r/FoodLosAngeles 2025 Year in Review

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Best Bite of the Year

Best single dish or item

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Winners (3-way Tie)

Holbox

Scallop Aguachile · Pulpo Taco · Kanpachi Tostada

Also loved

Spicy Tuna Hand Roll — Hama Sushi DTLA

Chicken Sando (x-hot) — Howlin' Ray's

Tomatoes w/ Anchovies — Quarter Sheets Cannonball

Black Cod course — Providence

Pork Spare Ribs — Ham Ji Park

Mala Lamb Pizza — Pizzeria Sei

Uni — Bui Sushi

Dan Dan Noodles — Ding's Garden

Sticky Date Pudding — Dunsmoor

Moo Ping — Luv2eat

Shrimp Taco — Marisco Jalisco

Furikake Croissant — Baker's Bench

Uka's Crab Ball — Owan

Crunchwrap Lasagna — Estrano

Sweet Potatoes — Budonoki

Carolina Gold Rice — Dunsmoor

Osteria Mozza Garganelli

Crispy Pata — L.A. Chibugan

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Best New Restaurant of 2025

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Winners (Tied)

Restaurant Ki

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Winners (Tied)

Kurrypinch

Also nominated

KOJIMA

Cannonball

Little Fish Melrose Hill

Hermon's

Komal

Lugya'h

Greek Bistro

Betsey

Breadhead

Somni

Soma Suisan

Tane Vegan Izakaya

Badash Bakes

Betty's

Baby Bistro

Rasarumah

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Best Food Experience of 2025

Pop-up, event, tasting menu, etc.

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Winner

Providence Full Tasting Menu

Kitchen Table

Also celebrated

Holbox Tasting Menu

Kato & Dunsmoor Sunday Series

Baroo Tasting Menu

Smorgasburg Battle of the Burgers

Kinkan's Summer Kaiseki

Crab Night at Kinkan LA

Yakitorigai @ Ayara Thai x Yakitoriguy

Shibumi

Somni Tasting Menu

Semlor Pop-up at Colossus by Cecilia Tolone

Connie and Ted's Dine LA

Hand Rolls @ Temaki Society

Lunch at Ca del Sole

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Saddest Restaurant Closure of 2025

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Most mourned

Here's Looking at You

Got to experience it once before it closed. RIP. — community sentiment

Also mourned

Helms Bakery

Ham Ji Park

Osteria Mozza

Betseytown

The Douglas Cheeseburger Hermons

Cassia

Macao Cafe

The Reel In — Malibu

Father's Office DTLA

Frankies

Max & Helen's

The Toasted Bun

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Favorite Moment on r/foodlosangeles 2025

Post, comment thread, drama, meme...

🏆 "An Honest Review" thread

Max & Helen's sharing that Instagram post recommending you use Taskrabbit to have someone wait in their 3+ hour line for you. — beloved chaos

That artist doing watercolor paintings of beloved Japanese and Korean spots in LA and posting them on the LA subs. Those were so nice! Also jumboxart! — community member

Every day on this subreddit is a goddamn fucking blessing. — the spirit of r/foodlosangeles

Also mentioned

Yelling at the République owners

Great White racism allegations

The lunch specials post

Tacos in Echo Park after the Dodgers won

Lian Ta opening a new place

Dinner meetups

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What You Want to See in 2026

More meetups & dinner events

More people engaging & joining in

Weekly top posts & food event roundups

Artisanal & locally made packaged food reviews

More mid-city & westside events

Good burrito rankings

Small business highlights

More exposés on shady restaurant practices

Formally moderated breakfast burrito debate

Japanese chains: fairly priced openings

Any burger post, really

More influencers getting called out

Year in Review 2025