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Best Soul Food Restaurants in LA

The best Soul Food restaurants in Los Angeles — 5 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.

5 picks

The 5 best Soul Food restaurants in Los Angeles, ranked. Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles takes the top spot at 4.8 stars, and Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles is the one the most people have weighed in on — 4,378 reviews. If you only order one thing, make it the scoe's #1 at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles. They are spread across 4 neighborhoods, so there is probably one near you. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. 1 of the 5 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Los Angeles has 5 Soul Food restaurants on our list, spread across 4 neighborhoods.

Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles Watch

Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles

Soul Food  ·  Hollywood  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.8

two glistening pieces of chicken and a cakey cinnamon waffle

Must-try: Scoe's #1, Cinnamon waffles, Smothered chicken

📍 1514 N Gower St, Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Les Sisters' Southern Kitchen

Les Sisters' Southern Kitchen

Soul Food  ·  Chatsworth  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Soul Food in Chatsworth — 4.7 across 3,249 diner reviews

Must-try: Fried chicken, Chicken jambalaya, Mac and cheese

📍 21818 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, CA 91311

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The Serving Spoon Watch

The Serving Spoon

Soul Food · Southern  ·  Inglewood  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.6

Inglewood's soul food institution since 1983 — the turkey chops and grits that built a legacy

Must-try: Turkey chops, Mac & yams, Grilled cornbread

📍 1403 Centinela Ave, Inglewood, CA 90302

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Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen Watch

Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen

Soul Food · Southern  ·  Inglewood  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.5

Inglewood's 40-year soul food institution serving the fried chicken, oxtail, and peach cobbler that define Crenshaw district cooking

Must-try: Fried chicken, Oxtail with gravy, Peach cobbler

📍 202 E Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301

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Alta Adams Watch

Alta Adams

Soul Food · Californian  ·  West Adams  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Keith Corbin and Daniel Patterson's West Adams dining room — California soul food and one of the warmest rooms in the city

Must-try: Fried chicken, Collard greens, Red beans and rice

📍 5359 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Soul Food restaurant in Los Angeles?

Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles — 4.8 stars across 4,378 reviews, the highest on this list. two glistening pieces of chicken and a cakey cinnamon waffle.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 5 book online — Alta Adams. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

Which neighborhood has the most Soul Food restaurants in Los Angeles?

Inglewood, with 2 on this list, followed by Hollywood with 1. In total these 5 picks span 4 neighborhoods.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 4 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.