Must-see restaurants in Silver Lake & Echo Park

  • Wolfdown

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Young Korean-American chef Jason Kim has created a buzz with his latest venture, a snug, discreet restaurant with a 'deconstructed farmhouse' design,…

  • Kettle Black

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Kettle Black belongs to the new Silver Lake guard, a dark, stylish cocktail bar-restaurant with fashionable diners, communal bar tables and a dizzying…

  • Sqirl

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Despite its somewhat-obscure location, this tiny, subway-tiled cafe is forever pumping thanks to its top-notch, out-of-the-box breakfast and lunch…

  • Ostrich Farm

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Flickering tea lights and charming, competent barkeeps crank up the charm at this intimate, convivial space, owned and run by a husband-and-wife team. You…

  • Elf Cafe

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    This intimate Echo Park mainstay is one of the best – if not the very best – vegetarian restaurants in LA. The menu has distinct Mediterranean and Middle…

  • Night + Market Song

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    After cultivating a cult following in WeHo, this gleefully garish temple to real-deal Thai and Cambodian street food is killing it in the hipster…

  • Salazar

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Located in a renovated auto-repair garage, this hip spot in Frogtown (where Silver Lake meets Atwater Village) feels like a trip to the desert. Look for…

  • Black Cat

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    In 1966, two years before New York's Stonewall Riots, LGBT protesters bravely stood up to police harassment at this very site. These days, the Black Cat…

  • Fat Dragon

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Lo-fi, counter-service Fat Dragon pumps out tweaked takes on old-school American Chinese to the sound of hip-hop and woks. Chow down hearty, flavor-packed…

  • Alimento

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    In a small, simple, modern space packed with convivial locals, chef Zach Pollack delivers contemporary takes on regional Italian cooking. The pasta – made…

  • Mohawk Bend

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    This former vaudeville theater is now a casual, industrial-style bar and eatery packed with skinny jeans and beards. Local produce dominates the vegan…

  • Sage

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Popular, loft-like Sage dishes out organic vegan fare, from a spicy buffalo-cauliflower salad and tempeh-loaded burger, to tacos stuffed with jackfruit …

  • Café Stella

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Boho-spirited Stella is a cloud of clinking glasses and red wine under a tented patio that rambles into a nostalgic dining room. Service can be a little…

  • L&E Oyster Bar

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    Still a neighborhood darling, with hip locals and the odd celeb claiming tables in the intimate dining room and heated porch to feast on raw and grilled…

  • Blossom

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    The Silver Lake edition of the Downtown favorite, Blossom serves fragrant pho as well as a handful of curries and stir-fry vermicelli noodles. Seafood…

  • Casita del Campo

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    What’s not to love about this '60s-throwback cantina? It’s cozy, it’s fun and it makes a mean, off-the-menu camarones a la diabla (shrimp in spicy sauce)…

  • Celaya

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    A proper panaderia (Mexican bakery) is always a beautiful thing, especially when it stubbornly resists the hipsterfication of a neighborhood. The tamales…

  • Silver Lake Ramen

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    In a retro strip mall on Sunset is this toasty, super-popular ramen spot. You'll probably have to wait for a table or a seat at the counter, but the wait…

  • Forage

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    A simple, modern, pared-back market cafe that's family owned and a champion of all things fresh, local and seasonal. Scan the counter and the freshly…

  • Masa

    Silver Lake & Echo Park

    A kooky mishmash of mismatching furniture, retro objects and hipster staff, Masa sets a nostalgic, neighborly scene for Chicago deep-dish pizza. Locally…