For nearly 80 years, Langer’s has remained one of Los Angeles’s defining delicatessens, famous for its hand-sliced pastrami and iconic #19 sandwich. Today, founder Al Langer’s granddaughter carries that tradition forward at Daughter’s Deli, adding a new chapter to one of the city’s great family food stories.

A Little Tokyo institution where handmade imagawayaki and other Japanese festival snacks have drawn crowds to the window since 1968.

At Fuegos L.A., an Argentine couple has turned a South L.A. storefront into a warm gathering place for empanadas, grilled meats, and neighborhood celebrations.