Wildcrust

Great pizza, and then some more: It’s a tried-and-true formula with plenty of practitioners around town, including Roberta’s in Culver City and Ronan on Melrose, not to mention citywide standouts like Quarter Sheets, Pizzeria Bianco and Mozza. Now, the border between Eagle Rock and Highland Park has its own pizza-plus-some standout in the form of Wildcrust. The former pop-up is led by Miles Okabayashi, a New York City chef who came home during the pandemic, and is located in the same gentrification-coded shopping complex as Fondry and Queen Street. Pair your chewy sourdough pie with an electrifying duck liver mousse—the sansho literally leaves a buzz on your tongue—and one of the tasty mains, like the spice-crusted pork chop or grilled cabbage topped with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette. For drinks, Manzke/Bicyclette alum Enoch Ahn has curated a well-rounded wine list with most bottles under $90.