoor is one of the restaurants we go most often and a top restaurant I’d take family and friends to – more so than, say Somni.
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