Bastide

Thanks, though, to chef Alain Giraud's exquisite modern French cooking and co-owner Joe Pytka's insane infusion of cash, Bastide is... More

Campanile

Chef Mark Peel believes in the family meal. He has become famous for serving family-style dinners on Monday nights at... More

Catch

Chateau Marmont

The ultimate Hollywood experience. The tables at this celeb-filled restaurant inside André Balazs’s famed hotel must be reserved well in... More

Fraîche

Fraîche owner and general manager Thierry Perez came away from stints at Daniel and Bouley Bakery in New York City... More

The Hungry Cat

The Hungry Cat

The Great Pumpkin Bartender Tim Staehling thinks outside the pie plate: pumpkin purée, lemon juice, and simple syrup with bourbon... More

Il Grano

Although Salvatore Marino’s West Side Italian restaurant has actually been open since 1997, it was reborn last year with the... More

Jin Patisserie

In a tiny, minimalist space with a tranquil garden out front, Choo sells the chocolates she painstakingly makes and paints... More

La Terza

Perhaps the most influential Italian chef in Los Angeles, Gino Angelini is slowly expanding his empire with this second outpost... More

Lemon Moon

Melisse’s Josiah Citrin and JiRaffe’s Raphael Lunetta (the “lemon” and “moon,” respectively) join forces for this popular, upscale cafeteria, serving... More

Lucques

I wanted my Pinot Noir to taste like Pinot—elegant, lean and slightly austere.” Her silky, herbal Jules Harrison Pinot Noir... More

Ortolan

On his tasting menu, he serves a spectacularly tasty and simple dish made from a single egg encased in dough... More

Osteria Mozza

'Nancy Silverton's touch at Osteria makes it all pop,' says Scott Conant.... More

Paperfish

Patina

The Frank Gehry–designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, one of the biggest attractions to open in L.A. in the past decade... More

Pecorino

Two Italian chefs serve exquisite dishes based on specialties from their native regions of Marche and Abruzzo as well as... More

Providence

An ambitious collaboration between Italian-born Donato Poto—he’s the elegant maître d’—and the gifted chef Michael Cimarusti, Providence announces its serious... More

R-23

Sona

David Myers throws constant curveballs with his freestyle tasting menus. But his staff does an impressive job finding brilliant wine... More