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One of the first market cafes in the LA area is still one of the best. The coffee and pastries
are absurdly good and the deli churns out tasty gourmet sandwiches and salads. Hence all
the happy people eating alfresco on buzzy 3rd St.
Ray's
MODERN AMERICAN
$11-27; 11:30am-3pm & 5-10pm Mon-Fri, from 10am Sat & Sun; ; MTA 20)
Ray's changes the menu twice daily, but if it's offered, order the shrimp and grits: it's rich
and buttery, afloat with chunks of andouille sausage, okra and two king prawns. The
bur-
rata
(fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream) melts with tang, the yellow
tail collar is crisp and moist, and the bacon-wrapped rabbit sausage will wow you.
Connie & Ted's
SEAFOOD
$12-26; 5-11pm Mon & Tue, noon-11pm Wed-Sun)
The design is instant classic, there are always up to a dozen oyster varieties on the stocked
raw bar. Fresh fish is pan fried or grilled to order. The lobster roll can be served cold with
mayo and hot with drawn butter, and the shellfish marinara is a sacred thing.
Beverly Hills & the Westside
Still hungry?
Little Osaka
, West LA's Asian bloom, which runs along Sawtelle for about
two blocks north from Olympic Blvd to La Grange Ave, is not exclusively Japanese.
Among the karaoke bars, grocers, cafes and boutiques are restaurants devoted to ramen
and Korean-style tofu, shabu-shabu, macaroons, dim sum,
pho
and
yakitori
.
Shamshiri
PERSIAN
$13-22; 11:30am-10pm Mon-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat, noon-10pm Sun; )
One of a string of Persian kitchens, this place bakes its own pita, which is then used to
wrap chicken, beef and lamb shwarma, kebabs and falafel served with a green,
shirazi
or
