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AUGUST 16, 2021
Bottega Louie
700 S. Grand Avenue bottegalouie.com, 213-802-1470
Best Brunch
Bottega Louie is a restaurant, gourmet market, patisserie and café. At the restaurant, brunch consists of nine meal choices. Options include Farmers Market Breakfast, featuring poached eggs, potatoes, peppers, fennel, haricot verts, carrots, squash and Tuscan kale ($16), along with Lobster Hash, made with lobster, two poached eggs, marble potatoes, sweet corn, Brussels sprouts, double smoked bacon and paprika hollandaise sauce ($25). Don’t forget a bellini, mimosa or bloody mary ($15 each) to compliment the meal. Temporarily closed.
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448 S. Hill Street perchla.com, 213-802-1770
Philippe the Original 1001 N. Alameda Street philippes.com, 213-628-3781
Best Lunch
The French dip sandwich is unmatched, especially when it comes to the same restaurant that originated it. The French dips come in six varieties, including the beef dip ($9.25), the lamb dip ($10.50), the pastrami dip ($10.50), the pork dip ($9.25), the turkey dip ($9.25) and the ham dip ($9.25). Outside of French dips, Philippe’s dishes up three kinds of salads ($7.50-$11), along with a tuna sandwich ($8.75) and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich ($4.30).
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Farmer Boys
Dune Downtown
726 S. Alameda Street farmerboys.com, 213-228-8999
199 W. Olympic Boulevard dunekitchen.com, 213-628-3586