Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Westside

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Updated July 05, 2025

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La Vecchia Cucina

4.9

4.9 (2116)

$31 to $50

Italian

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

La Vecchia Cucina has been Santa Monica, California's finest neighborhood Italian restaurant since 1990, located by the blue Pacific on historic Main Street. Whether you're in the mood for a quick bite, a full course dinner, an evening snack, or something in between, La Vecchia Cucina offers outstanding Italian cuisine, a great wine list, a luxurious selection of desserts, a full bar, great service and a relaxed atmosphere.

Top review

Deepali

Dined on Jun 15, 2025

Wonderful experience! Food was great ! They customized the food to accommodate food allergies and preferences.

A Food Affair Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1585)

$31 to $50

French

West Los Angeles

About the restaurant

Come Celebrate Father's Day Sunday June 15th from 4:30 To 9 :00 PM . Thank you for supporting our small, family-owned business.

We offer private dining across our charming spaces: front patio, cozy interior, and back garden patio. Perfect for gatherings of 10–80 guests. Call or email us to inquire!

A Food Affair was founded in 2012 by Babette & Christian Royère—a French couple based in Los Angeles, married over 30 years and still going strong. With Christian’s 40+ years of culinary experience and Babette’s warm hospitality, they’ve created a Provence-inspired dining experience that feels like home. As our mural says, “Come as a stranger, leave as family.”

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Nicole

Dined on Jun 1, 2025

Outstanding!!! Can’t wait to go back and explore more of the menu!

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Popular dish

Mom's Beef Bourguignon

Sushi Enya - Sawtelle

4.9

4.9 (25)

$50 and over

Sushi

West Los Angeles

About the restaurant

Sushi Enya is a Japanese sushi restaurant that first opened in the heart of Little Tokyo in Downtown, LA. Our owner Chef Kimiyasu Enya trained for over 10 years in Japan to perfect his craft. It is our goal to ensure that quality remains consistent and every experience is enjoyable for all guests.

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ShawnVIP

Dined on Jun 27, 2025

Some unique and creative dishes supported by very good service!

Hinoki & The Bird

5.0

5 (524)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Century City

About the restaurant

Hinoki & the Bird is a travel-inspired restaurant that pushes modern California cooking to vibrant new bounds. Taking cues from travels through the Silk Road, the restaurant serves as a colorful kaleidoscope where bright flavors, a healthful sensibility, and technique harmoniously collide. The Milo Garcia-designed indoor/outdoor space is housed on the ground floor of The Century condominium tower.

For parties of 7 or more, please call the restaurant directly at 310-552-1200.

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DupeVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Great experience. Food was fantastic. Jessie our server was very attentive. And the manager was wonderful. She helped us take a group photo.

Il Segreto

4.9

4.9 (969)

$31 to $50

Italian

Bel-Air

About the restaurant

Nestled in the hills of Bel-Air, Il Segreto is the newest addition to the group of restaurants owned by Chef and restaurateur Giacomino Drago.

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Lisa

Dined on Jun 26, 2025

I love Il Segreto. The staff is fabulous, the food is always fantastic and the atmosphere is warm and fun. You know you’ll have a great meal!

SHU - Sushi House Unico - Bel Air

4.9

4.9 (666)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Bel-Air

About the restaurant

Nestled in the canyons of Bel Air, SHU is a dining experience like no other - a fusion of Japanese, Italian and Latin flavors and influences. The menu features traditional dishes as well as signature offerings, inspired by Giacomino Drago’s love of blending Japanese, Italian and Latin cuisines. SHU’s environment is well-suited to singles, couples and families. The bar seats up to ten people and there is a special booth that seats six people. Private dinning room is available to accommodate up to 12 guests. Signature dishes included halibut carpaccio with sun-dried tomato, Kobe Beef sashimi and albacore sashimi with shaved truffles.

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Karine

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

Great food. Very worth it. Loved the ambience as well.

401K Food and Wine

4.9

4.9 (396)

$31 to $50

Tapas / Small Plates

Venice

About the restaurant

Welcome to 401K Food and Wine, an all gluten free eatery and wine bar by the creators of Sinners & Saints Desserts!

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RyleeVIP

Dined on May 24, 2025

AMAZING. From the wine to the delicious food, 401k is a must!!!

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Experience

Blind Tasting Wine Bingo

BOA Steakhouse - Santa Monica

4.9

4.9 (2310)

$30 and under

Steakhouse

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

Simply put, BOA is unlike any other steakhouse. We reinvented the traditional American steakhouse to fashion a distinctly unique dining experience. That experience is bold, modern and innovative. From the seductively stylish interior to the dry-aged prime steaks, BOA’s vibrant ambiance is as alluring as the cuisine itself.

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Mauricio

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

Steak was slightly over cooked but overall was excellent tome and great service

Back on the Beach

4.9

4.9 (197)

$30 and under

American

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

Back on the Beach Café is situated along a wide, sandy white beach that offers jaw-dropping views of the ocean waves, the pier, the mountain range and of course, Catalina Island. There is both indoor and outdoor seating which allows you to enjoy the sea-salt air and sandy toes while you dine.

The café takes reservations for 2-12 guest. Reservations are available one month in advance. To accommodate our reservations in a timely and orderly manner, the café has carefully designed time frames in which to dine. The café designates 25% of the restaurant for reservations, 75% is available for walkup service.

For reservations of 12 or more guest, please contact the restaurant directly. We don't take multiple group reservations. Please note that large group reservations requires a customizable menu. We only seat complete parties.

In consideration of all guest, we kindly remind you that tables are reserved for 1.5 hours.
We take a maximum of two credit cards payment per table.

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CarolineVIP

Dined on Jun 1, 2025

by far the best restaurant in LA best view best staff best eating establishment, quality price point. Love it and going there for 46 years always accommodating Brillion.

UO NIGIRI

4.9

4.9 (9)

$50 and over

Japanese

Marina del Rey

About the restaurant

Casual Omakase Sushi Dining.
Market-Fresh Sushi, Within Reach!

In August 2024, owner-chef Yusuke Irie brought his expertise as a fresh fish wholesaler to life with UO NIGIRI—an authentic sushi experience like no other.

We source seasonal fish from Toyosu Market, New Zealand, and both U.S. coasts, carefully selected by a professional with years of industry knowledge. While many sushi spots use pre-cut tuna, we take it a step further—only whole, wild Bluefin Tuna makes the cut, ensuring the freshest sushi possible.

All fish are expertly prepared in-house, offering the highest quality and rare varieties you won't often find in the U.S.

Come savor the delicious and healthy sushi at UO NIGIRI!

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Christy

Dined on Jun 1, 2025

UO nigiri is definitely a gem and we will definitely be back. The fish was so fresh and we loved everything that we tried. The ambience is nice and the staff is even nicer.

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