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Michaels Santa Monica Los Angeles

Michael’s

To fully understand Michael’s, one must first know a few stories. The story of Michael McCarty, its pioneering owner, who participated in the birth of “California cuisine” decades before Los Angeles became a food city. The story of Michael’s chefs,...
Sycamore Kitchen Hollywood Los Angeles

The Sycamore Kitchen

On La Brea, a small brick patio hides an excellent pastry shop, just like Tartine Bakery a few blocks North. Don’t be fooled by all the young ladies flocking to The Sycamore Kitchen for a Stumptown Cappuccino after their yoga...
Gjusta Venice Los Angeles

Gjusta

If the early bird catches the worm, it would certainly catch Gjusta’s baklava croissant as well. A perfect puffer, a buttery taste which cannot compare, crushed pistachios and powder sugar which will stick to your fingers, as if they had...
Kali Larchmont Los Angeles

Kali

“Pretty much ever critic loves Kali on Melrose” says Eater, and we can’t agree more. Run by two former high-end kitchen veterans (the chef Kevin Meehan was at L’Orangerie with Ludo Lefebvre and Drew Langley is the former sommelier at...
Hatchet Hall Culver City Los Angeles

Hatchet Hall

Hatchet Hall is a masterpiece of the Dada movement. Lost in the middle of nowhere, in a part of Los Angeles that everyone ignores — except perhaps the fans of Roy Choi’s A-Frame. In this surprisingly gigantic space (300 seats...
A.O.C. West Hollywood Los Angeles

A.O.C.

Suzanne Goin is a visionary: a decade before everyone else, she understood the importance of biodynamic wines, small plates and Mediterranean influences. She was the first to add the chermoula to halibut, before we even owned a smartphone to Google...
Lucques West Hollywood Los Angeles

Lucques

In a town where restaurants come and go quicker than a Snapchat post, Lucques is an exception. Back in 1998, Suzanne Goin and her partner-and-sommelier Caroline Styne opened a Mediterranean restaurant just across Melrose Place. The rest is history. And...
Honey Hi Echo Park Los Angeles

Honey Hi

There are restaurants that pretend to be healthy, and there’s Honey Hi. Owned by two resplendent healthy gals (one of which is a nutritionist), it is a cute wooden hut that makes you want to take care of yourself. All...
Rustic Canyon Santa Monica Los Angeles

Rustic Canyon

Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal Kitchen started more than ten years ago, when Josh Loeb held dinner series at his family’s tree house nestled in Rustic Canyon. A decade later, he is now married to his pastry chef Zoe...
Spago Beverly Hills Los Angeles

Spago

Spago is the epitome of fine dining in Los Angeles, perhaps neck-and-neck with Providence. Those who mourn the departure of the Red Guide also cite Spago as an example of a “Michelin-starred restaurant” as if it were another era. But...