Los Angeles Restaurants


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  1. Official Tourism Site: Los Angeles Restaurants
  2. Citysearch Los Angeles: Los Angeles Restaurants
  3. OpenTable.com: Los Angeles Restaurant Reservations
  4. Concierge.com: Los Angeles Restaurants WARNING: Pop-ups
  5. Fodor's: Los Angeles Restaurants WARNING: Pop-ups
  6. TripAdvisor: Los Angeles Restaurants  WARNING: Pop-ups
  7. Zagat Survey: Los Angeles & Metro Area Restaurants  WARNING: Paid account required
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Los Angeles High-End Restaurants

  • Campanile, Mediterranean - Map
    624 S La Brea Ave
    Los Angeles, CA, 90036 United States
    voice: 323-938-1447
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING:Pop-ups: "In this monastery-like building that was once owned by Charlie Chaplin, chef-owner Mark Peel serves up top-notch rustic Mediterranean cooking."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Built as Charlie Chaplin's private offices in 1928, this Tuscan-style building has a multilevel layout with flower-bedecked interior balconies, a bubbling fountain, and a skylight through which diners can see the campanile (bell tower)."
  • Lucques, Franco-Mediterranean - Map
    8474 Melrose Ave
    Los Angeles, CA, 90069 United States
    voice: 323-655-6277
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING:Pop-ups: "Mercifully, some of the attention was drawn away from this small, welcoming restaurant when chef Suzanne Goin opened her second venue, the wildly popular A.O.C.—now you can actually get a table here (try for one on the lovely patio)."
  • The Ivy, New American - Map
    113 N Robertson Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90048 United States
    voice: 310-274-8303
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING:Pop-ups: "More stage than restaurant, this is where the stars go when they want to be seen making deals, making friends, or breaking up."
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "This snobby place attracts one of the most industry-heavy crowds in the city and treats celebrities and nobodies as differently as Brahmans and untouchables."
  • Water Grill, Seafood - Map
    544 S Grand Ave
    Los Angeles, CA, 90071 United States
    voice: 213-891-0900
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The dining room is a stylish and sophisticated fusion of wood, leather, and brass, but it gets a lighthearted lift from cavorting papier-mâché fish that play against an aquamarine ceiling painted with bubbles. The restaurant is known for its shellfish..."
  • Grace, New American - Map
    7360 Beverly Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90036 United States
    voice: 323-934-4400
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "High ceilings, well-spaced tables, and soothing earth tones of orange, green, brown, and rose evoke a relaxed atmosphere at Grace, which is fortuitous because you'll want to slowly savor each dish created by Executive Chef and co-owner Neal Fraser..."
  • Matsuhisa, Japanese - Map
    129 N La Cienega Blvd
    Beverly Hills, CA, 90211 United States
    voice: 310-659-9639
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "A true master of fish cookery, Matsuhisa creates unusual dishes by combining Japanese flavors with South American spices and salsas (he was the first to introduce Americans to yellowtail sashimi with sliced jalapeños)."

Los Angeles Moderate Restaurants

  • A.O.C., French - Map
    8022 W 3rd St
    Los Angeles, CA, 90048 United States
    voice: 323-653-6359
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING:Pop-ups: "Taste the rustic pâtés and the lamb skewers with Feta salsa verde, and you'll know that sample sizes suit her just fine."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING:Pop-ups: "Since it opened in 2002, this restaurant and wine bar has revolutionized dining in L.A., pioneering the small-plate format that has now swept the city."
  • Beacon, Asian Fusion - Map
    3280 Helms Ave
    Los Angeles, CA, 90034 United States
    voice: 310-838-7500
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING:Pop-ups: "Chef Kazuto Matsusaka spent a decade at Wolfgang Puck's Chinois on Main, where he picked up a following before moving on to the Buddha Bar in Paris."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The reasonably priced cuisine is simple yet superb, combining fresh California ingredients with traditional Asian cooking styles and a dash of Vicky's family recipes."
  • Bombay Café, Indian - Map
    12021 W Pico Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90064 United States
    voice: 310-473-3388
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "This friendly sleeper may be L.A.'s best Indian spot, serving excellent curries and kurmas typical of South Indian street food."
  • Koi, Asian Fusion - Map
    730 N La Cienega Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90069 United States
    voice: 310-659-9449
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Incorporating feng shui elements of trickling water, votive candles, open-air patios, and soft lighting, the minimalist earthen-hued interior has a calming ambience that is a welcome relief from the hectic Melrose scene just outside the ornately carved gates."
  • La Serenata de Garibaldi, Mexican - Map
    10924 W Pico Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90064 United States
    voice: 310-441-9667
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "[M]exican cuisine just a block away from the Westside Pavilion shopping center. This place is casual, fun, and intensely delicious."

Los Angeles Affordable Restaurants

  • Bread and Porridge, American - Map
    2315 Wilshire Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90403 United States
    voice: 310-453-4941
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Once inside, surrounded by the vintage fruit-crate labels adorning the walls and tabletops, you can sample the delicious breakfasts, fresh salads and sandwiches, and super affordable entrees."
  • El Cholo, Mexican - Map
    1121 S Western Ave
    Los Angeles, CA, 90006 United States
    voice: 323-734-2773
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "[E]l Cholo has been serving up authentic Mexican cuisine in this pink adobe hacienda since 1925, even though the once-outlying mid-Wilshire neighborhood around it has since turned into Koreatown."
  • Jerry's Famous Deli, Delicatessen - Map
    12711 Ventura Blvd # 400
    Studio City, CA, 91604 United States
    voice: 818-980-4245
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "This place probably has one of the largest menus in America -- a tome that spans cultures and continents, from Central America to China, to New York."
  • Versailles, Cuban - Map
    1415 S La Cienega Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA, 90035 United States
    voice: 310-289-0392
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Anybody who's eaten here will tell you the same thing: "Order the shredded roast pork." Tossed with the restaurant's trademark garlic-citrus sauce, it's highly addictive."
  • Yungui Garden, Chinese - Map
    301 N Garfield Ave # D
    Los Angeles, CA, 91754 United States
    voice: 626-571-8387

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