Yelp has released its 13th Annual Top 100 Places to Eat list, and Los Angeles has four spots in the top 20, making it the second most featured city.  The list is a compilation of the highest-reviewed restaurants, diners, fast-casual spots, food halls, and more in the United States, all ranked by the Yelp community.

The website and mobile app that publishes crowd-sourced reviews identify businesses in the restaurant category, then rank those spots using several factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews from the Yelp community. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of November 6, 2025. Yelp’s local Community Managers and Trend Experts help finalize a list that highlights local flavor, uniqueness, and offers a snapshot of where people love to eat right now, with 65% of the businesses on the list priced under $30 per person.

The local restaurants that made it on the list are NAM Kitchen in  Gardena (#3), Broken Mouth in DTLA (#7), Greek Bistro in  Glendale (#16), and  Tsukiyo Sushi in Koreatown (#17).

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Courtesy Broken Mouth

Hawaiian transplants and LA natives alike praise the signature Meat Jun at Broken Mouth, a 24-hour-marinated ribeye, egg-battered and pan-fried, and according to hundreds of five-star reviews, the star attraction is Chef and owner Tim Lee’s shell-on shrimp pan-fried in garlic butter. Lee swaps out traditional white rice with his mother’s purple multigrain japgokbap. The creamy potato-mac salad studded with boiled egg is also a hit with reviewers.

With more than 1,600 five-star reviews and lines out the door, Chef Nam Lam’s  Vietnamese-Peruvian spot in Gardena bridges Saigon and Lima with dishes like pho,  which some Yelpers call “the best I’ve ever eaten,”  simmered for 48 hours with a secret blend of fresh herbs. Fans recommend the versions with long-braised rib bones or tender filet mignon.  Lomo saltado, the Peruvian stir-fry, is updated with Vietnamese techniques.  Unlimited noodle refills come with every dine-in pho order.

According to Yelp, this year’s hot dining trends include Japanese cuisine, and Gen Z-approved dress-up destinations and grandma-core dining, also called “nonna-stalgia encouraging diners to step out of their fast-paced lives for old-fashioned, slow-cooked family recipes made with simple ingredients often served on mismatched dinnerware in cozy settings.