A caboodle of tasty new vendors are joining Smorgasburg LA

The huge DTLA food market is returning after its hiatus with fresh foodie finds aplenty.

Taste of the Pacific/Rice Gang

What to Know

  • Smorgasburg LA at ROW DTLA
  • The outdoor food market returns after a holiday hiatus on Sunday, Jan. 14; "almost a dozen" vendors, including Taste of the Pacific and Rice Gang, are part of the line-up
  • Free entry; dogs are not allowed

Returning from a holiday-centered hiatus to school or the office or a favorite place you love to frequent? Chances are you are debuting a playful pair of recently opened socks, a start-again hair color, or something else that reveals you're ready to begin the fresh year in a fresh way.

But it isn't just humans that love kicking off a new calendar in a novel fashion: Some of our most beloved businesses, events, and happenings also put on an updated look or mix in a few contemporary touches.

Take Smorgasburg LA, the colossal DTLA food market. It regularly unfurls at ROW DTLA, almost every Sunday, but the holidays give the organizers and vendors a much-deserved hiatus.

When that break concludes, and the market returns in the middle of January, it usually does so with the unveiling of new offerings.

And almost a dozen new food pros will join the already capacious group of vendors — over 70 in all — on Sunday, Jan. 14.

Taste of the Pacific is part of this glad-to-meet-you group, and Rice Gang, too. Battambong BBQ and House of Empanadas are among the other tempting Smorgasburg LA newbies ready to give 2024 lots of fun and flavor.

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The whole luscious list of soon-to-join eateries can be found here.

Entry, as always, is free, and kids are welcome. Shopping, of the non-cuisine variety, is part of the scene, and micheladas from I Love Micheladas? Always a sippable Smorgasburg LA staple.

Dogs aren't permitted, so be sure to tell your pups you'll only be gone for a bit, however long it takes to try new rice dishes, new empanadas, and a whole realm of Smorgasburg-y bites, but long-loved and just-unveiled.

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