Warm up to a bowl of the aush reshteh at Attari Sandwich Shop. The version here includes Persian greens, beans, and noodles in a rich broth topped with caramelized onions.

Portuguese food doesn’t have much of a foothold in Los Angeles, but fans of the cuisine can find a slew of signature dishes at Natas Pastries in Sherman Oaks. One particular speciality is caldo verde, the classic green Portuguese soup stuffed with potatoes, kale, and chorizo that’s perfect for a chilly Southern California evening.

Gloria’s Cafe is famous for its seafood soup with fish, shrimp, squid, scallops, octopus, and crab legs. Every portion of the rich stew is generous enough to share.

Is there anything more satisfying than diving into the thickly melted gruyere that sits atop every bowl of French onion soup at Petit Trois? Hidden beneath the layer of decadent cheese is a deeply flavorful beef broth and sweetly caramelized onions.

Cafe Creole in Baldwin Hills is well known in the area for its staple Louisiana favorites, particularly gumbo. Rich bowls come steaming with shrimp, chicken, and sausage plus rice, for anyone needing a quick trip back down to the Bayou without leaving the couch.

Enter through the small and tidy market and make your way to the front counter where owner Charles Forrester is at your service. There are over half-a-dozen soups available on the menu, but hone in on the cow foot soup for a rich and spicy bowlful of goodness.

Long before bone broth was all the rage, Koreans were eating sul lung tang. Made of boiled ox bones, the cloudy white broth is livened with salt and plenty of green onions.

Hyesung Noodle House in Koreatown is the first overseas location of Seoul’s famed Hyesung Kalguksu. The chicken kalguksu brings together a rich, down-home broth with the restaurant’s signature knife-cut noodles. A slice of kimchi (traditionally stirred into the broth with additional red chile paste) adds a vinegary zip.

Aracelly Flores and Anca Caliman cook up Romanian comfort food with a California point of view at Parsnip. The hearty chicken paprikash served over barley has a stick-to-your-bones quality to it, while a red cabbage slaw rounds out the richness. 

For the ultimate hangover cure, saddle up to a large bowl of La Abeja’s red menudo. Chock-full of tripe and served with a side of lime, onion, and cilantro, the soup satisfies even the most discriminating of tastes.

Offering green, red, and white pozoles made from pork head stock, consider Tamales Elena y Antojitos your friendly neighborhood pozoleria — and visit on Thursdays when they’re all available. For those avoiding animal products, the vegan elopozole is made with sweet corn.

Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se, which literally means “from the streets of Mumbai,” specializes in Mumbai-style street food. The pav bhaji, a tomato-based vegetable stew redolent of spices and served with toasty garlic bread, is one of owner Sailesh Shah’s signature dishes. 

Linh Phuong Nguyen makes the best bowl of southern style pho at this worn-in restaurant straddling the border between Rosemead and South El Monte. While the filet mignon that comes standard with every bowl is a cut above the rest, it’s Ms. Nguyen’s unparalleled broth that distinguishes her product from the dozens of hawkers in town.