Phoenix Bakery
A Chinatown bakery on North Broadway open since 1938, best known for its fresh strawberry whipped-cream cake and almond cookies. A long-running family business and a fixture of the neighborhood’s celebrations.
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A bookshop in Far East Plaza specializing in cookbooks and food writing, with author events and a carefully chosen selection. A small, specific specialty retailer in the middle of Chinatown’s food court.
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Yang Chow
A Chinatown restaurant on North Broadway open since 1977, serving Mandarin and Szechuan food and best known for its slippery shrimp. A long-standing family institution rather than a new arrival, and a fixture of the Chinatown dining strip.
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Philippe The Original
A counter-service institution near Union Station, trading since 1908 and one of two Los Angeles restaurants that claim to have invented the French dip. Orders are placed at a row of carving counters, sawdust is still on the floor, and seating is at long communal tables. It opens at six in the morning and serves…