The Northridge deli that keeps winning best-in-LA polls — mile-high reuben, house-cured everything, since 1967
Must-try: Mile-high reuben, Chopped liver, Lox and bagel platter
📍 19565 Parthenia St, Northridge, CA 91324
3 ranked dinner with friends restaurants in Northridge, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
3 picksThese are the 3 best Northridge restaurants for a group dinner, ranked. Brent's Delicatessen is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.4 stars across 3,567 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the mile-high reuben at Brent's Delicatessen. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Northridge covers a lot of ground for its size — Jewish Deli, Sri Lankan and Thai are all well represented across the 3 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.4 stars.
The Northridge deli that keeps winning best-in-LA polls — mile-high reuben, house-cured everything, since 1967
Must-try: Mile-high reuben, Chopped liver, Lox and bagel platter
📍 19565 Parthenia St, Northridge, CA 91324
A convenience store hiding one of the best Sri Lankan secret menus in Los Angeles
Must-try: Biryani with caramelized onion relish, Kottu roti, Garlicky Sri Lankan noodles
📍 8801 Reseda Blvd Suite A, Northridge, CA 91324
Thai in Northridge — 4.4 across 1,962 diner reviews
Must-try: Turmeric fish soup, Khao soi
📍 8920 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324
Brent's Delicatessen — 4.4 stars across 3,567 reviews, the highest on this list. The Northridge deli that keeps winning best-in-LA polls — mile-high reuben, house-cured everything, since 1967.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The mile-high reuben at Brent's Delicatessen, the biryani with caramelized onion relish at Baja Subs Market & Deli and the turmeric fish soup at Lum-Ka-Naad. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 1 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.