Chinese New Year

Updated: January 29, 2007

Kick off the Year of the Boar with our guide to Chinese New Year festivities in Los Angeles.

On this page:What to Do, Where to Eat.

What to Do

  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Olvera Street
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    Olvera St and Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (map)

    Go to Chinatown's original location on March 3 from noon to 7pm, to close out Chinese New Year festivities with dazzling lantern displays, face painting and workshops.

Where to Eat

  1. 2 3.5 Star Rating: Average Empress Pavilion Restaurant
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    988 N Hill St Ste 201, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (map)

  2. 3 3 Star Rating: Average Triumphal Palace--CLOSED
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    500 W Main St Ste A, Alhambra, CA 91801 (map)

  3. 4 4 Star Rating: Recommended Red Pearl Kitchen
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    6703 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 (map)

  4. 5 2.5 Star Rating: Below Average J.R. Seafood Restaurant
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    11901 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 102, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (map)

    Rough around the edges, this Hong Kong-style restaurant still lures Westsiders craving authentic Chinese fare.

  5. 6 4 Star Rating: Recommended Ocean Star Restaurant Inc
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    145 N Atlantic Blvd, Monterey Park, CA 91754 (map)

  6. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended Chinois on Main
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    2709 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (map)

    Wolfgang Puck expertly fuses global Asian cuisine amid life-size ostrich sculptures.

  7. 8 3 Star Rating: Average V.I.P. Harbor Seafood
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    11701 Wilshire Blvd Ste 16, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (map)

    Cantonese-style seafood palace draws dim sum aficionados to the Westside.

  8. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended Yang Chow Restaurant
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    819 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (map)

  9. 10 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Ocean Seafood
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    747 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (map)