Neighborhood Report: Atwater Village
Dining room at All’ Acqua, the rustic Italian restaurant from Claudia Blotta, Adria Tennor and chef Don Dickman. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
All’ Acqua’s chef, Don Dickman, in front of the woodburning pizza oven at All’ Acqua in Atwater. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Diavolo pizza straight out of the woodburning pizza oven at All’Acqua in Atwater.
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The scene at Atwater Village Farmers Market on Sundays
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Canelé in Atwater Village has a dedicated crowd of regulars at dinner and especially on Sundays before and after the farmers market across the street. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
View of dining room, and the kitchen on the left, at Canelé in Atwater Village. Chef, Corina Weibel chalks the menu on a board every night. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Green herb falafel at Dune in Atwater
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Pasture-raised lamb on house flatbread with lemon turmeric yogurt, marinated onions and seasonal greens at Dune in Atwater.
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The Juice in Atwater Village
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Kaldi Coffee in Atwater, where writers get caffeinated.
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Spicy soujuk flatbread at Momed in Atwater.
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Spicy soujuk flatbread and summer squash flatbread on a table in the bright and airy dining area at Momed in Atwater.
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Shrimp lamajoun flatbread at Momed in Atwater.
(Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)Na Young Ma, chef and owner of Proof Bakery holds her fig oat cake in front of the bakery in Atwater Village (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Na Young Ma, left, chef and owner of Proof Bakery pulls some savory items from the giant oven in the kitchen of the bakery. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Viet Tran shows how he makes soy milk in his restaurant Viet Noodle Bar.
(Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)S. Irene Virbila is a former restaurant critic and wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times. She left in 2015.