Where to eat: Mid-Wilshire

“Where to eat” is an ongoing list series that will be updated frequently

Pricing key:
$: Price per person, before alcohol, under $20
$$: Price per person, before alcohol, under $40
$$$: Price per person, before alcohol, under $60

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Cuisine: American

• Cooks County ($$) With a menu that changes daily (ingredients are purchased every morning at the farmers market), you can rest assured that what you're eating is impeccably fresh and in-season.
• Republique ($$-$$$) One of LA's hottest restaurants boats a spacious, bi-level, loft-like space with floor-to-ceiling windows and a very San Francisco/New York atmosphere.  Whatever you do, make sure not to not miss the seasonal agnolotti (pasta).
• The Whisper Restaurant & Lounge ($-$$) If you're craving a cocktail during your shopping break at The Grove, take a breather at The Whisper.  

Cuisine: Bakeries, coffee, sweet shops

• Atticus Creamery + Pies ($)
• Carmela Ice Cream ($) 
• Paradocs Coffee & Tea ($)
• Salt & Straw ($)

Cuisine: French

• Little Next Door ($-$$) Sister to The Little Door, this casual option is the perfect place to break bread over brunch.  Kick off your meal with a Kir Royale and end it with one of the many house-made French treats (ahem, salted caramel macarons!).

Cuisine: Grocery

• Erewhon Natural Foods (not applicable)

Cuisine: Italian

• Jon & Vinny's ($$)
• Pistola ($$-$$$)
• Spartina ($$)
• Terroni ($$) More "rock 'n roll" than its sister location, downtown.  Despite the difference in aesthetics, expect the same noteworthy pastas and pizzas.

Cuisine: Korean

• Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong ($$) 

Cuisine: Mexican

• Chipotle ($) I know this sounds INSANE, but Chipotle makes a seriously delicious margarita for under $10.  Don't stick your nose up until you try it...then report back to me!
• El Coyote Cafe ($)
• Guelaguetza ($)
• Mercado ($-$$) What a lovely space!  Perfect atmosphere for almost any occasion.  High quality ingredients make the cocktails and food at Mercado a solid choice in the neighborhood.  Don't miss the flan; trust me, it's worth the visit, alone!
• Petty Cash Taqueria ($$)

Cuisine: Multiple venues under one roof

• Koreatown Galleria ($-$$)
• The Original Farmers Market ($) For those of you who, like me, always pictured a mobile produce caravan under a canopy of tents when you heard the word "farmers market," this place will throw you for a loop.  Imagine a cross between Pike Place Market in Seattle and Grand Central Market in NYC; only much smaller.  There are various food and drink kiosks offering everything from Singaporean lime juice to pulled pork sandwiches.  

Cuisine: Pizza

• zpizza ($)

Cuisine: Sushi

• Sugarfish ($$) Without a doubt, my favorite mini-chain of sushi joints in LA.  

Cuisine: Vegetarian

• Cafe Gratitude ($-$$)

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