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Animal

435 North Fairfax Avenue, , CA 90036

(323) 782-9225

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Collage of cooks and chefs from Animal restaurant with a photo of bone marrow and toast in the center. Images of skateboarding on the edges.

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Features

A Long Goodbye to Animal, the Restaurant That Changed Everything in LA

How the 15-year Fairfax restaurant used offal meat and other cuts to change the way Angelenos eat today

By Bill Esparza August 29

A restaurant painted black, glowing light, with diners inside. Animal restaurant on Fairfax in Los Angeles.

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LA Restaurant Closings

Animal Closes Permanently After 15 Carnivorous Years on Fairfax

Chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo will close their seminal restaurant later this month

By Cathy Chaplin June 6

Police stand watch over Fairfax District in front of forthcoming restaurant Dave’s Hot Chicken

LA Restaurant Operators Declare Support for Protesters While Grappling With Unrest

By Eater Staff June 1, 2020

3 comments / new

LA Chefs Respond to California’s Foie Gras Ban

By Mona Holmes September 20, 2017

4 comments / new

Hangover Observations From Pebble Beach Food & Wine’s Tenth Year

By Matthew Kang April 25, 2017

New York’s Zak Pelaccio Brings a Taste of The Hudson Valley to Animal

By Crystal Coser April 10, 2017

Coachella 2017 Food

Exclusive: This Is the Entire Food Lineup for Coachella 2017

By Matthew Kang April 3, 2017

1 comment / new

Hinoki & The Bird

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Map

The Hottest Burgers in Los Angeles Right Now

By Farley Elliott February 13, 2017

19 comments / new

A burger from Father’s Office restaurant in Los Angeles

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Map

LA's 20 Most Iconic Restaurant Dishes, 2017 Edition

By Eater Staff February 1, 2017

32 comments / new

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AM Intel

Two Major New York Restaurants Are Months From Opening in Hollywood

By Matthew Kang November 15, 2016

8 comments / new

Boner Burger at Animal

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Map

11 Super Secret Off-Menu Items Worth Trying in Los Angeles

By Crystal Coser September 29, 2016

3 comments / new

Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook at Chicago's Lyric Opera

LA Brings Home Three James Beard Awards

By Matthew Kang May 3, 2016

11 comments / new

Canter's

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Map

The Essential Guide to Fairfax Restaurants

By Crystal Coser February 10, 2016

9 comments / new

Night + Market Song, Silver Lake

The Top Los Angeles Restaurant Standbys of 2015

By Matthew Kang December 28, 2015

14 comments / new

Bistecca alla Fiorentina at Chi Spacca

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Map

40 Iconic Meat Dishes in Los Angeles

By Matthew Kang December 15, 2015

10 comments / new

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Map

Thirteen Bone Marrow Dishes To Try Right Now in LA

By Eater Staff July 30, 2014

11 comments / new

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Map

The 38 Essential Los Angeles Restaurants, July 2014

By Matthew Kang July 1, 2014

25 comments / new

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Map

Dishes You Can't Stop Ordering in Los Angeles, Mapped

By Matthew Kang December 12, 2013

7 comments / new

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Map

The 38 Essential Los Angeles Restaurants, October '13

By Kat Odell October 8, 2013

27 comments / new

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