Where Molly Lambert actually eats in Los Angeles
journalist and podcaster, creator of Heidi World · 10 picks
Where does Molly Lambert eat in Los Angeles? Molly Lambert has named 10 places in Los Angeles: Carousel Restaurant Hollywood, Via-Mar Restaurant Express, Jugos Azteca, El Coyote Mexican Restaurant, Murakami Sushi and 5 more. Each one is listed below in their own words, with the source.
Molly Lambert is a Los Angeles journalist and podcaster who grew up in the San Fernando Valley; she made Heidi World, a podcast about Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, and now hosts JennaWorld. Her picks come from the Grub Street Diet she kept the week Heidi World launched in 2022, and they run to the city's old rooms: Musso & Frank, El Coyote, Swingers, and a Lebanese place in East Hollywood where she orders the fattoush.
Carousel Restaurant Hollywood
I do love to go to Carousel.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: fattoush
Via-Mar Restaurant Express
There are a lot of places I go where maybe the food isn’t the greatest or the best example, but I love the ambiance. This is one of them.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: ceviche tostadas
Jugos Azteca
That is the best place. It’s the linchpin of Highland Park.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: chile relleno burrito
El Coyote Mexican Restaurant
A place like El Cholo or El Coyote, just such a classic Mexican restaurant
Said on Grub Street · read
Murakami Sushi
this place on Melrose that I love, Murakami, where they have these really amazing chirashi bowls.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: chirashi bowl
the Village Bakery and Cafe
what I ended up getting is this really great vegan BLT that’s made with tempeh bacon.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: vegan BLT
Colombo's Italian Steakhouse & Jazz Club
We got the garlic bread, Caesar salad, and mozzarella sticks for the table (that’s the thing to get there — they’re really good).
Said on Grub Street · read
order: mozzarella sticks
mdk noodles (Myung Dong Kyoja)
I love any place that’s a diner, like MDK Noodles in Koreatown — that’s also a Korean diner.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: soup
Musso & Frank Grill
Now having dinner at Musso’s to celebrate something I’ve made is a fulfillment of a lifelong fantasy for me.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: shrimp cocktail
Swingers Diner
But the food is good at Swingers, and Swingers is a ’90s place.
Said on Grub Street · read
order: waffle
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Published 2026-11-01