Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Los Angeles by diners

Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.

There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.

Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Los Angeles, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.

Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Los Angeles were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.

Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!

You may also like: Bib Gourmand restaurants in Los Angeles

The Lobos Truck

1 / 29

#29. The Lobos Truck

- Rating: 4.4/5 (1248 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1542 Fishburn Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Food Trucks, American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Bridgetown Roti

2 / 29

#28. Bridgetown Roti

- Rating: 4.4/5 (220 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 858 North Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Caribbean, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Fixins Soul Kitchen - Los Angeles

3 / 29

#27. Fixins Soul Kitchen - Los Angeles

- Rating: 4.4/5 (2561 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 800 West Olympic Blvd. Ste A150 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Soul Food, Comfort Food, American
- Read more on Yelp

Twin Castle

4 / 29

#26. Twin Castle

- Rating: 4.4/5 (236 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4400 Vineland Ave. North Hollywood, California
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Burgers, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Star of India

5 / 29

#25. Star of India

- Rating: 4.4/5 (580 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 730 Vine St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Indian, Halal, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

You may also like: Highest-rated brunch restaurants in Los Angeles

Hangari Kalguksu

6 / 29

#24. Hangari Kalguksu

- Rating: 4.4/5 (3049 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3470 West 6th St. Ste 9&10 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

HanEuem

7 / 29

#23. HanEuem

- Rating: 4.4/5 (336 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 539 South Western Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Comfort Food, Gastropubs
- Read more on Yelp

Dasom By Chef Kang

8 / 29

#22. Dasom By Chef Kang

- Rating: 4.4/5 (140 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3959 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Comfort Food, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

World Empanadas

9 / 29

#21. World Empanadas

- Rating: 4.4/5 (1357 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1206 West Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, California
- Categories: Latin American, Empanadas, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Yuk Dae Jang

10 / 29

#20. Yuk Dae Jang

- Rating: 4.5/5 (823 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3033 West 6th St. Ste 104 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Comfort Food, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Lucky Catsu

11 / 29

#19. Lucky Catsu

- Rating: 4.5/5 (43 reviews)
- Address: 3317 North Mission Road Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Vegan, Pop-Up Restaurants, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Soupchu | Homemade Soups, Stews & Broths

12 / 29

#18. Soupchu | Homemade Soups, Stews & Broths

- Rating: 4.5/5 (42 reviews)
- Address: 5168 Wilshire Blvd. Gastrobot Eats Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Soup, Salad, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Shin Chon Seolleongtang

13 / 29

#17. Shin Chon Seolleongtang

- Rating: 4.5/5 (220 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3033 West 6th St. Ste 103 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Soup, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

CHD MANDU LA

14 / 29

#16. CHD MANDU LA

- Rating: 4.5/5 (362 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3377 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 104 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Kings Wings

15 / 29

#15. Kings Wings

- Rating: 4.6/5 (152 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: San Fernando Valley, California
- Categories: Food Trucks, Chicken Wings, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Bé Ù

16 / 29

#14. Bé Ù

- Rating: 4.6/5 (309 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 557 North Hoover St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Vietnamese, Comfort Food, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

Comfort Kitchen

17 / 29

#13. Comfort Kitchen

- Rating: 4.6/5 (35 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5700 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Farmers Market, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Palmsugar - Inglewood

18 / 29

#12. Palmsugar - Inglewood

- Rating: 4.6/5 (237 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6732 Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Thai, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Angry Chickz

19 / 29

#11. Angry Chickz

- Rating: 4.6/5 (1204 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5065 Hollywood Blvd. Ste 102 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food, Chicken Shop
- Read more on Yelp

Bronzed Aussie

20 / 29

#10. Bronzed Aussie

- Rating: 4.6/5 (678 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1437 South Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Australian, Comfort Food, Food Delivery Services
- Read more on Yelp

N17 The Lane

21 / 29

#9. N17 The Lane

- Rating: 4.7/5 (228 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 12821 West Washington Blvd. Ste 103 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Gastropubs, Comfort Food, Sports Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Crustees Eatery

22 / 29

#8. Crustees Eatery

- Rating: 4.7/5 (286 reviews)
- Address: 4442 West Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Desserts, Bakeries, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Mini Kabob

23 / 29

#7. Mini Kabob

- Rating: 4.7/5 (1499 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 313 1/2 Vine St. Glendale, California
- Categories: Armenian, Kebab, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Chef Arango Indian Restaurant

24 / 29

#6. Chef Arango Indian Restaurant

- Rating: 4.7/5 (178 reviews)
- Address: 4506 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Indian, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Sulga House of Beef Bone Soup

25 / 29

#5. Sulga House of Beef Bone Soup

- Rating: 4.8/5 (442 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4451 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Korean, Comfort Food, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Broken Mouth

26 / 29

#4. Broken Mouth

- Rating: 4.8/5 (2245 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 718 South Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Hawaiian, Korean, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

TC Organic

27 / 29

#3. TC Organic

- Rating: 4.9/5 (328 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 333 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, California
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Mexican, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

Sloppy Buns

28 / 29

#2. Sloppy Buns

- Rating: 4.9/5 (37 reviews)
- Address: Glendale, California
- Categories: American, Comfort Food, Pop-Up Restaurants
- Read more on Yelp

Robby's West Hollywood

29 / 29

#1. Robby's West Hollywood

- Rating: 5.0/5 (60 reviews)
- Address: 7100 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste 150 West Hollywood, California
- Categories: Wine Bars, American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.