The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in L.A.

February 19, 2026

For the latest in our T 25 series, a panel of Los Angeles’s top culinary experts — Gilberto Cetina, Sonoko Sakai, Nancy Silverton, Jon Yao and Hannah Ziskin — met to discuss and debate their favorite bites in the city.

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The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in Los Angeles

Five of the city’s most influential culinary experts share their favorite bites.

By Deborah Dunn, Suryatapa Bhattacharya, Kristin Braswell, Liz Brown, Bill Esparza, Patric Kuh, Meghan McCarron, Ben Mims, Khushbu Shah, Emily Wilson and Patricia Kelly Yeo

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