Restaurants in Eastside LA

Eastside LA dining on the NomNom LA buzz ranking — Silver Lake, Echo Park, Highland Park, and nearby neighborhoods. These are places that earned editorial coverage or social chatter in our weekly archive, not a paid “best of” list.

Includes restaurants tagged in our data as: Silver Lake, Echo Park, Highland Park, Melrose Hill, Lincoln Heights, Arts District, Exposition Park.

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

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

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

• Briciola
  Silver Lake·Italian-Brazilian This week #8

  Peak #6 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Sous Sous
  Silver Lake·French-Californian / Southern hospitality This week #12

  Peak #8 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Tacos Royale
  Silver Lake·Sonoran / Hermosillo-style asada This week #13

  Peak #13 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Henrietta
  Echo Park·Neighborhood restaurant & market This week #17

  Peak #17 · 1 week on list · first Oct 26, 2026

• Chainsaw Cafe
  Melrose Hill·Venezuelan cafe / ice cream This week #22

  Peak #22 · 1 week on list · first Oct 26, 2026

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

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

• Mokja
  Highland Park·Korean cafe / market This week #29

  Peak #20 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Holy Basil Arts District
  Arts District·Thai This week #33

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

• Tijuanero by Tijuanazo
  Echo Park·Tijuana-style tacos This week #35

  Peak #26 · 2 weeks on list · first Oct 24, 2026

• Aguachiles and Asada
  Lincoln Heights·Mexican seafood & asada This week #36

  Peak #27 · 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