Mi Patio Mexican Restaurant

This clean, small restaurant really does have a patio feel, thanks to light, white furniture and lots of windows. Its mix of Mexican and Greek dishes makes it unique, and some of the offerings–like fry bread and tomatillo sauce–are hard to find elsewhere. Warning: The appetizer platter is enormous.

Mid City Kitchen

Among downtowners’ favorite quick breakfast, lunch and dinner-to-go hotspots, this one ranks high. Mid City calls its cuisine “fast casual,” and reminds us of the coolest Manhattan diners on Broadway. There’s an organic coffee bar and, better yet, a hot soup bar that always offers both creamed soups and hearty, more standard fare like Chicken […]

Middle Eastern Bakery & Deli

Small Middle Eastern grocery and restaurant that serves terrific lamb kebabs, kibbe, and baba ghanouj, as well as baked treats like baklava and crisp cookies filled with dates. Dining area is limited, but romantic, with a mural of Bethlehem on one wall, and a TV set hanging from the ceiling showing belly dancing. Grocery features […]

Milagro Grill

A new take on Macayo’s from the third generation of Johnsons, the family who’s been running the Arizona-based chain of Mexican eats since Grandpa Woody Johnson and wife Victoria founded the family business in 1945, this Arcadia restaurant features hit-or-miss Mexican-American fusion dishes at prices three to four dollars more than you’d expect them to […]

Milk Bar

Milk Bar may be the only restaurant in town patterned after a Soviet-era worker canteen. The stylish downtown restaurant and bar is a modern update on the traditional bar mleczny (Polish for “milk bar”), the Polish cafeterias known for delivering cheap yet wholesome grub to the working class masses. The menu offers refined takes on […]

Mini Mercado Oaxaca

The small store may have only 10 tables, but the menu boasts more than 100 dishes. Regional specialties are attention-grabbing once the menu (it’s all in Spanish, with exotic Oaxacan ingredients) is deciphered. Particular favorites: Botana Oaxaque