BEST PLACES TO EAT IN LOS ANGELES! LA HEALTHY RESTAURANTS, ORGANIC VEGETARIAN FOOD, AROMA, M CAFE, FARMER’S MARKET WEST HOLLYWOOD.
Warning: there’s a lot of food porn in this post! Seba and I had too many yummy meals while in Los Angeles. Our hotel, The Orlando, is right across from Magnolia Bakery. The cupcakes and brownies were a bit too sickly sweet, but we love the foamy cappuccinos.
For his first night in LA, I brought Sebastiano to Marco’s West Hollywood. Italian food for a (mostly?) Italian boy. Pizza, eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti… delizioso.
For dessert, we ordered the special “Italian Christmas cake” (Seba had never heard of this dish). It was a pannetone, or sweet bread loaf, with blueberries on top.
While we waited for our food at Urth Caffe (the celebrity hangout), Seba drew in my notebook gifted from Emily the Strange.
After being in Japan for so long, he’s amazed at American portion sizes!
Adam Richman (host of Travel Channel’s Man vs Food) sent us a gift of red wine and a fruit plate. Why do we know Adam? You’ll see… keep checking the blog to find out! (Here are more photos from our hotel experience.)
We were staying near Whole Foods, and went there almost every day for healthy munchies and cappucinos.
M Cafe on Melrose and La Brea remains one of my favorite places in the world to eat. The Japanese-infused veggie burger with yam fries and “un-ketchup” are out of control.
Yes to the fudge cake and paninis. M Cafe now has vegan cupcakes from Babycakes NYC, the healthy bakery.
One day, we stumbled upon the recently-opened Fit Food on Santa Monica. Everything here is tasty and good for your body. I’d never had anything like the Yam-Tastic sweet potato protein shake.
Seba thought The Grove was “a tacky imitation of Europe.” But we loved Farmer’s Market. You can tell we eat a lot of protein and salad.
Other highlights… spongy bread and African dips from a restaurant in Little Ethiopia, Japanese-Western fusion from Sawtelle Kitchen, Italian cappuccinos with decorated foam from Urth Caffe.
We ate curry, pad thai and papaya salad at Toi on Sunset, the rock and roll Thai restaurant. All the food is freshly-cooked with healthy ingredients. Don’t forget to order the limitless coffee.
Another reason to love The Orlando Hotel – it’s located on the West 3rd “restaurant row.” We adored the Indian cuisine at Electric Karma — it was one of the best we’d experienced. We picked up mac and cheese, asparagus and salmon from Joan’s on Third.
Several of you recommended Aroma Cafe on Sunset, so we went for a sniff. Omelets, salads and grilled sandwiches. So. Good.
What are your favorite LA eateries? Do you like a variety of cuisines? Or try to eat healthy, as we do?
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lacarmina is it wrong if I keep looking at you instead of the food?? #wink
haha
mmm it all looks amazing. I’m a healthy eater too. Or try to be. heh.
mmm it all looks amazing. I’m a healthy eater too. Or try to be. heh.
love your hair like this
Now I’m hungry like the wolf.
Food photos are the best!
My favorite is the one from M Cafe. I remember reading about it on your site a while back and wanting to go.
Mmm mmm yeah!! Here are more pics http://lacarmina.com/2009/12/best-cafe-in-los-angeles-m-cafe-de-chaya-melrose-la-brea-vegetarian-macrobiotic-healthy-restaurants-in-la-japanese-food/
food porn O_O I really want Seba’s sweatshirt with the kitty ears though :)
That’s my sweater…. he took it ;__;
really? hahaha well then thats just another thing I’ll have to grab when I come and raid your closet.
so adorable!
=^.^= so cute!
Mmmm, you made me hungry!!! ;D I like your reviews and the photos! xxxxx good day to you dear! :)
So yummy :P
So much food porn. I think I just had a gastric orgasm.
Adam Richman? I’m just gonna blatantly assume you know everybody who works for The Travel channel. lol
So much food porn. I think I just had a gastric orgasm.
Adam Richman? I’m just gonna blatantly assume you know everybody who works for The Travel channel. lol
yes, that’s porn *_* and right now I’m hating you a lot in the good way because I’m dieting and I can’t even smell those delicious plates because they have to gimme more calories just for having them in front of my eyes XDD
yes, that’s porn *_* and right now I’m hating you a lot in the good way because I’m dieting and I can’t even smell those delicious plates because they have to gimme more calories just for having them in front of my eyes XDD
I fucking love Aroma so much!!
i’m hungry now. lol
wat goth loita outfit ur wearin now?
whoa cool, adam richman *__*;;
That’s awesome!
wooow. so pretty! >.<~♥
*onomnomnomnomnomnomnom* I want a choco cake~ like that, it look so yummy * – *
mmmm nom nom nom nom! lol looks so yummy >.< now im really hungry!
:OOO He’s sooo cuuutee ~~~~ ^-^
next time you’re here: try rustic spoon (healthy, amazing thai food), and umami burger (probably the best cheeseburger in LA, but they use more-unique ingredients). Also Wurstkutche for rabbit/rattlesnake sausage. if you’ve got a vegan in tow, hit up leonors for fake-meat tacos. and poquito mas has healthy tacos. how can you come to LA and not eat tacos!?
OH that sounds amazing! I’ll be saving these names :)