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 To sip sake and nibble on gorgeous small plates and sushi on the patio, next to the romantic fire pit. WHAT The current star of the Sawtelle Japanese scene, Hayama is winner for its bamboo-lined patio, its two sake bars and the excellent small-plates-and-sushi food of Toshi Sugiura: scallop sashimi, grilled yellowtail collar, soft-shell [...]
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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 Thin-crust pizzas in the individual Italian style, topped with gorgonzola, pears and walnuts or spicy Italian sausage, and a wide selection of pastas, perhaps with shrimp and asparagus or with homemade Italian sausage. WHAT The stylish import from Toronto brought a lively café to a neighborhood hungry for mid-priced, casual Italian. From the Eames [...]
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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 Carpaccio, simple roast veal carved tableside, light gnocchi with pesto and Tuscan fish soup, served with deference at a quietly A-list Hollywood canteen. WHAT Well-dressed, middle-aged folks with business to discuss feel very much at home in this traditional ristorante, where the service is smooth and the food is consistently satisfying. It’s the kind [...]
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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 One of L.A.’s better chicken tikka masalas. WHAT An offshoot of the more elegant Suriya on Third Street, Holy Cow serves lightened up Indian dishes that are still full of flavor. There are a few tables in the mini-mall storefront, and they also deliver in the area. 8474 W. 3rd St., Beverly/Third, 323.852.8900 L [...]
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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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WHY For the farm-fresh ingredients that shine with just the right amount of chef behind them. The beloved family-style Sunday Supper brings gorgeous home-style cooking for $45 per person. WHAT Relaxed and beautiful, homey yet elegant, with just-attentive-enough service that’s never pretentious, Lucques is the reigning Chez Panisse of Los Angeles. It’s one of the [...]
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