WHY For a slice of old Hollywood, with a gentlemen’s club-style lounge, a pretty garden dining room and lovely tables under the overhanging oak trees on the patio. WHAT Food isn’t the main attraction at this fabled spot, although the eggs Benedict at brunch are one of the city’s best versions, and the ladies who [...]
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WHY Servers who make you feel like Trump, special-occasion food (veal sweetbreads with kumquats, rabbit saddle with wild cherries) and a Wall Street atmosphere for those times when laid back L.A. just won’t do. WHAT Part of Tom Colicchio’s New York—based mini-empire, this elegant place has a design-your-own menu where everything is a la carte—at [...]
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WHY The Beverly Hills comedy writ large, with really good steaks to boot. WHAT It’s loud, it’s showy, the bar’s a scene, the prices are high, and everyone is having a blast at Mastro’s, which has held firm as one of Beverly Hills’s ‘it’ spots for several years now. What’s kept it so popular is [...]
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WHY The elegance, the view, the impeccable service run by famed ma’tre d’ Dimitri Dimitrov… and the food’s good, too. WHAT Is it a movie set or a restaurant? This restaurant atop the Sunset Tower Hotel is a little of both, a dazzlingly glamorous set with equally dazzling city views; outside is a separate operation, [...]
Type: Restaurant
Region: Central City
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Features: A Scene, Breakfast, Cocktails, Dinner, Lunch, Patio Dining, Private Room, Quiet, Romantic
Price Range: $25-$33, $34-up
Cuisine Type: French, Modern American
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WHY The fantastic, funky outdoor patio, the great Bloody Mary and the junk food platter (the pastry chef’s version of Ding Dongs and Ho Hos) are an odd combo, but secretly you’ve got to love it for brunch. WHAT As the restaurant for the trendy Sofitel hotel, Simon/L.A. is a bit over the top, but [...]
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WHY For the deeply romantic atmosphere and lovely patio, and the we’re-so-cool L.A. scene. WHAT The food’s not the point at this sign-less hidden restaurant, although it’s just fine. It’s all about the décor, the atmosphere, the patio and the scene, all of which are memorable. Service meanders, but there’s good wine to drink, so [...]
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WHY To channel Danny DeVito in Get Shorty. WHAT There’s a white picket fence to keep the looky-loos out and the celebrities in, and the remarkable thing is how well it works. Movie and music stars really do come here, as do the agents, managers and publicists who feed off of them, and they’re all [...]
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WHY The steal is the $15 three-course Sunday supper with $12 bottles (yes, whole bottles) of house wine. Brilliant? No. Fun and economical? You bet. Dominick’s is a great place to take out-of-towners. WHAT An old-school Rat Pack hangout restored to its original red-sauce Italian splendor with black and white photos lining the walls and [...]
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WHY AOC has an NYC bistro feel with excellent wines by the glass and perfectly ripe cheeses—and staff members who know more than just their name. The Cal-Mediterranean food is always reliable, if a smidge less so than at sister restaurant Lucques. WHAT Anything vegetable (or animal, for that matter) is coddled by the cooks [...]
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WHY Rich oxtails, braised artichokes, green lasagne and other delicious pastas, and wonderful branzino. WHAT There are fancier Italian restaurants in town, but few with better food than this one (and chef Gino Angelini’s other restaurant, La Minestraio). The minimalist storefront is packed a little too tightly, and the room’s a little too loud, but [...]
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