Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: “Where should I eat?“ Here are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here’s our list of the hottest
places to get cocktails in town.
For new-school huevos rancheros: Broken Spanish Comedor in Culver City
Los Angeles seems to love Ray Garcia’s resurrected Broken Spanish (now a comedor on the beachier side of Culver City and not a fine dining restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles); I feel particularly lucky to be less than 15 minutes away from its velvety refried lentils and supple tortillas. The restaurant recently introduced weekend brunch, bringing with it dishes like citrus-butter-infused panqueques, chilaquiles, and pozole, but my visit gave me a clear favorite: the new-school huevos rancheros. I’ve always been a huevos rancheros sort-of naysayer — they’re usually fine, never great. But Garcia’s rendition kicks up the dish: on its crisp tostada base, find those famous refried lentils (beans who?), wildly spiced carrot “chorizo,” salsa, shaved radish, and sunny eggs. A seat on the patio with a plate of these and the restaurant’s homemade orange Fanta will fete the weekend nicely. 12565 Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90066. — Nicole Fellah, Eater editorial manager
For your last chance at an East Coast–style seafood extravaganza: Connie and Ted’s in West Hollywood
When I found out that, after months of rumors, Connie and Ted’s confirmed it would be shutting its doors on July 1, I felt heartbroken. The sprawling West Hollywood seafood spot, housed in a swooping Googie-inspired “shack” on Santa Monica Boulevard, has long been one of my favorite places to gossip with loved ones over martinis, chowder, and lobster rolls. (It’s my dad’s favorite restaurant in Los Angeles, although he cannot seem to ever correctly remember the names Connie and Ted. Every time it comes up, it becomes “Barbara and John’s,” “Suzanne and Harold’s”… I think it’s a bit at this point.) Upon news of its impending closure, my sister and I immediately made a reservation to visit this month and to, at least once, have one more lively but languid dinner there. Yes, we got a seafood tower — it was both a celebration and a farewell. It’s the kind of restaurant where you immediately form inside jokes with the friendly servers (Larry, we’re sorry we didn’t sit in your section — we love you!) and where the chatty couple at the table next to you asks you which of the chowders in your sampling of three is your favorite (I actually liked Rhode Island?). Frankly, it’s the kind of restaurant you never want to leave as you’re scraping the last bites of blondie a la mode. You have two weeks left to make memories there — go while you still can and get the lobster roll hot with drawn butter and a side of potato salad. 8171 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90046. — Hilary Pollack, Eater deputy editor
For a soccer-coded bar to catch the World Cup: Silver Lake United in Silver Lake
The 2026 World Cup just kicked off with matches across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico throughout June and July. If you’re not headed to SoFi Stadium or hopping on a flight to catch a game, sidle up to Silver Lake soccer bar, Silver Lake United, which will show every match with plenty of beer, coffee, and bar snacks at the ready. The menu at Silver Lake United, owned by the same team behind Jim & James, goes beyond the usual sports bar suspects: Morning brings a full English breakfast (minus the black pudding and mushrooms), lemon ricotta pancakes, and huevos rancheros, while lunch and dinner add in fish and chips, a bone-in New York strip, and patatas bravas. The interior leans more Canyon Coffee than sticky bar with skylights, warm wood, and a tasteful tiled backsplash. Guinness stays on tap, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies live in the pastry case, and the bar/cafe opens at 8 a.m. every day. What more could you need on match day? 2630 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027. — Rebecca Roland, deputy editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest
For a great soundtrack and superlative Southern cooking: Darling in West Hollywood
When chefs move to Southern California from less bountiful places, they go wild for our produce. So it’s understandable that chef Sean Brock, best known for Low Country and Appalachian cooking, locked in on California cuisine in the early days at his West Hollywood restaurant and listening bar Darling. But now, a year on, Brock has turned back to his roots with an array of Southern dishes. Talking to Brock is like leafing through the Old Farmer’s Almanac, a crash course in historical crops and the protein to fat ratios in benne seeds alongside charming stories about his friends’ ham aging techniques and his neighbors’ corn. That translates to a fried chicken dish with five different fats in the fryer, a reference to the historical hodgepodge of cooking oils in home kitchens; it also gets a dusting of Nashville spice. The dish that stole the show at a recent dinner was a little more subtle: squash and beans with okra oil on a creamy puree inspired by an Appalachian midnight snack, leftover cornbread and buttermilk haphazardly stirred into porridge. California produce still guides the menu, but now it’s paired with dishes anchored in the South — grits with local rockfish, ham with bonny melon, and a stunning cornbread with Ojai pixie marmalade. It is an exciting direction, and, for us Southern California natives with limited connection to the Southeast United States, an educational one too. 631 N. Robertson Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069. — Ben Mesirow, assistant travel editor
