American restaurants in LA

Buzzing american restaurants in Greater Los Angeles from the NomNom LA weekly ranking. These 9 places have appeared in our archive after editorial coverage and/or social chatter — not a closed “best american” list. Peak ranks and weeks on list come from our published editions.

9 restaurants · hub published only because this group has 5+ places in our archive.

• Darling
  West Hollywood·Modern Southern This week #2

  Peak #1 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Alta Adams
  West Adams·Soul food / Californian This week #3

  Peak #3 · 1 week on list · first Oct 26, 2026

• Swingers (Silver Lake)
  Silver Lake·American diner This week #4

  Peak #4 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Birdie G’s
  Century City·Midwest / Jewish-inflected American This week #9

  Peak #9 · 1 week on list · first Oct 26, 2026

• Gable
  Hollywood·New American / Korean-inflected live-fire This week #16

  Peak #9 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Thickman’s Tavern
  Fairfax·Sports bar / American This week #25

  Peak #15 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Skywalker Grill
  Exposition Park·Modern American This week #26

  Peak #16 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Lounge 1888
  Inglewood·American lounge / sports-adjacent This week #34

  Peak #21 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Zero Fox
  Highland Park (York Blvd)·Brunch / burgers / cafe This week #37

  Peak #28 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026