The Best South Bay New Restaurants of 2025 by Richard Foss When I’m at social occasions and people find out what I do for a living, I brace Richard Foss February 12, 2026
A Restaurant Reborn: The Majestic deserves its name more than its humble 1920’s namesake by Richard Foss In 1926, the YMCA opened a palatial facility in San Pedro with a grand lobby, gymnasium, and Richard Foss February 4, 2026
Tin Roof: The only locally owned restaurant in Manhattan Village celebrates 15 years Independent thinkers at the Mall by Richard Foss Restaurants in malls used to have an almost parasitic relationship with the Richard Foss January 28, 2026
A la carte: Thai changeover in Redondo, split lemonade in Manhattan, new bakery café in Hermosa by Richard Foss The South Bay’s restaurant scene has been defying gravity, remaining vibrant despite higher ingredient and labor costs Richard Foss January 13, 2026
Fast Food Redefined: Juicy Dumpling Factory in Redondo Beach by Richard Foss Not long ago there were no restaurants in the Beach Cities serving Chinese dumplings, at least as Richard Foss January 8, 2026
In praise of specialists – A Japanese-Italian fusion spot and a pizzeria have limited menus but deliver excellence by Richard Foss Many restaurants operate on one of two strategies: going out of their way to satisfy customer preferences, Richard Foss December 31, 2025
A la carte: Coyote rebirth, new French, Persian restaurants in Manhattan by Richard Foss Openings, current, imminent: As the year winds down, the pace of openings and new project announcements is Richard Foss December 10, 2025
Yoritofu a Korean delight near the Beach Cities by Richard Foss I have a list that gets shorter and shorter, and I am delighted each time I cross Richard Foss December 5, 2025
What Prague’s restaurants taught me about dining in the South Bay Our roving critic muses on culinary roots and diversity by Richard Foss My mother’s family emigrated from Poland in the Richard Foss November 27, 2025
An echo of another coast: Redondo’s Montauk restaurant brings Hamptons style to a California menu by Richard Foss Naming a restaurant to evoke a famously cultured place or upscale resort is a time-honored tradition, a Richard Foss November 19, 2025
The Butchery in Manhattan Beach, a cool place by Richard Foss I was dining in a restaurant in Manhattan Beach last week that seemed to be overly air Richard Foss November 12, 2025
A La Carte: New high style, tiki, and Nayarit seafood restaurants by Richard Foss Finally! Montauk has been hyping their opening so long I figured the actual event would be an Richard Foss November 6, 2025
Seabutter El Segundo, Inside the sushi machine, The Bar Handrolls by Seabutter has an unusual but successful take on quick serve sushi by Richard Foss Sushi has Richard Foss November 4, 2025
A La Carte: Sweet spot for sweets, Italian Festival, openings and closings by Richard Foss Incoming and Outgoing: It seems every fall, there’s a rise in restaurant turnover, possibly because entrepreneurs who Richard Foss October 10, 2025
Good things come to those who wait, Saint & Second, Manhattan Beach After a delayed opening and shaky start, Saint & Second has come into their own. by Richard Foss Many years Richard Foss October 2, 2025
Not a post office: Redondo’s Il Posto delivers solid renditions of Roman classics by Richard Foss Los Angeles has plenty of Italian restaurants with evocative names that bring to mind idyllic surroundings – Richard Foss September 26, 2025