Hall of Fame restaurants: These all

In our region's sweeping pluralism, there are restaurants so enmeshed in the culture of Los Angeles — so defining of what it means to eat and live in Southern California — that they surpass the notion of annual lists. They’ve earned a place of honor for all time. Here are 14 peerless modern classics that earned a spot this year in our Hall of Fame, plus the 10 inaugural inductees from our first 2019 list, which was on hiatus during the pandemic.

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