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5-10pm Mon-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
Silver Lake's seafood house opened to rave reviews in 2012, and is still a neighborhood
darling where locals and celebs claim tables in the intimate dining room and heated porch
to feast on raw and grilled oysters, smoked mussels and whole roasted fish dressed in
miso, pickled ginger, chili and garlic.
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Pingtung
ASIAN
323-866-1866;
www.pingtungla.com
;
7455 Melrose Ave; dishes $6-12;
11:30am-10:30pm; )
Our new favorite place to eat on Melrose is this Pan-Asian market cafe where the dim sum
(think: wild crab dumplings), seaweed and green papaya salads, and rice bowls piled with
curried chicken and BBQ beef are all worthy of praise. It has an inviting back patio with
ample seating, wi-fi and good beer on tap.
Mercado
MEXICAN
$9-26; 5-10pm Mon-Wed, to 11pm Thu & Fri, 4-11pm Sat, 10am-3pm & 4-10pm Sun)
Terrific
nuevo
Mexican food served in a dining room that is beneath dangling bird-cage
chandeliers and anchored by a terrific marble tequila bar. The slow-cooked
carnitas
(pork
cubes) melt in your mouth. Mercado also does spit-roast beef and grilled sweet corn, and
folds tasty tacos and enchiladas. The Hora Feliz (happy hour) is among the best in the city.
Joan's on Third
CAFE
8am-8pm Mon-Sat, to 7pm Sun; )
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.
