Sunday Lunch Downtown? Options?

[Tom P]

I love eating downtown, but a lot of my favorite places don't seem to be open Sundays for lunch. A friend and I are hitting the Ahmanson at 1 and wanted a good place to eat beforehand. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks!

[mdpilam]

I hardly ever make it downtown, but when I do, I want to try Yxta Cocina. I've heard good things.

[Servorg]

It can be done...just not on Sunday (according to their website).

www.yxta.net

[ickster]

As others have mentioned, I would say Bottega Louie would be good. Please note that when I was there it was a Brunch menu being served from 9am to 3pm. That being said, we were happy with our selections.

At Pacific Dining Car they have a maryland crab hash that I like and breakfast served all day. The salad selection is good too for lunch. They are also good about getting you out on time for a show if you inform them when you get there.

[TomSwift]

I'd suggest either the Dining Car or Chinatown for dim sum .

[MahiMahiFish]

Bottega Louie would work, they have a Sunday brunch until 3PM.

[Tom P]

Thanks for all the great recs, this is terrific everyone.

[Jodie]

I'm not sure what kind of vibe you are going for (traditional, trendy, etc) but I would think about heading into the Industrial Street area. Royal Clayton is a great british pub with great food. Church and State is another great restaurant.

Pete's is great but I the food is becoming very oriented to the lunchtime office crowd -- everything seems the same recently.

[Queequeg]

Pete's Cafe? It gets mixed reviews on this board, but it is an option. Also, Bottega Louie is open on Sundays.

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Pete's Cafe & Bar
400 S Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Bottega Louie
700 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017

[andytseng]

I'd agree with these two, and Nickel Diner. Just the vibe of Wurstkuche makes it seem like more of a nighttime affair, and I don't really go to PDC unless it's 3 in the morning.

But yeah, downtown is definitely not Sunday-friendly.

Maybe you could just pop over to Cielito Lindo or Philippe's, just a hop and a skip over the freeway.

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Philippe the Original
1001 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Cielito Lindo
23 Olvera St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

[Fru]

Pacific Dining Car. Eggs Blackstone!

[Servorg]

http://www.5cdiner.com/index.html or http://www.wurstkucherestaurant.com/