"Gjelina in Venice birthed LA’s kale salad cliche. But the place is so much more than a kale salad spot. Come with a group and fill the table with Gjelina’s fire-kissed veggies (and, realistically, the lamb sausage pizza). The menu changes with the seasons, but some stand-outs include blistered zucchini in a creamy turmeric sauce, chunks of Japanese sweet potato that get an edge from jalapeño yogurt, and oyster mushrooms that soak up the grill's smoke like a sponge." - sylvio martins, brant cox