Chinatown, home to the Gateway monument spanning North Broadway in downtown L.A., is back on locals’ radars, thanks in part to an influx of adventurous chefs opening trendy restaurants in once-sleepy shopping plazas.
Awash in pagoda architecture and blazing neon, so-called New Chinatown opened in 1938 to replace the original “Old Chinatown,” which was razed to make way for the construction of Union Station. Here are 8 foodie and other fun reasons to make tracks to this ever-evolving neighborhood.