Marin County
This chic 'backyard-to-table' restaurant offers delicious yet simple pizza and salads and a yummy wine list. You can also stay in one of the two small,…
Must-see restaurants in California
Joshua Tree National Park
Now run by Sarah and Dennis, this been-here-forever roadside shack gets a big thumbs up for its scrumptious home cookin'. Lines can be extra-long for…
Sequoia National Park
If you're looking to fuel up on some healthy eats before hitting the parks, Sol Bol has you covered with acai bowls generously topped with fresh fruit,…
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
Despite its location in a rougher neighborhood of SF, this vegan eatery is bright and cheerful, serving up affordable Pan-Asian soups, salads, noodle…
The Deserts
The best among the largely poor or mediocre eateries in Primm, GP's trains the spotlight on quality meats and seafood, prepared in classic fashion. Kick…
Santa Ynez Valley
Gingerbread is a specialty here (have a personalized holiday creation made for you) but that doesn't mean other bestsellers like the almond-butter ring…
Napa Valley
French bistros by classical definition serve comfort food to weary travelers and that’s what French-born chef-owner Philippe Jeanty does here, with…
Berkeley
Fresh, pretty Comal serves Mexican food, although many come for the cocktail list. Grab a flight of tequila or mezcal, a plate of Latin American-inspired…
Napa Valley
Testing skills and knowledge they've picked up in culinary school, students serve prix-fixe meals at this elegant restaurant on the Culinary Institute of…
Yosemite National Park
You can hardly say you’ve visited Tuolumne without scoffing down a chili dog or burger in the parking lot in front of the Tuolumne Meadows Grill. The soft…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
Simple and real, this chef-owned and family-operated yakitori (Japanese grilled chicken) joint crafts the most tender and savory grilled-chicken skewers…
Santa Cruz
A chic downtown dining oasis, family-owned Laili invites diners in with an elegant high-ceilinged dining room and garden patio. Share apricot-chicken…
Hollywood
On the shortlist for the city’s best farmers market, this Sunday-morning sprawl offers organic and specialty produce from well over 100 local farmers,…
Coastal Orange County
Inside a vintage mid-century-modern building, this fashionable eatery is all about down-home flavor – think pulled-pork sandwiches, popcorn shrimp, gumbo…
Santa Monica
This steak and seafood house has occupied its nautical-themed space since 1934, making it Santa Monica's oldest restaurant. We also love the bar here…
Napa Valley
An offspring of parent restaurant Ad Hoc, Thomas Keller's Addendum provides boxed lunches of finger-lickin' buttermilk-fried chicken, BBQ pork ribs and…
Mono Lake Region
Inside a cozy house with a fireplace, this restaurant is much beloved for its tasty old-time indulgences, such as fried chicken, pan-fried trout and…
Lake Tahoe
At the West Shore Inn’s cozy destination restaurant, chef Mike Davis whips up worthy meals using fresh produce and ranched meats, from juicy burgers to…
Coastal Orange County
Nothin' fancy about this counter-service fish market, where they do large, hearty portions of deep-fried ocean goodness: famous fish and chips, scallops,…
Marin County
Originally opened as a roadside stop in the 1930s, the Buckeye is a Marin County classic, and it always feels festive here. Stop off for upscale American…
La Jolla
You could pay three times as much for seafood with the tourists at fancier restaurants in town; meanwhile locals will be at this fish market and…
Lake Tahoe
With antique skis, shiny bikes and lots of pointy antlers belonging to stuffed wildlife mounted on the walls, this quirky place serves breakfast until 2…
Sonoma Valley
Reputed to be the best Italian in town, this small restaurant offers up amazing home-made pasta. To do things right, bring your own bottle of wine and…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
If being at Fisherman's Wharf makes you crave fish and chips, skip the expensive restaurants lining the water and instead find this little food truck,…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Traditional Thai is served in contemporary environs at this pseudo-industrial outpost hemmed in by artfully rendered concrete walls and lovely tapestries…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
In the Cooper Design Space building, Market peddles breakfast dishes, creative salads, sandwiches and burgers using mostly seasonal ingredients. Whether…
Mt Shasta Region
In the window-lined corner of the Mercantile, this old-fashioned yet classy diner serves classic American breakfasts, hot or cold sandwiches, burgers and…
South Bay Beaches
This giant mall takes up most of a city block and has just about anything you could want from the Land of the Rising Sun. Stalls around a food court…
Santa Monica
Fancy LA's best fish and chips? Or some bangers and mash, shepherd's pie or curry? This been-there-forever pub is a slice of 'jolly old' on the left coast…
San Diego
Downtown’s favorite breakfast place serves renowned peanut-butter-and-banana French toast; buttermilk, orange-pecan or granola pancakes; and eggs in…
Santa Cruz
Line up at this clean, well-lit breakfast spot for fluffy Belgian waffles, blackened ahi tuna eggs benny, Mexican huevos rancheros with pulled pork and…
Gold Country
With its whimsical take on the all-American comfort-food staple, this casual stop stuffs flaky, butter-crusted pot pies with a gourmet flourish (steak…
Mono Lake Region
The restaurant at the Double Eagle Resort exudes rustic elegance, with cozy booths, a high ceiling and a huge fireplace. Breakfast is especially hearty…
Gold Country
With exposed brick and modern fixtures, the fresh menu and contemporary details at this cafe and wine bar are a reprieve from occasionally overbearing…
The Deserts
The menu is as long as a Tolstoy novel but the choices are good-old-fashioned Americana, hopscotching from burgers to pizza, steak to ribs, salads to…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Yes, it's a very humble hot-pot joint with limited seating around a horseshoe bar illuminated with florescent lights, yet Shabu Shabu House is always…
Coastal Orange County
At Dana Wharf, this trapped-in-amber dive bar is so dark it feels like you’re drinking while jailed in the brig of a ship, but never mind. There’s plenty…
Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ
Napa
Inside an 1888 grocery store, Bounty Hunter has an Old West vibe and superb barbecue, made with house-smoked meats. The standout 'beer-can chicken' is a…
Santa Monica
Locals gather for the food as much as the beer at this wood-paneled gastropub with a cozy outdoor patio in the back. Angus burgers, fish tacos and hearty…
Russian River Area
We love the farm-to-table ethos of Zazu – it grows its own pigs and sources everything locally – but some dishes miss and the industrial-style space gets…
