Golden Road Grand Central Market

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"#20 The crowds at Los Angeles’ century-old food hall are a microcosm of downtown life: Office workers stand in line for the marvelous carnitas at Villa Moreliana; under-caffeinated locals sip espresso shots at G&B; Coffee; weekend tourists, phone cameras aloft, document everything from Sari Sari Store silog bowls to drippy ice cream cones from McConnell’s. You can practically hear the whoosh of Instagram hashtags in the ether. Grand Central Market is more popular than ever; an estimated 2 million people now pass through its neon-lit aisles every year. You can’t blame everyone for wanting to be here — this is the culinary nucleus of the city, a place that preserves the past (China Cafe’s beloved wonton bowls) and telegraphs our latest twee food obsession (designer peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at PBJ.LA). As downtown L.A.’s complicated renaissance gentrifies Grand Central Market, some of its oldest tenants struggle to hang on. For now, at least, there are still steam trays of cabeza and lengua at Roast to Go, the market’s oldest tenant. This is the best place to survey the flavors of Los Angeles, past and present. Beer and wine available. Lot parking next door."

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