West LA

If you had a Venn diagram of Santa Monica, Venice, Culver City, Westwood, and Mid-city LA, the overlapping portion right at the center would be West LA. This neighborhood has an ever-increasing list of hip and trendy offerings while continuing to maintain many of the classic establishments that have made it a destination for over half a century. Because of its central location amid so many iconic LA neighborhoods, West LA benefits from the spilling over of influences from its various neighbors without succumbing to the stigma of hype that has engulfed so many desirable areas of Los Angeles.

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Taste of Tehran

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1915 Westwood Boulevard
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This place is very small and very casual, but it offers some of the very best of the kind of food this neighborhood is known for: Persian Food! LA is home to the largest community of Iranians living outside of Iran, and the northernmost corner of our neighborhood is often affectionately referred to as Tehrangeles, deriving from the combination of “Tehran,” the capital of Iran, and “Los Angeles.” There’s tons of great Persian food in this area, but we love Taste of Tehran in particular because the staff is very friendly, the portions are very generous, and their food is praised even by the local Persians as being incredibly authentic. It’s the kind of food most Americans are very unfamiliar with, but it’s delicious and definitely worth a visit. Lots of kababs, lots of hummus, and some of the best rice you’ve ever had.

Taste of Tehran
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Taste of Tehran
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Taste of Tehran
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Taste of Tehran
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Taste of Tehran
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Taste of Tehran
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