Central Asia

🇦🇲 ARMENIA / HISTORICAL: A seemingly old-school bakery in Glendale is doing some pretty fun and VERY LA things with its menu.

May 16 •

Nadima's Sushi & Mongolian Express

🇲🇳 MONGOLIA / HISTORICAL: Permanently Closed.

Feb 27 •

Havlabar Restaurant

🇬🇪 GEORGIA / HISTORICAL: Sometimes a bit hit or miss, this Glendale restaurant is the place to find the deepest menu of Georgian foods around Los…

Feb 13 •

Chili Chutney Afghan Cuisine

🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: Amongst the manicured gated communities of Lake Forest, Afghan cuisine has a fabulous Orange County home.

Jan 31 •

Hovik's Famous Meat & Deli

🇦🇲 ARMENIA / HISTORICAL: This Valley butcher can also be the site of your next kabab lunch.

Jan 31 •

Persepolis Pizza & Subs

🇮🇷 IRAN / HISTORICAL: Tehran is a city that loves its pizza and sandwiches, and this Reseda spot is probably the closest you can come to a night out…

Jan 11 •

Saffron Food Mart

🇮🇷 IRAN / HISTORICAL: A very talented kitchen lives inside this Torrance market serving a wide range of Persian soups, stews, and kabobs.

Oct 28, 2024 •

Halal Kitchen Café

🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN / HISTORICAL: Despite the somewhat generic name, this Valley restaurant has some very specific Afghan specialties worth seeking out.

May 20, 2024 •

Su-Beoreg & Monta Factory

🇦🇲 ARMENIA / HISTORICAL: This Pasadena spot keeps churning out monta orders that you should probably not tell your grandmother about.

Feb 22, 2024 •

Shamshiri Restaurant

🇮🇷 IRAN / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: The Shamshiri universe has long ago split apart, but the original in Northridge is still a fantastic restaurant to…

Feb 16, 2024 •

Golden Mongolian Restaurant

🇲🇳 MONGOLIA / HISTORICAL: Permanently closed.

Jan 15, 2024 •

Oxnard Coffee Shop & Restaurant

🇦🇲 ARMENIA + 🇬🇪 GEORGIA / HISTORICAL: Armenian takes on Georgian specialties are reason enough to enjoy this Van Nuys coffee shop.

Jan 5, 2024 •

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