Wood grilled pead & barnett pork chop with fig and brown butter
Photograph: Jakob N. LaymanWood grilled pead & barnett pork chop with fig and brown butter maple jus at Hatchet Hall
Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

Los Angeles restaurant reviews

From fine dining to food trucks, our restaurant reviews dish on the latest restaurants in L.A. trying to make their mark

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In a city where restaurants are as varied as its neighborhoods, there's never a shortage of places to dine in Los Angeles. From rustic, seasonal cooking on Abbot Kinney to special occasion dinners at luxe hotels, check out our L.A. restaurant reviews to discover the city's newest and best places to eat.

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  • French
  • Santa Monica
  • price 4 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

The Dialogue chef's latest brings classic French technique—and antique cooking devices—back in a big way.

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  • American creative
  • Santa Monica
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Jeremy Fox's latest is a fun—if sometimes inconsistent—romp through California, Jewish and Midwestern cuisines.

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  • Contemporary American
  • East Hollywood
  • price 2 of 4

Dull as ditch water, if competent, Brooklyn's Five Leaves lands in East Hollywood.

  • Contemporary American
  • Culver City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Margot
Margot

Welcome to your new favorite brunch spot.

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  • American creative
  • Hollywood
  • price 4 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Auburn
Auburn

Eric Bost's unusual tasting menu is making a stand for fine dining.

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  • Californian
  • Downtown Arts District
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Alameda Supper Club
Alameda Supper Club

The Manufactory's latest powerhouse restaurant is off to a good start, if a safe one.

  • Contemporary Asian
  • Downtown Arts District
  • price 3 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Nightshade
Nightshade

Mei Lin's given the Arts District—and all of L.A.—a strong contender for the best new restaurant of 2019.

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  • Global
  • West LA
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Pikoh
Pikoh

Ricardo Zarate's latest is an international jaunt, bringing the Westside his deft ability to blend culture and tradition.

  • Latin American
  • Downtown Fashion District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
DAMA
DAMA

Let Antonia Lofaso take you on a whirlwind tapas tour.

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  • Japanese
  • Hollywood
  • price 4 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Inn Ann
Inn Ann

Sushi legend Mori Onodera is back and cooking one of the best Japanese tasting menus in L.A.

  • Chinese
  • Culver City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

'Top Chef' alum Shirley Chung proves Instagram-bait like hedgehog bao and cheeseburger dumplings are more than eye candy.

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  • Soul and southern American
  • West Adams
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Alta Adams
Alta Adams

Alta's soul food lights up West Adams—but could become a destination for people across the city.

  • American creative
  • Downtown Arts District
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Simone
Simone

Simone could be the thoughtful restaurant of L.A.'s future—if it can nail the basics.

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  • Thai
  • Venice
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Night + Market Sahm
Night + Market Sahm

Night + Market's Venice outpost is bold and a lot of fun—no matter how quickly you're in and out of the restaurant.

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  • Vegan
  • Silver Lake
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Ma'am Sir
Ma'am Sir

RiceBar's bold Filipino flavor—and culinary magic—continues in Charles Olalia's full-service take on the classics.

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  • Santa Monica
  • price 4 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Dialogue
Dialogue

Dave Beran's tasting menu is worth the price tag and the palava.

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  • Italian
  • Venice
  • price 3 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Last year, Evan Funke's temple to handmade pasta set the pace for L.A.'s new restaurants. This year, it's still in a league of its own.

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  • Fairfax District
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
189 by Dominique Ansel
189 by Dominique Ansel

Unsurprisingly, the baked goods at the Cronut creator's first full-service restaurant are what to order.

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  • Downtown Santa Monica
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Nyesha Arrington’s hyper-seasonal shtick carves out a Santa Monica niche, and it’s worth the splurge.

  • Downtown Historic Core
  • price 3 of 4
Best Girl
Best Girl

The seafood's always aces at the Ace's new all-day bistro, but everything else could use some consistency.

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  • Steakhouse
  • Downtown Financial District
  • price 4 of 4
La Boucherie on 71
La Boucherie on 71

La Boucherie on 71’s aspirations are as lofty as its stunning views of the city, but need more grounding.

  • Thai
  • Downtown Financial District
  • price 1 of 4
So Long, Hi
So Long, Hi

Step into Downtown L.A.’s affordable, approachable, laid-back Thai restaurant for fun and games (and a gem of a back patio).

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  • Contemporary Asian
  • Koreatown
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Terra Cotta
Terra Cotta
This Koreatown stunner is churning out incredible plates of seafood.
  • Italian
  • Culver City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
AR Cucina
AR Cucina
AR Cucina satisfies Culver City's love of Italian food with pasta and plenty of negronis.
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  • American
  • Hollywood
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Paley
Paley
Named after a Hollywood titan, Paley is a serious showstopper.
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  • Italian
  • Downtown Arts District
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Officine Brera
Officine Brera
A grandiose Italian restaurant lands in the Arts District.
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  • American creative
  • Venice
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Creative cuisine and a standout brunch is putting Leona on the map.
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  • American creative
  • Hollywood
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Gardner Junction
Gardner Junction
Not your average train car food.
  • South Asian
  • Santa Monica
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Cassia
Cassia
Cassia's beautiful mashup of French and Vietnamese cuisine is making waves in Santa Monica.
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  • Barbecue
  • Culver City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Maple Block Meat Co.
Maple Block Meat Co.
Hearty brisket and fall-off-the-bone ribs put Maple Block Meat Co. on LA's BBQ map.
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  • Seafood
  • Fairfax District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
You'll find shellfish bowls under twinkling lights at Maré—if you can even find the restaurant.
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  • Contemporary European
  • Beverly Hills
  • price 4 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
At Maude, one ingredient serves as the focus of a very, very good meal.
  • Steakhouse
  • Hermosa Beach
  • price 4 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Steak & Whisky
Steak & Whisky
You'll be dropping some serious change here, but man is it worth it.
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  • Californian
  • Downtown Historic Core
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
We take a second look at the critically acclaimed Alma.
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  • West Third Street
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
It's all about California pride and sausages served every which way at this casual eatery.
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  • Santa Monica
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Cadet
Cadet
Chef Kris Tominaga's first solo project, Cadet, is an exercise in butter. We're not complaining.
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  • Italian
  • Atwater Village
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
At this Atwater Village newcomer, a welcoming atmosphere and Italian comfort food makes a strong impression.
  • Barbecue
  • Studio City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Barrel & Ashes
Barrel & Ashes
Good BBQ is starting to look a little different in Los Angeles.
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  • Hollywood
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Butchers & Barbers
Butchers & Barbers
The Houston Brothers took a break from opening bars—to open a restaurant.
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  • Studio City
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Gadarene Swine
The Gadarene Swine
This is what all vegan food should taste like.
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  • Seafood
  • Venice
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Anchor
The Anchor
There is finally a really fantastic lobster roll in LA.
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  • Californian
  • Playa del Rey
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The idea behind Playa Provisions—multiple concepts in one—lets you choose your own adventure.
  • Barbecue
  • Fairfax District
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
smoke.oil.salt
smoke.oil.salt
Finally, there is a really great tapas restaurant in LA.
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  • Soul and southern American
  • Fairfax District
  • price 1 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Want some of the best fried chicken in the city? Just look for the bird claw.
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  • Korean
  • Koreatown
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
POT
POT
Have you ever tried eating uni while listening to Next's "Too Close" with a straight face?
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  • Pizza
  • Silver Lake
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
WOOD Handcrafted Pizza
WOOD Handcrafted Pizza
WOOD has a pizza named after Ellen DeGeneres. Need we say more?
  • Thai
  • Silver Lake
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Night + Market Song
Night + Market Song
Chef Kris Yenbamroong is bringing the heat—again.
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  • American creative
  • Koreatown
  • price 3 of 4
Saint Martha
Saint Martha
This tiny Koreatown restaurant might be better known for its wine than its food.
  • American
  • Hollywood
  • price 2 of 4
Ball & Chain
Ball & Chain
The meatballs at Ball & Chain are supposed to be the best part. They're actually the worst.
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  • Fusion
  • Manhattan Beach
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Little Sister
Little Sister
At Little Sister, Chef Vuong is channeling the food of his youth into beautiful, creative dishes.
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  • Seafood
  • Hermosa Beach
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Hook & Plow
The Hook & Plow
The Hook & Plow is making waves in Hermosa with its farm- and sea-to-table fare.
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  • Silver Lake
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Lucky Duck
Lucky Duck
At Lucky Duck, Chef Bryan Stevens is driving home local, sustainable cuisine—and greatly succeeding.
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  • Contemporary American
  • Westside
  • price 3 of 4
Ditmas Kitchen & Cocktail
Ditmas Kitchen & Cocktail
The new kosher restaurant from Alex Reznik is creative, but almost to a fault.
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  • Contemporary European
  • Downtown Historic Core
  • price 3 of 4
L.A. Chapter
L.A. Chapter
L.A. Chapter, the Ace Hotel's bistro-like restaurant, is uneven in both food and service.
  • Cafés
  • Koreatown
  • price 1 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Bun Shop
The Bun Shop
The Bun Shop takes its bao from the streets to a casual cool eatery in Koreatown.
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  • Mexican
  • West Hollywood
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Gracias Madre
Gracias Madre
Gracias Madre proves that vegan and Mexican cuisine can coexist—without a Question of the Day
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  • Eclectic
  • Hollywood
  • price 2 of 4
Mud Hen Tavern
Mud Hen Tavern
Susan Feniger's new Hollywood gastropub keeps the Kaya toast—and little else.
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  • Italian
  • Downtown Arts District
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Factory Kitchen
The Factory Kitchen
The Factory Kitchen has emerged as LA's latest victor in the pasta wars.
  • American creative
  • Downtown Historic Core
  • price 1 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Eggslut
Eggslut
From food truck to Grand Central Market, Eggslut has finally found its home.
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  • Gastropubs
  • Studio City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Black Market Liquor Bar
Black Market Liquor Bar
At Black Market Liquor Bar, the Fluffernutter sandwich gets sexy.
  • Contemporary American
  • West Hollywood
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Church Key
The Church Key
Pan Am flight attendants and pig's ear "Cheetos" are under the same roof at The Church Key.
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  • Contemporary Asian
  • Downtown Historic Core
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Orsa & Winston
Orsa & Winston
At Orsa & Winston, whatever you choose, you will not choose wrong.
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  • Pizza
  • Venice
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
South End
South End
South End, a very good, very subdued wine-and-pizza restaurant in a strip mall on the southern tip of Abbott Kinney, has a fantastic food menu.
  • Fusion
  • Hollywood
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Acabar
Acabar
Can a restaurant be tall, dark and handsome?
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  • Mexican
  • Silver Lake
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Diablo
Diablo
The tacos at Diablo are a sincere food. They are eaten by hand and gloriously messy.
  • Thai
  • Downtown Historic Core
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Sticky Rice
Sticky Rice
Much of Grand Central Market's energy is concentrated at Sticky Rice, one of the first of the new Market tenants.
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  • Californian
  • Studio City
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Girasol
Girasol
Girasol is a little avant-garde, but then again, so is the intention behind the food.
  • American creative
  • Beverly Hills
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Blvd
The Blvd
The gaudy opulence of this haute-hotel bar should not detract from the simplicity of superbly well-made cocktails.
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  • Pizza
  • Palms
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Doughroom
The Doughroom
The Doughroom, where locals can drop in for lunch or dinner, delivers time and time again.
  • Seafood
  • Venice
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Salt Air
Salt Air
The latest in the trend of upscale, seafood-centric menus of oysters, lobster rolls and the like is Salt Air.
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  • Soul and southern American
  • Sawtelle
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Flores
Flores
Flores, a beautiful, new American restaurant, has a disjointed menu of every dish currently fashionable in every seasonal restaurant in town.
  • American creative
  • Eagle Rock
  • price 3 of 4
Little Beast
Little Beast
Eagle Rock gets a serious, destination restaurant with the arrival of Little Beast.
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  • Gastropubs
  • Mar Vista
  • price 2 of 4
Louie's of Mar Vista
Louie's of Mar Vista
Louie's succeeds on the strength of its cooking and a surfeit of sunny spirit.
  • Downtown Santa Monica
  • price 3 of 4
Taberna Arròz y Vi
Taberna Arròz y Vi
Taberna Arròz y Vi, the new "neighborhood tapas and paella joint" in Santa Monica, is undergoing an identity crisis
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  • Mexican
  • Fairfax District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
PettyCash Taquería
PettyCash Taquería
What you have here is truly an upscale taqueria, and quite a good one at that.
  • Santa Monica
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Tinga Santa Monica
Tinga Santa Monica
Tinga's Santa Monica outpost is a sprawling, multi-room funhouse.
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  • American creative
  • Hollywood
  • price 3 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Ludo Lefebvre exhibits elegance, restraint, excess and then some at his new permanent home.
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  • Westside
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Paiche
Paiche
Ricardo Zarate's newest venture samples foods of a Japanese izakaya via Peru.
  • Soul and southern American
  • Venice
  • price 3 of 4
Willie Jane
Willie Jane
The South arrives on Abbot Kinney with a quaint, new eatery from Brad Johnson and chef Govind Armstrong.
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  • Burmese
  • Monterey Park
  • price 2 of 4
Daw Yee Myanmar
Daw Yee Myanmar
A new Burmese eatery looks to set itself apart in a sea of San Gabriel Valley Chinese flavor.
  • Contemporary European
  • Manhattan Beach
  • price 3 of 4
Chez Soi
Chez Soi
While Chez Soi aims for upscale, it feels more like a fancy chain, housed within a modern strip mall.
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  • Californian
  • West Third Street
  • price 3 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Goldie's
Goldie's
Fall in love with the space as you sip excellent cocktails and peruse a distinctly Californian-style menu.
  • Vegan
  • Melrose
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Crossroads
Crossroads
Simply put, Crossroads is a high-end vegan restaurant for carnivores.
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  • Pan-Asian
  • Fairfax District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Pingtung
Pingtung
Check out authentic flavors, reasonable prices and good service at this self-described dine-in market.
  • Dominican
  • Venice
  • price 2 of 4
Mangu
Mangu
Chef Benadicto Gell brings Dominican cuisine to Abbot Kinney with his pop-up.
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