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32 restaurants, bars, cafes, bakeries and markets — the largest category in this guide, and the main reason most people come to Downtown LA in the evening.

Where they cluster. The Arts District has 12, the highest concentration downtown: Bestia, Damian, Manuela, Rossoblu, Pizzeria Bianco, Everson Royce Bar, Wurstküche, Pizzanista!, Zinc Cafe & Market, Blue Bottle Coffee, Arts District Brewing Company and Endorffeine. The Financial District has 6, skewing toward the high end and the top of buildings — 71Above, Perch, Water Grill, Redbird. The Historic Core has 5 and is anchored by Grand Central Market, plus Bottega Louie, Golden Gopher and Sonoratown. Chinatown has 4, including Yang Chow and Phoenix Bakery. Little Tokyo has Marugame Monzo and Fugetsu-Do, a long-standing Little Tokyo confectioner.

How to browse. For a sit-down dinner with a reservation, look at the Arts District first. For lunch on foot with no plan, go to Grand Central Market in the Historic Core. For a view, the Financial District towers. Several listings here are single-purpose trips rather than browsing stops — Philippe The Original, Fugetsu-Do, Phoenix Bakery and Fisherman’s Outlet each draw people who came for one specific thing.

Related: Best restaurants in Downtown LA · Arts District: what to see, eat and do · Chinatown: where to eat and explore

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Arts District Brewing Company

A brewery and taproom on Traction Avenue with a large open room, outdoor seating and a long bar. Guests under
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Fisherman’s Outlet

A counter-service seafood restaurant and retail fish market on Central Avenue, trading since 1961 and recognised by the City of