Photos: The Taste at Figat7th

Pazzo Gelato serves fresh creamy gelatos, sorbets and Intelligentsia coffee. Flavors include red velvet, cookies and cream and peanut butter banana.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The Taste is the third Pazzo Gelato outpost. The original is located in Silver Lake.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

A bowl of soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles, from Gentaro Soba.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The Tokyo-based Gentaro Soba makes its noodles by hand.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The restaurant’s sleek stand was designed by Kenya Hara and Torafu Architects.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The Taste food court is on the bottom floor of the Figat7th complex, which also includes Sprinkles Cupcakes and City Tavern.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Jimmy Shaw’s Loteria Grill, an L.A. institution, was one of the first to sign on to the Taste.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Shaw’s sandwich shop, Shaw’s Torta Co., is located next door to Loteria.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Oleego is a quick, modular version of Korean barbecue created by the founders of Parks BBQ.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

At Oleego, you choose a marinated meat, such as galbi, bulgogi, duck galbi or spicy pork bulgogi, and either rice (brown or white), fried rice (with egg or kimchi), noodles or greens. It’s packed separately into a two-layer bowl.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Customers, mostly from surrounding office buildings, dine inside the Taste.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Indus is the fast-casual version of Beverly Hills Indian restaurant Saffron. Its fresh nan is griddled in front of customers.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)