No. 53, Banh Tom (Sweet Potato and Shrimp Fritters) at Van's

Banh mi are essential to Los Angeles, as embedded in the culinary landscape as tortas, shawarma, French dips, subs, hot chicken and Langer’s No. 19. The snap and sting of pickled carrots, daikon and chiles mingle with splintering bread, unctuous...

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Like the guy at the bottom of a human pyramid, you’ll find Ngu Binh squished into the lower floor of a multilevel building full of Vietnamese shops. Unless you know it’s there, you won’t be able to tell it apart from the massage parlors and nail...

We all know pho tastes great when it’s cold. But it’s too darn hot right now for pho. Fortunately Vietnamese cuisine has its share of dishes and desserts tailor made for summer. Here’s a few of this critic’s favorites and where to get them in...

Everybody loves a good banh mi. Nobody likes a bad one, but the bad ones are everywhere and multiplying. The Vietnamese sandwich made with a crusty French baguette has become a staple in Orange County — not merely in Little Saigon. A good banh mi,...

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Focaccia bread ice cream at Antico Nuovo Nearing the end of a 2.5-hour dinner at Antico Nuovo in Larchmont, our server recommended the focaccia ice cream. It was around 9 p.m. Drowsy and full, I was on the fence. I asked if I had heard her...