Here's how to eat three meals for under $25 a day in L.A.

"Is it possible to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in L.A. for under $25 total? Fresh off the heels of the Food team's guide to 50 L.A. restaurants where dinner costs $50 or less, including tax and tip, we sought to slice the savings even further and set out to find three square meals for less than $25 total, including tax and tip."

"He first began experimenting with bagels to supplement the menu at Eruta Nature, a coffee concept that operates out of the pub during the day, but the rings proved so popular Bakert decided to launch a separate bagel brand. The sourdough bagels are hand rolled, boiled and baked fresh daily, with creative flavors such as a seven-spice or turbinado caramelized bagel and paired with equally experimental toppings, like the Pastrami Mami with hand-sliced pastrami, mustard cole slaw, pickles and pimento cheese spread."

A test aimed to secure three meals in Los Angeles for under $25 total, with tax and tip included. Casual, takeout-friendly restaurants across the city were targeted, spanning a Cantonese noodle house in San Gabriel Valley to an Argentine bistro in Exposition Park. Breakfast highlighted Bagels By Kneady at USC Village, a daytime bagel pop-up at Rock & Reilly's led by chef Michael Bakert. Sourdough bagels are hand-rolled, boiled and baked fresh daily with inventive flavors such as seven-spice and turbinado caramelized, and toppings like the Pastrami Mami. Eruta Nature supplies embellished coffee and matcha drinks and ample seating for morning crowds.

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