🍸 Musso and Frank’s
And the rest in no particular order of importance or geography:
The Formosa in West Hollywood
Skylight/Figaro combo in Los Feliz
The Prince in Koreatown
The In-N-Out by LAX
Pampas Grill at Farmers Market
Joan’s on Third
Greystone Mansion
Hollyhock House
Driving PCH early morning
Any beach in the early morning
Getting out there and taking your turn at unprotected lefts after the light turns red (in general, people are okay with allowing two cars to do this)
A general recommendation is to be very generous in your estimation of how long it takes to get places and how hard it will be to find parking. Assume the worst, then double it.