“Sool jib” translates literally to “drinking establishment,” and that is exactly what Jilli is. The vibe here is drinks come first, but incredible food is a close second. ⁠ ⁠ The team behind Chimmelier — the Korean fried chicken spot that blew up in Ktown — took over the former Kinn space and turned it into one of the most fun places to eat and drink in the neighborhood. The dining area at Jilli is a small, purple-twilit room, with 2000s hiphop pounding on the speakers, the perfect environment for everyone at the bar to have a great night. ⁠

⁠ The food is mostly small plates designed to share while you drink. The Rigatoni alla Kimchi Vodka is the dish everyone talks about (kimchi and guanciale in a vodka sauce over rigatoni), and believe us, it’s hyped for a reason. On the drinks side, they're pouring natural wines alongside soju cocktails and locally brewed makgeolli —Korean rice wine — including labels you won't find anywhere else in Ktown.⁠

Our Meal At Jilli | Koreatown | Los Angeles | California | Opened 2024

@jilli.la

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🍴 About Aftertaste LA: Join Chef Vlad and Nicole on their journey through the Los Angeles dining scene. Each episode focuses on a different restaurant, analyzing strengths and weaknesses from service to flavor, to creativity, and everything else Nicole and Chef Vlad are the friends you trust to give a thorough review of the many restaurants of the diverse and vast Los Angeles dining landscape. They’ll break down the hits, the misses, and the avoid-at-all-costs so you can target your experiences to what fits you best. Whether you’re a local, just visiting, or dreaming of an LA vacation, they’re your source for tasty information about the restaurant experiences that make Los Angeles special.

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Avner Levi, a Bestia alum, started Cento as a pasta pop-up inside a downtown LA bar. Now he's got a permanent home in West Adams — and two very different restaurants to show for it.⁠⁠

Cento Pasta Bar is the concept that put him on the map: a modern and sleek room built around handmade pasta and a chef's counter where you can watch every bowl come together. The food is Italian at its core, but Levi isn't precious about it — global influences creep in at the edges in ways that feel natural rather than forced. Remind us to always put chili crisp on carbonara going forward.⁠⁠\

Cento Raw Bar, which opened in 2025, is right next door and is one of the most visually arresting dining rooms in the city, and it knows it. It masterfully transports diners into a fantasy seacave grotto, with bleached coral walls and whimsical pops of color. The raw bar deals in oysters, uni, seafood towers, and crudos with a few large format items like whole branzino and squid ink pasta rounding out the menu. ⁠

West Adams | Los Angeles | California

Opened 2019 (pasta bar)

Opened 2025 (raw bar)

https://www.cento.group/

@centorawbar

@centopastabar

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Lucia on Fairfax is owner Sam Jordan's vision of a restaurant that feels like an event the moment you walk in. ⁠⁠The European influence drives the room: a late-night party atmosphere complete with a live DJ, but never crosses into tacky clubstaurant territory. (They do have a dress code — no hats, no sleeveless shirts — though enforcement is...flexible.)⁠⁠The food and drinks take you on a trip through the Caribbean, dressed up in European fine dining techniques and plating, with a touch of Los Angeles woven in. The menu evolves constantly with the seasons, but some dishes seem to have stayed the course, like the delectable wagyu beef patties.⁠⁠

https://www.luciala.com/

@lucialosangeles

Our Meal At Lucia | Fairfax | Los Angeles | California | Opened August 2025

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