Mother Tongue

Globally inspired wellness cuisine might be de rigueur by now, but this rooftop restaurant inside a luxury fitness club provides a more refined, elevated version of the L.A. dining genre popularized by Café Gratitude. Perched atop the newly opened HEIMAT, Mother Tongue features a glittering dining room perfect for date night, an equally striking outdoor patio and the requisite seen-and-be-seen Hollywood clientele. Though the vegan-friendly menu integrates "functional ingredients" thought to confer health benefits, the eclectic dishes stand on their own in terms of quality and flavor, from the shiitake mushroom larb to the rossejat de fideos, a pricey seafood vermicelli skillet meant to serve two. The restaurant also offers an excellent happy hour with discounted wines, cocktails and small bites and a standout weekend brunch that includes bottomless rosé and a $39 prix-fixe menu.