Southern California’s Los Angeles is famous for many things, but aside from all the celebrities and famous zip codes, the City of Angels is also one of the country’s top dining destinations. LA birthed sushi in America and is home to some of the finest Italian, Mexican, and Mediterranean chefs in the world. Here you can find an original California roll or the produce-forward, locally driven California cuisine that chefs such as Wolfgang Puck helped popularize. There are MICHELIN-starred destinations, James Beard Award-winning locales, and plenty of celebrity chef flagships to explore. From the Hollywood Hills to the Pacific Palisades, and from Little Tokyo to Koreatown, here is a list of the 40 top restaurants Los Angeles has to offer, from the people who know it best.
| Restaurants: | A Food Affair Restaurant, Angelini Osteria, Angelino Trattoria… |
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| Price Range: | $$ - $$$ |
| Cuisines: | French American, Italian… |
| Neighborhoods: | West Los Angeles, Beverly / Fairfax / La Brea / Third St., Toluca Lake… |
Established in 2012 in West Los Angeles by co-owners Chef Christian and Babette Royère, A Food Affair reflects their loving marriage, with the décor and menu of the restaurant giving the feeling of be...
Angelini Osteria, first opened in 2001, is both elegant and inviting, featuring the creations of its owner and chef Gino Angelini. Angelini and his wife have made names for themselves in the city with...
Angelino Trattoria offers an enjoyable Italian dining experience in its upbeat and welcoming North Hollywood location. Here, diners can savor the classics like the Roma pizza, or even a flavorful Napo...
For the best in Japanese dining in Westwood, local diners have come to know that there’s no place quite like Asuka. In the years since opening this location, chef Kenkichi Yamamoto has gained notoriet...
The much-anticipated Bacari Silver Lake opened its doors in spring 2021 just south of Franklin Hills in Silver Lake, taking over the beloved bar and patio scene that’s more private treehouse than chic...
First opening in 2018, the best Middle Eastern restaurant in Los Angeles’s Art District, Bavel is yet another unforgettable culinary creation by the acclaimed chef duo behind Italian favorite Bestia, ...
This award-winning restaurant has distinguished itself as one of the best in Downtown LA since opening in 2012. Opened by chefs Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis, Bestia has an industrial Italian feel ...
The much-anticipated Bicyclette bistro, open as of summer 2021, is a fresh offering from beloved Republique chefs Walter and Margarita Manzke. At this Parisian-style bistro in West Los Angeles, diners...
For something truly unique, this Baja-inspired poolside location offers diners everything from relaxing cocktails to satisfying local dishes such as Baja tacos, grilled fish, and cherished Mexican des...
Since 1996, the family-owned Carlitos Gardel Argentine Steakhouse in Mid-City West has welcomed diners to sit and relax with friends in its bright and inviting space. This steakhouse is certainly one ...
This Italian steakhouse in Hollywood is a must-visit in LA, praised by Los Angeles magazine as one of the 75 best restaurants in the city and by Bon Appétit as one of the country’s best new restaurant...
First opened in 2011, Craig’s provides diners with a private dining room that resembles a Hollywood nightclub, only one that serves the finest American fare as prepared by acclaimed chef Kursten Kizer...
Launched in Japan in 2008 before jumping to Beverly Hills, E.A.K. Ramen has become a local favorite where people from around the community come together to enjoy the best in ramen. The name is a phone...
Chicago’s iconic Girl and the Goat landed in LA’s Arts District in 2021, bringing Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard’s array of popular global small plates to a bright and uplifting dining room designed ...
Located near Westwood Village, the House of Meatballs offers diners a choice of airy and relaxed patio or bright and hip inner dining room. Wherever people choose to sit at this Italian restaurant, ev...
Opening in 2012, Kali quickly earned its place among the best restaurants in Los Angeles, guided by chef Kevin Meehan and co-owner/wine director Drew Langley, both accomplished veterans in the LA fine...
People from all over Los Angeles and Southern California were thrilled to see L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, made famous in the film Eat, Pray, Love, open in Hollywood the spring of 2019. Here diners c...
L’APPART by Air Food serves up a casual dining experience Downtown with eclectic and friendly décor. This location cooks up a combination of French and American fare with executive chef Thierry Babet ...
Originally opened in 2015 by the famous musician and DJ Moby, this neighborhood restaurant in Silver Lake serves its diners as much as it serves its community by providing a plant-based menu, in addit...
Malbec Market in Eagle Rock provides diners with an intimate dining experience in its wood-paneled dining room or café-style patio. Here Italian and Argentinian flavors and traditions are brought toge...
West Hollywood’s Manpuku Tokyo BBQ offers the best combination of barbecue and Japanese cooking styles and flavors in its warm and inviting dining room. Here diners can relax in comfortable booths or ...
Since its opening in the 1950s, Marino Ristorante has been the gathering place for Hollywood bigwigs and intimate family events, welcoming diners from all walks of life with its elegant oil paintings ...
Israeli food, plant-based cooking, and family-style dining all come together at Mazal in Echo Park. Here diners have the pleasure of enjoying the family-owned and -run restaurant built by Tal Zaiet, w...
Musso and Frank Grill gives diners the chance to step back into the golden age of Hollywood with an elegant dining room and a steakhouse menu with the very best chef J.P. Amateau has to offer. Since i...
Nic’s on Beverly is about as LA as it comes: a coming together of diverse and varied local flavors in plant-based dishes by executive chef Jesus Samudio. Named for its owner, Nic Adler, this location ...
This stylish yet minimalist restaurant in downtown may be the best yet from acclaimed owner and chef Josef Centeno. Orsa and Winston, named after Centeno’s beloved dogs, has earned a MICHELIN star for...
The Pali Wine Company prides itself on being a small, local, and family-focused winery, but since its opening in 2005, it’s garnered a large amount of praise, such as multi-year “Editor’s Choice” reco...
Los Angeles’ Venice neighborhood is made even better with the Piccolo Venice Italian restaurant from chef Antonio Mure. Here diners can sit on the patio or in one of the sumptuous booths in the dining...
Opened in 2005 by chef and co-owner Michael Cimarusti and Donato Poto, Providence offers its diners a comfortable atmosphere in Central Hollywood to come together and enjoy some of the city’s best in ...
Culver City is home to many Mexican restaurants, but the best has to be Quiadaiyan, where executive chef Hector Martinez applies his culinary genius to bring to life traditional and classic dishes fro...
The Sage Bistro and Brewery in Echo Park offers its diners the best in vegan dishes from chefs Mollie Engelhart and Elias Sosa. The bistro prides itself on being at the forefront of local and sustaina...
Santuari has earned its place among the 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles since its 2017 opening in Hollywood Hills, with publications such as Food & Wine describing it as “LA’s most transforming res...
Shiloh’s Steak House in Beverly Hills has brought together American and French cooking all within a kosher framework to please any palate. The relaxed dining atmosphere allows for enjoyable family or ...
For the best sushi in Brentwood, there’s no other place to visit than SUSHI MIYAGI, the brainchild of master sushi chef Shinichi Miyagi of Osaka. This location offers diners a truly Japanese style of ...
It was the early part of 2019 when Calvin Johnson and Jermelle Henderson, both of social media fame, joined their culinary powers as the “foodminati” and unleashed their dream of The Court Café in Wes...
A local hotspot since 1989, Toscana has offered the best in local Italian dining with its zuppa di verdure, carpaccio, and local wines including the restaurant’s own Cabernet Sauvignon blend, earning ...
Vincenti Ristorante’s founder and co-owner Maureen Vincenti welcomes people of all walks of life to this fine Italian restaurant’s warm and relaxed atmosphere in trendy Brentwood. With both classic an...