This post was updated Oct. 21 at 10:07 p.m.
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With falling leaves and a breeze in the air, the foodies of LA prepare to huddle up indoors and grab a meal together. Luckily for them, the fall season promises an exciting array of new restaurants to satiate their palates – from elevated Mexican-American cuisine, to fascinating Italian-Korean fusions, the LA food scene will heat up in the months to come.
Take a bite into the Daily Bruin’s restaurant recommendations for the upcoming fall.
Super Peach
Asian-American flavors are soon to spice up Century City.
Super Peach is set to open in the Westfield mall in late October. The restaurant will be the newest endeavor of the Momofuku restaurant group. Popular for its various Asian-inspired spots across the United States, the most notable of Momofuku’s projects is Noodle Bar. The New York eatery – also the first of Momofuku’s establishments – has uniquely mixed Asian and American cuisines since its opening in 2004, offering dishes from ramen to fried chicken served with caviar.
David Chang, the founder of Momofuku, has expanded the group to include several Asian-American restaurants in New York. Additionally, he entered the West Coast culinary scene with locations in Las Vegas and downtown LA. Though the Momofuku restaurants range in pricing, Super Peach is intended to be a casual dining spot when it graces Century City this fall.
Super Peach is sure to give guests nothing less than a super experience.
– Paige Kun
[Related: Restaurant review: Gokigen Tori bursts into LA food scene with rich Japanese flavors, cozy ambiance]
Broken Spanish Comedor
Chef Ray Garcia’s latest venture will be elevating Los Angeles’ Mexican-American food scene once again.
The LA native will push Alta California cuisine farther with his new restaurant Broken Spanish Comedor, set to open later this month in Culver City. The restaurant will initially be offered in a residency through the end of the year, with hopes to become a permanent establishment well into 2026. The eatery is a successor to Garcia’s previously-acclaimed endeavor called Broken Spanish, which opened in 2015 before closing its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Garcia – a UCLA alumnus who studied political science and business economics – pivoted from law school plans to study at the California School of Culinary Arts, later cooking at restaurants such as FIG in Santa Monica before operating his own establishments. The late Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold described Garcia as “a perfect chef for Los Angeles,” so the food at Broken Spanish Comedor can be expected to be scrumptious. Plates set to be offered on the menu range from ceviche and tostadas to more novel offerings such as albondigas – chicken and duck meatballs with bacon and chipotle – and flautas with smoked tuna and an avocado yuzu crema. Other bites will include chicharrón with azul corn tortillas, refried lentil and carrot habanero aguachile.
Given Garcia’s history of excellence and dedication to quality dishes, Broken Spanish Comedor seems bound to offer both delicious cuisine and delightful community.
– Reid Sperisen
Lapaba
Nancy Silverton serves a bold new hybrid cuisine with her latest restaurant.
An LA restaurateur and accomplished chef, Nancy Silverton will open “Lapaba,” a portmanteau of “La Pasta Bar”. The new restaurant is expected to open this November in Koreatown. As a well-accomplished chef, baker and restaurateur, Silverton is best known for the success of her one-star Michelin restaurant Osteria Mozza and for her many well-respected restaurants across LA. For this new restaurant, she will collaborate with Joe and Tanya Bastianich, as well as Robert Kim, who will all be part of the managing side of the restaurant. McKenna Lelah and Matthew Kim, who previously worked with Silverton at her restaurant Osteria Mozza, will also return as chefs for Lapaba.
Silverton has described the restaurant as a Korean pasta bar, set to focus on integrating classic pasta dishes with Korean cuisine. The restaurant’s cuisine acknowledges the diverse LA scene and presents a unique culinary mashup. With many LA restaurants focused on high quality classic pastas, Silverton is creating a unique cuisine specific to Koreatown with this pasta bar blending the two cuisines.
Respected for bringing reliable delicious cuisine, Silverton will be sure to reflect LA’s diversity with this bold new restaurant.
– Makayla Sandoval
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