Where to eat outside in Los Angeles

As COVID-19 cases rise, critic Bill Addison suggests 18 great places to eat outside from the just-released 101 Best Restaurants guide.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • December 10, 2022
Our annual mega-project is live! The official title is “101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles,” though the guide occasionally looks farther afield to include communities such as Anaheim’s newly officially designated Little Arabia district and the...
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