Los Angeles’s Best New Restaurants Of 2018

"If you eat out at restaurants mostly to pretend you’re on vacation (even if your last vacation was three years ago), drop what you’re doing and go to Dama in the Fashion District. A meal at this massive Latin American restaurant isn’t just a way to escape your daily stress hurricanes - it’s like driving to LAX, getting on a plane, and ending up in a remote beach town in Cuba. There’s a giant wrap-around patio, tile in every direction, and a wicker ceiling fan above your table that doubles as an ocean breeze after a few cocktails. It’s imperative the whipped beans, oxtail tacos, and banana split soft serve all make it on to table. Your vacation deserves them." - jess basser sanders, brant cox