The Grill on the Alley The Grill on the Alley is the kind of place you’d like to take your former boss, or...
Pasjoli There was a time when Auguste Escoffier ruled supreme. A time when pêche melbas graced tables from Paris...
Birdie G’s When Jeremy Fox first burst out onto the culinary scene in 2008 he made his mark at Ubuntu,...
The NoMad In LA, everyone’s a carpetbagger — born in a faraway land, venturing West for fame, fortune and outrageous...
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong Most Angelenos have “their” Korean bbq place and can bullet point why it’s the best of the bunch....
Nightshade While we can all agree that 2018 was a pretty terrible year, the future is starting to look...
Otoño It suddenly feels like every new restaurant in Los Angeles is opening in Highland Park, and Otoño is...
Orsa & Winston Orsa & Winston (named after the chef’s dogs) is a mix of Italian and Japanese influences, with creative...
Bavel What do you get when you take the husband and wife team behind the essential LA hotspot Bestia...
Majordomo In the past year we’ve seen no shortage of world famous chefs heading out West and opening shop...
Le Comptoir Fine dining restaurants are a rare breed in Los Angeles and ones serving vegetable-focused menus are even more...
N/Naka N/Naka was a great restaurant long before it was featured on Chef’s Table. However, ever since it graced...
Shibumi It’s not hard to find a great sushi spot in Los Angeles, but finding a restaurant that specializes...
Felix Trattoria With the exception of the six-week wait to get a table, Felix has everything of an Italian trattoria....
Vespertine You just might have heard of Vespertine, from online media and friends who loved it or hated it....
Cassia Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan are no strangers when it comes to making outstanding restaurants (Rustic Canyon, Milo...
Rossoblu Rossoblu is an ode to the “cucina della nonna” of Emilia Romagna (the region of Bologna, renowned for...
Angelini Osteria If we had to elect the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, it would have to be Angelini...
Petit Trois “The cheapest ticket to France” could have been the slogan at Petit Trois. While its older brother Trois...
Taco Maria What if the best restaurant in Los Angeles restaurant was not actually in Los Angeles? It’s not really...
Sushi Park You won’t find a decent picture (nor review, for that matter) of Sushi Park online because of its...
Tallula’s Tallula’s has been more publicized because of their unfairly low Yelp ratings than for their food. That’s a...
Jinpachi Forget Sugarfish, Jinpachi has the best sushi deal in town: order a sushi moriawase ($22 for lunch, $32...
Chi Spacca Could one of the best Italian restaurants not have a single pasta or pizza dish on the menu?...
Shunji Shunji is an institution, just like the Venice Pier or a hike at Runyon Canyon. This is the...
71Above It would be understandable to fear that a restaurant with stunning views might be a tourist trap. 71Above,...
Taylor’s Steakhouse Since 1953, Taylor’s Steakhouse has been serving some of the most iconic American dishes in a classic decor:...
Matsuhisa Welcome to the mothership. The first restaurant of Nobu Matsuhisa, whose first name has since become an empire....
Providence With two stars and on the top of each best restaurant list, Providence seems to be the last...
Osteria Mozza If it is true that Italian cuisine is much less “popular” (in the true sense of the term)...
Kismet While the Israeli trend is already feeding hungry souls in New York City, Philadelphia and New Orleans (with...
Michael’s To fully understand Michael’s, one must first know a few stories. The story of Michael McCarty, its pioneering...
Nobu It might not be the best Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles, nor the most courteous service. But nowhere...
Alimento If you’ve never watched Chef’s Table, you are not allowed to go out tonight. Stop reading right now...
Kali “Pretty much ever critic loves Kali on Melrose” says Eater, and we can’t agree more. Run by two...
Hatchet Hall Hatchet Hall is a masterpiece of the Dada movement. Lost in the middle of nowhere, in a part...
A.O.C. Suzanne Goin is a visionary: a decade before everyone else, she understood the importance of biodynamic wines, small...
Lucques In a town where restaurants come and go quicker than a Snapchat post, Lucques is an exception. Back...
Fishing with Dynamite If the world is your oyster, Fishing with Dynamite is the promised land. A tiny beach hut elegantly decorated,...
Rustic Canyon Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal Kitchen started more than ten years ago, when Josh Loeb held dinner...
Republique If you ask us what we miss the most from France, the answer is simple: the rotisserie chicken...
Spago Spago is the epitome of fine dining in Los Angeles, perhaps neck-and-neck with Providence. Those who mourn the...
Crossroads You may have heard about Crossroads because of their beautiful book shown in the best bookstores. Or maybe...
Musso & Frank Musso & Frank is a time machine. Red-leather banquettes, bow-tied waiters, and the radiocarbon-dated decor all have the...
Kato Tasting menus can sometimes feel like a punishment, three hours at the table without any free will, all...
