4 Restaurants to Try Fourth of July Weekend in Los Angeles
Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: 'Where should I eat?' Here now 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.
Whatever your Fourth of July plans are, a really great hot dog and cold beer should be part of them. And while grilling at home and hosting is great, sometimes you want to leave the cooking up to someone else. At Walt's in Eagle Rock, hot dogs are always ready in the warmer, and ice-cold Hamm's only cost a few dollars. Plenty of LA restaurants are doing a knife-and-fork-required preparation of the hot dog, with wagyu and all manner of luxury ingredients, but Walt's keeps it simple with just a ketchup and mustard-topped dog. Grab a beer (or a glass of wine), a hot dog, and head out to the back patio to find a film photo booth and plenty of seating. The warm pretzels are also worth an order. When you're done at Walt's, head a block down to Capri Club for Negronis or martinis. 4680 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest
Larchmont may be one of Los Angeles's great people-watching destinations, with crowds dipping in and out of niche fragrance shops and lining up for hulking Levain chocolate chip cookies. One of the best patios to watch all the hustle and bustle without being caught up in it is at Great White, an Australian all-day cafe with wicker lamps and sidewalk seating. Drop by for a breakfast burrito stuffed with scrambled eggs and Oaxacan cheese, or stick around for lunch, featuring chicken kebabs and smoked salmon pizza. The drinks program is also solid, offering coffee, cocktails, matcha, green juice, and various teas. This is definitely a see-and-be-seen type of spot, so don't be surprised if you end up in the background of a TikTok. 244 N. Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90004. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest
The Los Angeles sandwich superstars behind Bread Head just opened a second location of their focaccia sandwich shop in Manhattan Beach steps away from the water on Manhattan Avenue. Here, you can get summer's ultimate sandwich — a peak-season tomato BLT, obviously — on salty, crackly bread that texturally crosses somewhere between focaccia and ciabatta. The Bread Head BLT, swiped with garlic mayo and piled with iceberg lettuce, sliced tomato, and Nueske's bacon, makes for near-ideal picnic fare once you add companions like the store's 'picnic nachos,' which is really a small tub of homemade pimento cheese with Have'a tortilla chips, and an icy Arnold Palmer. Mix and match with the half-sandwich option or go all in on the one you love most. Vegetarian options include a mozzarella sandwich, stacked high with alfalfa sprouts; the shop doesn't have a gluten-free focaccia supplier yet but one day, we're sure, it will (maybe someone nearby in Venice can help). 1129 Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266. — Nicole Adlman, Eater cities manager
If you love the pizzeria Bettina in Montecito, you're sure to love its little sister Tina's Pizza in Linden Square, a new retail market and food hall just three blocks away from the beach in Carpinteria, California. Find pies like the cacio e pepe (mozzarella, ricotta, pecorino sardo, cracked black pepper) and meat lover's (sausage, pepperoni, pickled onion), plus simple green salads, antipasti (think wagyu arancini and buttery garlic knots), a couple of sandwiches, and desserts like kid-friendly olive oil cupcakes crowned with orange buttercream. Make it a feast at Tina's Pizza or crawl your way through the market, which is also home to Santa Barbara favorites Corazon Cocina and Dart Coffee Company. Once sated and — if needed — caffeinated, hit the sand. 732 Linden Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013. — Nicole Adlman, Eater cities manager See More:
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