Our strip malls have hidden dining gems. To celebrate the city’s heart- flutteringly good strip-mall eats, we’ve devised our dream L.A. strip mall: It’s diverse, delicious and worthy of battling it out for a parking spot. Here are seven places we’d love to see come together for an all-star culinary lineup.


Baroo At the sign-less Baroo, chefs Kwang Uh and Matthew Kim serve bowls of fermented vegetables mixed with quinoa


and passion-fruit powder, plus a slew of house-made kombuchas. à 5706 Santa Monica Blvd (323-819- 4344, baroola.strikingly.com)


Petit Trois


Is there a more perfect omelette in the world than the one at Petit Trois? Thanks to chef Ludo Lefebvre, all of our egg dreams have come true. à 718 N Highland Ave (323-468-8916, petittrois.com)


Joe’s Falafel Joe’s Falafel serves arguably the best chickpea balls in the


city—not to mention some standout laffa bread. à 3535 Cahuenga Blvd West, suite 105 (323- 512-4447, joesfalafel.net)


Jitlada


Set your tongue ablaze with the off- the-menu Jazz burger at Jitlada, a tiny Thai restaurant with a huge following. à 5233 ½ W Sunset Blvd (323-667-9809, jitladala.com)


Silverlake Ramen We’re kind of obsessed with the tonkotsu ramen at Silverlake Ramen, and judging by the ever-present line, so is everyone else.


Our city characters are larger than life. Angelyne drives her pink Corvette down Sunset Boulevard, Harry Perry roller-skates and plays his electric guitar on the Venice Beach Boardwalk and Hollywood Jesus dispenses advice and poses for selfies at bus stops. And, of course, we have Batman, Cinderella and all the rest on Hollywood Boulevard.


There’s so much fresh music.


Our malls are effing beautiful (seriously). Thanks to our temperate, sunny weather, our malls are largely outdoors—think grassy knolls, fountains, trolleys and restaurant- patio dining. Oh, and at Christmastime, some malls even make it snow.


Pop into an indie-music venue like the Echo (1822 Sunset Blvd; 213-413- 8200, theecho.com), the Hi Hat (5043 York Blvd; 323-258-4427, hihat.la), Bootleg Theater (2220 Beverly Blvd; 213-389-3856, bootlegtheater.org) or the Satellite (1717 Silver Lake Blvd; 323-661- 4380, thesatellitela.com) on a Monday night, and you’re likely to catch a free show by a local act on the cusp. It could be the next Beck, Foo Fighters or Kendrick Lamar (all of whom played these stages way before they blew up).


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à 2927 Sunset Blvd (323-660-8100, silverlakeramen.com)


Go’s Mart Phenomenal sushi can be found at Go’s Mart, where tuna is topped with gold flakes and the butterfish with truffle oil. à 22330 Sherman Way C12 (818-704-1459)


Mashti Malone’s Dessert! When it comes to exotic treats, there’s nothing better than a scoop of rosewater ice cream from Mashti Malone’s. à 1525 N La Brea Ave (323-874-0144, mashtimalone.com)


Hollywood Jesus


Jeff Goldblum


regularly plays jazz at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Feliz (1714 N Vermont Ave; 323-669-1550, rockwell-la .com), and you can get in for free.


ILLUSTRATION: JOSIE PORTILLO; PHOTOGRAPHS: CENTER: JAKOB N. LAYMAN; BOTTOM RIGHT: SHUTTERSTOCK


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