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The tacos, tortas, burritos and other Mexi faves at this snack shack earned the Herrera
family the coveted James Beard Award in 2005.
Mess Hall PUB FOOD
( GOOGLE MAP ; 323-660-6377; www.messhallkitchen.com ; 4500 Los Feliz Blvd; mains $15-31;
11:30am-3pm & 4-11pm Mon-Thu, to midnight Fri, 10am-3pm & 5pm-midnight Sat, 10am-3pm &
4-11pm Sun)
On Tuesdays there are $1 oysters and $5 beers. It's been written up for having one of the
best burgers in LA, and it does a nice pulled-pork sandwich and a kale caesar.
Alcove CAFE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
323-644-0100; www.thealcovecafe.com ; 1929 Hillhurst Ave; mains $10-17;
6am-midnight; )
Hillhurst's choice breakfast hangout, this sunny cafe spills onto a multilevel, streetside
brick patio. It's housed in a restored 1897 Spanish-style duplex, and the food is quite good.
Silver Lake & Echo Park
Elf Cafe VEGETARIAN
( GOOGLE MAP ; 213-484-6829; www.elfcafe.com ; 2135 Sunset Blvd; mains $12-20; )
Simply one of the best vegetarian (not vegan) restaurants in LA, if not the very best. Start
with feta wrapped in grape leaves and some spiced olives and almonds, move onto a kale
salad dressed with citrus, wild-mushroom risotto and a kebab of seared oyster mushrooms
that is fantastic.
Sage VEGAN
( GOOGLE MAP ; 310-456-1492; www.sageveganbistro.com ; 1700 W Sunset Blvd; mains $10-14;
11am-10pm Mon-Wed, to 11pm Thu & Fri, 9am-4pm & 5-11pm Sat, to 10pm Sun; )
An organic vegan kitchen with sandwiches and veggie burgers, and tacos stuffed with
jackfruit or butternut squash. All served in heaping portions. And the menu is the second-
 
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