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Location
 
Hotel Bel-Air
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Map | This secluded hotel's restaurant spills into a lush garden, with...
$$$-$$$$
American
Bel Air
 
Vibrato Grill, Jazz, etc
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Map | Co-owned by trumpeter Herb Albert, Vibrato takes a high-road...
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American
Bel Air
 
The Belvedere
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Map | In the entertainment industry's A-list hotel, the Peninsula...
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American
Beverly Hills
 
The Blvd
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Map | Just off the lobby of the eternally fashionable Regent Beverly...
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American
Beverly Hills
 
Crustacean
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Map | This head-turning venue of San Francisco's An family is an otherworldly...
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Vietnamese
Beverly Hills
 
Fogo de Chão
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Map | Churrascarias (Brazilian steak houses) are suddenly the norm...
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Brazilian
Beverly Hills
 
The Grill on the Alley
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Map | Beverly Hills restaurants can take you many places, from Provence...
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American
Beverly Hills
 
Kate Mantilini
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Map | Casual but cool, this is a good place to remember when you're...
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American
Beverly Hills
 
The Lodge Steakhouse
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Map | Despite being saturated with salad-picking actors, L.A. is experiencing...
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Steak
Beverly Hills
 
Mastro's Steakhouse
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Map | With a prime Beverly Hills location and classic steak house menu...
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Steak
Beverly Hills
 
Matsuhisa
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Map | Freshness and innovation are the hallmarks of this flagship restaurant...
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Japanese
Beverly Hills
 
Spago Beverly Hills
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Map | The famed flagship restaurant of Wolfgang Puck, Mr. Celebrity...
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American
Beverly Hills
 
Urasawa
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Map | Shortly after celebrated sushi chef Masa Takayama packed his...
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Japanese
Beverly Hills
 
Katsuya
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Map | Katsuya indulges Angelenos' sushi bars mania, catering to a beautiful...
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Japanese
Brentwood
 
Pecorino
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Map | San Vicente Boulevard is lined with trendy trattorias, but Pecorino...
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Italian
Brentwood
 
Vincenti
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Map | A big open kitchen with a mammoth, revolving rotisserie is the...
$$-$$$$
Italian
Brentwood
 
Saddle Peak Lodge
Member Rating: 1.4 | Reserve Online
Map | When you've had enough big-city attitude, head for this romantic...
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American
Calabasas
 
Craft Los Angeles
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Map | One of New York's most prominent chefs, Tom Colicchio (star judge...
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American
Century City
 
La Cachette
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Map | Owner-chef Jean-François Meteigner developed a following...
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American, French
Century City
 
Cicada
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Map | Cicada, certainly one of the most romantic and architecturally...
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Italian
Downtown
 
Nick & Stef's Steakhouse
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Map | The beef palace of restaurateurs Joachim and Christine Splichal...
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Steak
Downtown
 
Noé
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Map | Defying the stereotype of staid hotel dining, this restaurant...
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American
Downtown
 
Patina
Member Rating: 5.0 | Reserve Online
Map | In a bold move, chef-owner Joachim Splichal moved his flagship...
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French
Downtown
 
Water Grill
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Map | There's a bustling, enticing rhythm here as platters of glistening...
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Seafood
Downtown
 
Beso
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Celebrity chef Todd English takes on Hollywood, collaborating...
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Latin American
Hollywood
 
Citrus at Social
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New York-based restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow (Asia de Cuba) has...
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New American
Hollywood
 
Dakota
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Map | After years of neglect, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel got a face-lift...
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Steak
Hollywood
 
Musso & Frank Grill
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Map | Liver and onions, lamb chops, goulash, shrimp Louis salad, gruff...
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American
Hollywood
 
Providence
Member Rating: 3.3 | Reserve Online
Map | Since its opening in 2005, chef-owner Michael Cimarusti quickly...
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Seafood
Hollywood
 
Social Hollywood
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Map | New York-based restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow (Asia de Cuba) has...
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Eclectic
Hollywood
 
Encounter
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Map | If you're flying to L.A., you can begin or end your trip with...
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American
LAX
 
Beau Rivage
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Map | One of the few Malibu restaurants with a view of the beach and...
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Mediterranean
Malibu
 
Nobu Malibu
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Map | At famous chef-restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa's coastal outpost...
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Japanese
Malibu
 
Ocean Star
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Map | Reminiscent of Hong Kong's dim sum palaces, this stronghold of...
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Chinese
Monterey Park
 
Gladstone's Malibu
Member Rating: 2.8
Map | Gladstone's is one of the most popular restaurants along the...
$$$-$$$$
American
Pacific Palisades
 
Bistro 45
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Map | As stylish and sophisticated as anything on the Westside, Bistro...
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French
Pasadena
 
Derek's Bistro
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Map | This casually elegant restaurant -- complete with a romantic...
$$$-$$$$
American
Pasadena
 
The Dining Room
Member Rating: 2.4
Map | Until the arrival of charismatic chef Craig Strong, there wasn't...
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American
Pasadena
 
Parkway Grill
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Map | This ever-popular, influential restaurant (sometimes called the...
$$-$$$$
Eclectic
Pasadena
 
Yujean Kang's Gourmet Chinese Cuisine
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Map | Forget any and all preconceived notions of what Chinese food...
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Chinese
Pasadena
 
BOA Steakhouse
Member Rating: 2.0 | Reserve Online
Map | This is not your father's steak house; businessmen and somber...
$$$-$$$$
Steak
Santa Monica
 
Chinois on Main
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Map | A once-revolutionary outpost in Wolfgang Puck's repertoire, this...
$$$-$$$$
Asian
Santa Monica
 
Drago
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Map | Native Sicilian Celestino Drago's home-style fare is carefully...
$$-$$$$
Italian
Santa Monica
 
JiRaffe
Member Rating: 4.6 | Reserve Online
Map | The two-story dining room with ceiling-high windows and polished...
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American
Santa Monica
 
Josie
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Map | Done in understated taupe hues with generously spaced tables...
$$$-$$$$
American
Santa Monica
 
The Lobster
Member Rating: 4.2 | Reserve Online
Map | Anchoring the beach end of the festive Santa Monica Pier, the...
$$-$$$$
Seafood
Santa Monica
 
Mélisse
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Map | In a city where informality reigns, this is one of L.A.'s more...
$$$$
French
Santa Monica
 
Ocean Avenue Seafood
Member Rating: 4.0 | Reserve Online
Map | Operating since 1946, this cavernous restaurant isn't right on...
$$-$$$$
Seafood
Santa Monica
 
Valentino
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Map | Renowned as one of the country's top Italian restaurants, Valentino...
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Italian
Santa Monica
 
Wilshire
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Map | The woodsy patio at Wilshire is one of the most coveted spaces...
$$$-$$$$
American
Santa Monica
 
Asanebo
Member Rating: 3.8
Map | Don't let its nondescript minimal location deter you: relatively...
$$$-$$$$
Japanese
Studio City
 
CUT
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Map | In a true collision of artistic titans, celebrity chef Wolfgang...
$$$$
Steak
Universal City
 
Piccolo
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Map | A block from Venice Beach, but closer in spirit to the real...
$$-$$$$
Italian
Venice
 
Campanile
Member Rating: 2.6 | Reserve Online
Map | Chef-owner Mark Peel has mastered the mix of robust Mediterranean...
$$-$$$$
Mediterranean
West Hollywood
 
Dolce Enoteca e Ristorante
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Map | With splashy, look-at-me decor, complete with fire boxes and...
$$-$$$$
Italian
West Hollywood
 
Grace
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Map | After years of moving through the city's top kitchens, chef Neal...
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American
West Hollywood
 
Jar
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Map | A contemporary glaze of style layered over a retro, woodsy warmth...
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American
West Hollywood
 
Koi
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Map | Celebs and trendoids vastly outnumber sushi purists here. The...
$$$-$$$$
Japanese
West Hollywood
 
Lucques
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Map | Formerly silent-film star Harold Lloyd's carriage house, this...
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American
West Hollywood
 
Ortolan
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Map | Despite a minor galaxy of crystal chandeliers, Ortolan attempts...
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French
West Hollywood
 
The Palm
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Map | All the New York elements are present at this West Coast replay...
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Steak
West Hollywood
 
Sona
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Map | Young, intense David Myers -- one of the city's most exciting...
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American
West Hollywood
 
Wa Sushi & Bistro
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Map | Founded by three alums from trendsetting Matsuhisa, Wa offers...
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Japanese
West Hollywood
 
Kiriko
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Map | Here in "Little Tokyo West," this understated restaurant with...
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Japanese
West L.A.
 
Mori Sushi
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Map | Only a small fish logo identifies the facade of this restaurant...
$$$-$$$$
Japanese
West L.A.


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