The Places · United States
Los Angeles
Made By profiles 131 places in Los Angeles, spanning hotel, traditional japanese omakase, american — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern Seafood Fine Dining
Providence
Los Angeles, United States
Providence is Los Angeles fine dining at its seafood end: formal, sustainability-minded, and built around Michael Cimarusti's long commitment to precise contemporary cooking. Its 2026 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality and OAD North America ranking place it in the city's serious dining bracket rather than its casual seafood lane.
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02.Modern Taiwanese Fine Dining
Kato
Los Angeles, United States
Kato reads Los Angeles through Taiwanese American fine dining rather than through imported tasting-menu orthodoxy. Jon Yao's cooking carries the speed, heat, and precision of Chinese technique into a composed dinner format, while Ryan Bailey's beverage program has become a major part of the restaurant's national standing.
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03.Hotel
The Maybourne Beverly Hills
Los Angeles, United States
Sitting at the centre of Beverly Hills' Golden Triangle, The Maybourne Beverly Hills brings the service standards of London's Claridge's and The Connaught to a distinctly Californian setting. Michelin 2 Keys (2024), a 96.5-point La Liste rating, and the 2025 World Travel Award for California's Leading Luxury Hotel place it firmly in the upper tier of West Coast luxury hotels. Rooms from $1,434 per night across 201 keys.
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04.Hotel
The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Los Angeles, United States
The Peninsula Beverly Hills has held both AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star ratings continuously since 1991, a dual-accreditation record unmatched elsewhere in Southern California. Across 195 rooms, 38 suites, and 18 private villas set among tropical gardens on South Santa Monica Boulevard, the property operates at the intersection of old-money service discipline and quietly current amenities. The Belvedere restaurant has maintained AAA Five Diamond status for 21 consecutive years.
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05.Hotel
Hotel Bel-Air
Los Angeles, United States
Set on eighteen acres in the hills above Sunset Boulevard, Hotel Bel-Air has held its position among Los Angeles's most closely guarded addresses since 1946. The rose-colored Mediterranean bungalows, the swan-dotted lake, and the discretion of the staff have made it a fixture for those who prefer to disappear rather than be seen. Ranked 42nd on the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2025 and awarded three Michelin Keys in 2024, its credentials are as settled as its reputation.
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06.Modern Mexican Seafood
Holbox
Los Angeles, United States
Holbox makes Los Angeles seafood feel inseparable from the city’s market culture: counter service, Mexican coastal technique, Southern California sourcing, and serious national recognition in a room shared with other vendors. Chef Gilberto Cetina Jr’s cooking has drawn James Beard attention and OAD ranking, but the draw is the way ceviches, tacos, tostadas, aguachiles, dry-aged fish, and a weekly tasting format make a market stall operate at restaurant-review gravity.
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07.California-French Fine Dining
Mélisse
Los Angeles, United States
A two Michelin-starred tasting counter inside Josiah Citrin's larger Citrin restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard, Mélisse operates at 14 seats with a menu that layers classic French technique over California seasonal produce. Recognized by La Liste (91pts, 2025), Les Grandes Tables du Monde, and the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants, it represents the city's most sustained argument for French fine dining on the Westside.
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08.Traditional Japanese Kaiseki
Hayato
Los Angeles, United States
A seven-seat kaiseki counter in Downtown L.A.'s Row DTLA, Hayato holds two Michelin stars and ranked second on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list in 2024. Reservations open at the start of each month and close within minutes. Chef Brandon Hayato Go prepares each course in full view of diners, with commentary on provenance and seasonality that turns the counter into something closer to a seminar than a service.
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09.Modern Spanish Fine Dining
Somni
Los Angeles, United States
Somni, a 14-seat tasting counter in West Hollywood, holds three Michelin stars under Chef Aitor Zabala, whose training at El Bulli informs a menu that bridges Basque and Catalan technique with Californian produce. Wine Director Caroline Costarella oversees a 1,050-bottle list with particular depth in Spain, California, and France. La Liste placed Somni at 96 points in its 2026 ranking.
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10.Avant-Garde Tasting Menu
Vespertine
Los Angeles, United States
Vespertine occupies architect Eric Owen Moss's steel-and-glass Culver City structure known as the Waffle, where Jordan Kahn's two-Michelin-starred menu unfolds over roughly four hours. The cooking draws on wild-foraged and regenerative ingredients mapped to California's four regions, producing a dining format that sits closer to performance art than conventional tasting menu. Ranked #98 in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025 and awarded 76 points by La Liste in 2026.
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11.Modern Kaiseki
n/naka
Los Angeles, United States
A two-Michelin-star kaiseki counter in Culver City, n/naka translates a centuries-old Japanese dining tradition through California's seasonal produce and a kitchen garden grown by the chefs themselves. Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama have held their stars since 2011, ranking ninth on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024 list and drawing a reservation queue that rivals any tasting-menu address in the country.
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12.Neo-Neapolitan Pizza
Pizzeria Sei
Los Angeles, United States
Pizzeria Sei on Pico Boulevard has built one of the most discussed pizza programs in Los Angeles by fusing Neapolitan technique with Japanese precision. The almond wood-fired oven produces a crust that is simultaneously airy, chewy, and leopard-spotted, landing the restaurant at #2 on 50 Top Pizza USA 2025 and a Michelin Plate. The monthly omakase format sells out almost immediately after dates are announced.
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13.Mexican Masa Antojitos
Komal
Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles's first craft molino operates inside Mercado La Paloma, nixtamalizing 100% Mexican heirloom corn daily to produce masa for a focused menu of antojitos rooted in Mexico City street-food tradition. Awarded a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and ranked 38th on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024, Komal delivers some of the most technically grounded tortillas in the city at single-dollar price points.
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14.Traditional Italian with California Seasonality
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles, United States
Open since 2007 on Melrose Avenue, Osteria Mozza holds a Michelin star and a James Beard Award in Nancy Silverton's corner, and it has shaped how Los Angeles understands Italian cooking at the table-cloth tier. The mozzarella bar anchors the room; handmade pasta and a wine list of serious depth do the rest. Ranked 30th on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024, it remains a benchmark in the city's Italian category.
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15.Modern French-Californian
Republique
Los Angeles, United States
Located in a 1928 building on La Brea Avenue, République operates as a French-inspired bakery, café, and formal dining room under chefs Walter and Margarita Manzke. The restaurant holds a 2023 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, a Michelin Plate, and ranked #4 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list in 2024. The wine program runs to nearly 1,845 selections and 9,280 bottles of inventory.
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16.Contemporary American Steakhouse
Gwen
Los Angeles, United States
On Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Gwen occupies the sharper end of Los Angeles's fire-driven steakhouse tier, a Michelin-starred restaurant and European-style butcher shop built around whole-animal sourcing, dry-aged cuts, and a wood-fire grill. The tasting menu format and à la carte option place it in a price and format bracket alongside LA's most credentialed fine-dining rooms, with Opinionated About Dining ranking it among the top 250 restaurants in North America in 2025.
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17.Modern Thai Cuisine
Anajak Thai Cuisine
Los Angeles, United States
A 44-year-old Sherman Oaks institution that became one of Los Angeles's most-discussed restaurants after James Beard Award-winning chef Justin Pichetrungsi reimagined its menu from 2019 onward. The à la carte menu runs from wok-fired classics and deep curries to dry-aged fish, with a wine program that draws serious attention. Ranked #11 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024 and a consistent presence on Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings.
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18.Modern Asian-Californian Fusion
majordōmo
Los Angeles, United States
Ranked #69 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list and holding a Michelin Plate, majordōmo has anchored the northern Chinatown industrial corridor since 2018. David Chang's Los Angeles flagship runs Korean-inflected California cooking through large-format dishes, smoked bo ssäm, whole short rib, in a warehouse space that draws a fashion-forward crowd. The wine list runs 515 selections across 3,175 bottles, with particular depth in France, California, and Italy.
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19.Hotel
Chateau Marmont
Los Angeles, United States
Chateau Marmont has occupied its perch above Sunset Strip since 1929, accumulating a mythology no hotel decorator can manufacture. With 63 rooms modelled on Loire Valley architecture, a Michelin 2 Keys designation in 2024, and rooms from $985 per night, it sits in a distinct tier of LA luxury where privacy and history carry more weight than amenity count.
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20.Classic French Bistro
Petit Trois
Los Angeles, United States
At a marble counter in Hollywood, Petit Trois has spent a decade refining what a Parisian bistro can mean on the West Coast. Ranked #45 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024 and recognised by both Michelin and Opinionated About Dining, it operates at the intersection of French classicism and Los Angeles informality, serving escargot, steak frites, and a burger drowning in Bordelaise to a room that never quite quiets down.
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21.Contemporary Italian with Ancient Techniques
Antico Nuovo
Los Angeles, United States
Opened in Koreatown and later settled on Beverly Boulevard, Antico Nuovo holds a Michelin Plate and ranked twelfth on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024. Chef Chad Colby works with whole-animal technique and preserved-food traditions that most of Los Angeles's Italian restaurants have abandoned, producing pasta and crudo that sit in a different register from the city's more cautious Italian mainstream.
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22.Southern American Heritage Live-Fire
Dunsmoor
Los Angeles, United States
A Glassell Park dining room defined by faded brick, amber light, and a central wood-burning hearth, Dunsmoor translates Southern American cooking through a California seasonal lens. Chef Brian Dunsmoor earned a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, and the LA Times ranked the restaurant tenth on its 2024 list of 101 best restaurants. The menu shifts with the calendar but stays rooted in smoke, heirloom produce, and American heritage technique.
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23.Japanese-Italian Fusion Omakase
Orsa & Winston
Los Angeles, United States
Inside the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building in downtown Los Angeles, Orsa & Winston holds a Michelin star and a top-20 place on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for its five-course pescatarian tasting menu that draws equally from Japanese and Italian traditions. At $150 per person, it sits at the more accessible end of the city's fine-dining tier, with dishes built around peak-season California produce and a counter format that puts the kitchen on full display.
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24.Edomae Omakase
Sushi Kaneyoshi
Los Angeles, United States
A 10-seat Edomae omakase counter in the basement of a Little Tokyo office building, Sushi Kaneyoshi holds a Michelin star and ranked #78 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list. Chef Yoshiyuki Inoue's focus on hikarimono and Edomae technique draws serious connoisseurs to one of Los Angeles's most demanding reservations.
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25.California Farm-to-Table
Rustic Canyon
Los Angeles, United States
Rustic Canyon has anchored the Santa Monica dining scene since its early days as a farmers' market-driven neighborhood restaurant, earning Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 alongside consistent placement on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. The daily-changing menu tracks California's harvest calendar through local seafood, vegetables, and meats sourced from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market. Dinner runs nightly from 5 pm on Wilshire Boulevard.
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26.Modern Tuscan Steakhouse
Chi Spacca
Los Angeles, United States
Chi Spacca on Melrose Ave operates at the intersection of Italian butchery tradition and Los Angeles carnivore culture, holding a Michelin Plate, Opinionated About Dining Casual North America ranking, and a spot on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024. The format centers on cured meats, wood-fired cuts, and a focaccia di Recco that earns its own reputation. At the top tier of LA Italian, the value relative to price is one of its clearest arguments.
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27.California Farm-to-Table with Wood-Fired Pizza
Gjelina
Los Angeles, United States
On Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Gjelina has held a consistent position in Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual rankings since 2023 and carries a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025. The kitchen works a produce-forward California register with Italian structural references, open seven days from 9am to 11pm at a mid-range price point that puts it well below the city's Michelin-starred tier.
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28.Modern Italian
Bestia
Los Angeles, United States
Bestia has anchored the Arts District's dining identity since 2012, translating Italian technique through California's seasonal supply chain. Wood-fired cooking, house-made charcuterie, and a commitment to ingredient provenance place it consistently in Opinionated About Dining's North American casual rankings, alongside a Michelin Plate. Open nightly from 5 pm at a converted warehouse on E 7th Place.
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29.Hotel
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
Los Angeles, United States
Positioned at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards, the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills is the brand's first West Coast property, earning a La Liste Top Hotels score of 96.5 points in 2026. Pierre-Yves Rochon's design spans 170 rooms and suites, a La Prairie spa, and a 12th-floor rooftop lounge that draws both hotel guests and locals who know to book ahead.
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30.Modern Middle Eastern
Bavel
Los Angeles, United States
Compared to LA's tasting-menu circuit, Bavel operates in a different register: a shareable, Levant-spanning menu at 500 Mateo St in the Arts District that has held a place on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list and Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings every year since 2023. The kitchen draws on Israeli, Moroccan, Turkish, and Egyptian culinary traditions, producing dishes that reward groups over solo visits.
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31.Edomae Omakase
Mori Nozomi
Los Angeles, United States
Opened in March 2024, Mori Nozomi earned a Michelin star in its first full year and landed on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list, ranked 53rd. Chef-owner Nozomi Mori runs an eight-seat counter in Sawtelle, leading an all-female team through a kaiseki-inflected omakase that folds farmers market pickles, fresh wagashi, and seasonal Japanese seafood into a format that reads as distinctly its own.
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32.Hotel
Sunset Tower Hotel
Los Angeles, United States
Designed in 1929 by Leland A. Bryant, the Sunset Tower Hotel is an Art Deco landmark on the Sunset Strip awarded a Michelin Key in 2024. Its 81 rooms and suites carry floor-to-ceiling views of the Hollywood Hills, while the Tower Bar, administered by maître d' Gabe Doppelt, remains one of West Hollywood's most deliberate dining rooms. Rates from $425 per night.
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33.Premium Omakase & À la Carte Sushi
Morihiro
Los Angeles, United States
Morihiro Onodera's Echo Park omakase counter holds a Michelin star and a No. 6 ranking on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list, placing it among the most decorated sushi destinations in Los Angeles. Operating Wednesday through Sunday from 6 to 9 pm, the intimate format centres on Onodera's celebrated shari, rice milled in-house and seasoned with red vinegar, served on ceramic dishware he crafts himself.
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34.Handmade Pasta Fine Dining
Funke
Los Angeles, United States
Evan Funke's eponymous Beverly Hills restaurant occupies three levels on South Santa Monica Boulevard, anchoring its identity in handcrafted pasta and wood-fired Italian cooking. Reservations have remained notoriously difficult since opening, the dining room draws a stylish, well-connected crowd, and the LA Times ranked it 25th among the city's 101 best restaurants in 2024. Michelin has awarded a Plate in both 2024 and 2025.
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35.Classic American Steakhouse
Musso & Frank Grill
Los Angeles, United States
Hollywood's oldest restaurant, Musso & Frank Grill has operated at 6667 Hollywood Blvd since 1919, serving classic American fare from a menu that has changed little in a century. Ranked #752 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list and recognized by Esquire for its martinis, it occupies a category of its own: a working institution rather than a nostalgia act.
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36.LA-Style Queso Tacos
Villa's Tacos
Los Angeles, United States
Villa's Tacos has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand for two consecutive years and appeared on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list, yet the Highland Park taqueria operates on a single-dollar price tier. The draw is a taco philosophy Victor Villa calls 'estilo Los Angeles': blue corn tortillas, lacy cheese crusts, mesquite-smoked chicken, and a salsa roster that includes a Michoacán family recipe built on smoked chiles.
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37.Artisanal Neapolitan-Style Pizza
Pizzeria Bianco
Los Angeles, United States
Chris Bianco's first Los Angeles location occupies a former coffee roaster in Row DTLA, bringing six signature wood-fired pizzas and a sourcing philosophy built around Southern California produce. The 2022 James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur and back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand honoree (2024, 2025) operates at the $$ price point with credentials that outpace the category.
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38.Hotel
The Aster
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Key-recognised private members' club at Hollywood and Vine, The Aster opens its 35 suites to overnight guests alongside a wellness program and the Lemon Grove restaurant and bar. At $368 per night, it occupies a specific niche in the Hollywood hotel market: smaller and more atmospherically cohesive than the neighbourhood's larger properties, with a members' club format that shapes the social texture of every common space.
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39.Modern Fine Dining
Seline
Los Angeles, United States
Seline brings a tasting menu format rooted in California seasonality and surrealist technique to Santa Monica's Main Street dining strip. Chef Dave Beran's kitchen deploys flash-frozen preparations and braised slow-cooked dishes within a cohesive progression that balances creative provocation with genuine comfort. A 2025 Michelin Plate recognition places it in the city's fine dining conversation at the top price tier.
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40.Traditional Omakase Sushi
Shin Sushi
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin-starred omakase counter on Ventura Boulevard, Shin Sushi holds a rare position in the San Fernando Valley's dining scene: earning back-to-back Michelin recognition in 2024 and 2025 while ranking among Opinionated About Dining's top 300 restaurants in North America. Chef Taketoshi Azumi's evening-only format sets a deliberate pace against the Valley's more casual sushi tradition.
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41.Modern Neapolitan Pizza
Pizzana Brentwood
Los Angeles, United States
Pizzana Brentwood has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 and ranked in Opinionated About Dining's North America Cheap Eats list across three consecutive years. Pizzaiolo Daniele Uditi's slow-fermented, Neo-Neapolitan approach has made it a serious reference point among Los Angeles pizza counters, drawing consistent critical attention at a price point well below the city's fine-dining tier.
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42.Modern French Bistro
Pasjoli
Los Angeles, United States
A Santa Monica French bistro operating at the intersection of destination dining and neighbourhood accessibility, Pasjoli has held consecutive Opinionated About Dining Top 100 placements since 2023 and earned an LA Times 101 Best ranking of #18 in 2024. Chef Dave Beran's prix fixe format anchors on a theatrical whole pressed duck service, with a bar program running casual à la carte for early diners and walk-ins.
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43.Modern Italian Wood-Fired
Capo
Los Angeles, United States
Capo on Ocean Avenue has been a Santa Monica institution for Italian-American dining since the 1990s, anchored by owner-chef Bruce Marder and a wine program of serious depth, 2,725 selections across 13,500 bottles of inventory, with particular strength in California, Burgundy, and Italy. Ranked #317 in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it remains a reliable reference point for the city's Italian dining conversation.
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44.Traditional Japanese Omakase
Nozawa Bar
Los Angeles, United States
Nozawa Bar holds a Michelin star and a consistent position inside Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings, operating from a discreet address on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills. Chef Osamu Fujita runs an omakase format that sits at the upper end of the Los Angeles sushi tier, priced against peer counters rather than entry-level options. Service runs Tuesday through Saturday evenings, with Sunday and Monday closed.
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45.Modern California Steakhouse
Kali
Los Angeles, United States
Kali on Melrose Avenue holds a Michelin star and a sustained ranking inside Opinionated About Dining's North America top 130, placing it among the tighter tier of serious Californian tasting-menu restaurants in Los Angeles. Chef Kevin Meehan works within a framework that treats local produce as the fixed point and applies precision technique as the variable. Dinner runs Wednesday through Sunday, with a price range that competes directly with the city's other starred counters.
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46.Traditional Northern Italian Trattoria
The Factory Kitchen
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient ranked among the top casual Italian addresses in North America by Opinionated About Dining, The Factory Kitchen brings Northern Italian regional cooking to LA's Arts District. Cement columns, a modern bar, and open garage doors frame a menu where handmade pasta and the focaccina calda di Recco, thin dough filled with Crescenza cheese, set the standard for the price tier.
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47.Modern Californian Live-Fire Fine Dining
Meteora
Los Angeles, United States
Meteora on Melrose Avenue is Jordan Kahn's live-fire restaurant where a zero-waste ethos and sustainably sourced wild ingredients shape a menu that reads as both primal and considered. Ranked #197 on Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in North America (2025) and holding a Michelin star since 2024, it occupies a distinctive position in Los Angeles's upper tier of creative tasting-format dining.
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48.Modern Californian with French Technique
Citrin
Los Angeles, United States
Citrin holds a Michelin star on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, where chef Cédric Staudenmayer runs a Californian kitchen with enough precision and consistency to rank #224 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list. The $$$$ price tier and sustained critical recognition position it firmly in the upper bracket of the city's fine-dining scene, with a loyal following that returns well beyond the novelty of a first visit.
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49.Modern Mexican
Damian
Los Angeles, United States
A Casamata restaurant in Los Angeles' Arts District, Damian brings contemporary Mexican cooking rooted in Pacific coast traditions to a converted warehouse space. Chef Chuy Cervantes works seasonal Californian produce into a menu that earns consistent recognition: Michelin Plate honors in both 2024 and 2025, a spot on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list, and a ranking inside Opinionated About Dining's top 350 casual North American restaurants.
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50.Texas-Style Craft Barbecue
Moo's Craft Barbecue
Los Angeles, United States
Moo's Craft Barbecue in Lincoln Heights brings Central Texas smoke technique into conversation with Southern California ingredients, producing brisket, house sausages, and pork belly that earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, plus a #14 ranking on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. The $$ price point makes it one of the more accessible Michelin-recognised tables in Los Angeles.
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51.Premium Omakase Sushi
Sushi Inaba
Los Angeles, United States
A six-seat Michelin-starred omakase counter operating within the larger Inaba Japanese Restaurant on Beverly Boulevard. Chef Yasuhiro Hirano builds each sequence around micro-seasonal and aged seafood, with technique that earned a 2025 Michelin star and a 31st-place ranking on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list in 2024. Reservations are highly competitive; booking several weeks ahead is advisable.
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52.Modern Edomae Omakase
715
Los Angeles, United States
715 holds a Michelin star for 2024 and 2025 at its Arts District address on East 3rd Street, where chef Kelly Conwell runs a Japanese kitchen priced at the top of the Los Angeles market. The format reads closer to an intimate izakaya than a formal tasting room, placing it in a distinct tier among the city's starred Japanese counters. Reserve well in advance and expect a $$$$ price point.
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53.Modern Japanese Seafood Tasting
Corridor 109
Los Angeles, United States
Corridor 109 occupies a suite on North Western Avenue in Los Angeles's Koreatown-adjacent corridor, a stretch that has quietly accumulated serious dining over the past decade. The address places it within reach of the city's mid-Wilshire restaurant belt, where format-driven, design-conscious spaces have increasingly defined how Los Angeles eats at the upper end of the market.
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54.Asian
Uka
Los Angeles, United States
Authentic kaiseki artistry defines Uka Los Angeles, where former UN chefs Yoshitaka Mitsue and Shingo Kato present six or nine-course Japanese tasting menus within Japan House's serene setting, featuring twice-weekly fish imports from Japan and signature dishes like kabutamushi dumplings and wagyu with miso butter sauce.
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55.Modern Californian with Spanish Leanings
San Laurel
Los Angeles, United States
José Andrés elevates Spanish gastronomy to new heights at San Laurel Los Angeles, his Michelin-recognized tenth-floor restaurant in The Conrad Los Angeles. Here, innovative dishes like tomato "beefsteak" tartare and bone-in wagyu showcase California ingredients through Spanish techniques, all while overlooking Walt Disney Concert Hall's iconic curves.
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56.Modern Seafood Raw Bar
Found Oyster
Los Angeles, United States
Found Oyster transplants the New England oyster bar to East Hollywood with enough conviction to earn a Michelin Plate, back-to-back LA Times 101 recognition, and a top-100 Opinionated About Dining ranking. The format is narrow and boisterous: raw bar, chowder, lobster rolls, and rotating specials on a chalkboard, paired with Champagne or Coors depending on your mood.
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57.Neapolitan Pizza
Pizzeria Mozza
Los Angeles, United States
Pizzeria Mozza on Highland Avenue holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats rankings, placing it among the most critically recognised pizza addresses in Los Angeles. Nancy Silverton's kitchen works within a tradition that treats dough and sourced ingredients as the argument, not the topping list. It is a reference point for serious pizza in the city, not a casual footnote to the broader Mozza operation.
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58.Modern Middle Eastern Kebab
Saffy's
Los Angeles, United States
Opened in 2022, Saffy's brought a sharp reappraisal of Middle Eastern cooking to East Hollywood, earning a Michelin Plate and a rank of #22 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. The team behind Bestia and Bavel applies serious technique to kebabs, shawarma, and a roster of appetizers that draw from Levantine, Persian, and North African traditions. Open nightly from 5pm, with a daytime café serving pastries, shakshuka, and lunch.
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59.Classic Jewish Deli
Langer’s Deli
Los Angeles, United States
Open since 1947 on the edge of MacArthur Park, Langer's Deli has held its position as Los Angeles's most critically recognised Jewish delicatessen across multiple generations and neighbourhood shifts. Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025, alongside a top-15 ranking in Opinionated About Dining's North American cheap eats list, places it in a comparable set that goes well beyond Los Angeles nostalgia.
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60.Traditional Thai Boat Noodles
Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles
Los Angeles, United States
Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles in Thai Town holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and ranked 57th on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024. The draw is boat noodles: a dark, spice-threaded broth topped with pork cracklings, built from a Bangkok recipe refined over decades. At under $10 a bowl, it sits in a category where craft and price rarely align this cleanly.
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61.Modern American
Redbird
Los Angeles, United States
Occupying the soaring nave of a former Catholic cathedral in Downtown Los Angeles, Redbird has held steady in Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings since 2023, reaching #192 in 2025. Chef Neal Fraser's New American menu operates at the $$$ tier, placing the restaurant in a middle bracket between accessible neighbourhood dining and the city's most expensive tasting counters. The setting does much of the editorial work; the cooking earns the rest.
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62.Modern California Izakaya
Tsubaki
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in 2024 and 2025, Tsubaki has been Echo Park's most consistent izakaya since Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan opened the 32-seat room in 2017. The kitchen runs a daily-shifting menu of grilled, raw, steamed, and fried small plates grounded in California farmers market produce, paired against a sake program that earns as much attention as the food.
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63.Classic American with Italian Edge
The Polo Lounge
Los Angeles, United States
Open since 1941, The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel has logged more Hollywood history than most film archives. The see-and-be-seen dining room draws a steady mix of industry figures, socialites, and international visitors who come as much for the atmosphere as for the McCarthy salad and Dutch apple pancakes that have anchored the menu for decades. Ranked #368 among North American restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in 2025.
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64.Winery
San Antonio Winery
Los Angeles, United States
San Antonio Winery sits on Lamar Street in Los Angeles's Lincoln Heights district, operating as one of the city's most historically rooted winery addresses and the holder of a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating for 2025. The property functions as a working winery, tasting room, and retail destination in a part of the city better known for light industrial blocks than for viticulture. For wine drinkers based in Los Angeles, it remains a point of reference for California wine in an urban context.
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65.Farm-to-Table American with Southern Influences
Manuela
Los Angeles, United States
Housed in a converted brick warehouse in the Arts District, Manuela operates at the intersection of farm-to-table cooking and serious wine culture. The kitchen, currently under Chef Sean Froedtert, has held a Michelin Plate since 2024 and drawn consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition. A 4,000-bottle cellar with 400 selections spanning France, Italy, California, and Spain makes it a reference point for wine-focused dining in East Los Angeles.
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66.Birria Tacos
Tacos Y Birria La Unica
Los Angeles, United States
Tacos Y Birria La Unica on East Olympic Boulevard is the cash-only taco stand widely credited with bringing birria de chivo to mainstream Los Angeles. The goat stew, served in handmade corn tortillas and as quesatacos, draws long lines for a reason: the birria runs cleaner and less fatty than beef-based versions. Recognised by Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Cheap Eats list and Pearl, it earns its reputation without shortcuts.
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67.Emilia-Romagna Italian Osteria
Angelini Osteria
Los Angeles, United States
A Beverly Boulevard institution since 2001, Angelini Osteria holds a Michelin Plate and consistent Opinionated About Dining recognition for its straightforward Italian cooking under chef Gino Angelini. The room runs at a convivial pace all week from noon through evening, drawing a loyal local crowd that books well ahead. For Italian at the $$$ tier in Los Angeles, it remains a reliable reference point.
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68.Detroit-Style Pan Pizza & Desserts
Quarter Sheets
Los Angeles, United States
A pandemic-era pop-up turned Echo Park institution, Quarter Sheets earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 and ranked #13 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. Detroit-style rectangular pies share the menu with rotating bar pies and pastry-chef-calibre desserts. Reservations fill the moment they open; a walk-up line remains the alternative.
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69.High-End Korean BBQ
Parks BBQ
Los Angeles, United States
Parks BBQ on South Vermont Avenue sits at the sharper end of Koreatown's Korean barbecue spectrum, with Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 and an Opinionated About Dining ranking that placed it among the top 100 restaurants in North America. Under chef Jenee Kim, the kitchen applies precision to premium cuts and house-prepared banchan, making it a consistent reference point for the category across the city.
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70.Modern American Cafe
Destroyer
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Plate-recognised breakfast and lunch counter in Culver City's Hayden Tract, Destroyer brings Scandinavian minimalism and avant-garde technique to the daytime format at a price point that sits well below LA's tasting-menu tier. Ranked #41 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Cheap Eats in North America list, it holds a consistent position among the city's most considered casual openings. Jordan Khan leads the kitchen.
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71.Sonoran-Style Tacos
El Ruso
Los Angeles, United States
El Ruso on Hillhurst Ave is a Los Angeles taqueria specialising in Sonoran-style tacos and handmade sobaquera flour tortillas, with the taco de chile colorado drawing consistent critical attention. Ranked on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats list across three consecutive years (2023–2025) and featured on Netflix's The Taco Chronicles, it occupies a specific and well-documented tier in the city's taco conversation. Chef Walter Soto runs the operation out of a truck/stand format Tuesday through Sunday.
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72.Southern Thai
Jitlada Restaurant
Los Angeles, United States
On Sunset Boulevard in East Hollywood, Jitlada has held a Michelin Plate for consecutive years while climbing the Opinionated About Dining Casual North America rankings from #137 in 2023 to #111 in 2025. Chef Suthiporn Sungkamee's menu sits in the register of Southern Thai cooking, a regional style that remains genuinely underrepresented across the city's otherwise broad Southeast Asian dining scene.
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73.Edomae-Style Omakase
Q Sushi
Los Angeles, United States
Q Sushi operates out of Downtown Los Angeles with a focused omakase format under chef Hiroyuki Naruke. Ranked #154 on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2025 and holding a Michelin Plate, it occupies the serious end of LA's Japanese counter scene. Evening sittings run Tuesday through Sunday at 521 W 7th St.
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74.Korean
Yangban
Los Angeles, United States
Yangban Society, the visionary project from chefs Katianna and John Hong, reimagines modern Korean-American cuisine through a lens of bold technique and intimate artistry. Within a moody, industrial-chic setting softened by sculptural paper lanterns and lush greenery, the menu balances indulgence and nuance, think golden Hokkaido scallop toast glossed with brown butter and grated egg, ocean trout nestled in beurre blanc brightened with white kimchi, and double-fried wings lacquered to crystalline crispness. A nod to Korean flavors with unexpected Jewish deli inflections, Yangban’s spirit is both communal and couture, drawing discerning diners who savor inventive craft, textural extravagance, and a palpable sense of place.
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75.European Brasserie
The Belvedere
Los Angeles, United States
A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star institution on South Santa Monica Boulevard, The Belvedere has anchored Beverly Hills fine dining for decades under the American Californian banner. Chef Antonio Favuzzi leads a menu that draws on the hotel's own garden, while the weekend champagne brunch and rotating cultural programming, from an Emerging Artist Series to whiskey collaborations, give regulars repeated reasons to return.
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76.Modern Taiwanese
Pine & Crane
Los Angeles, United States
Pine & Crane brings Taiwanese fast-casual to downtown Los Angeles's South Park neighborhood, earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025 and a spot on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. The menu spans cold appetizers, dumplings, noodles, and rice dishes, with the DTLA location adding Taipei-style breakfast service and a beverage program anchored in Taiwanese whiskies.
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77.Seasonal California Fine Dining
Napa Rose
Los Angeles, United States
Napa Rose, inside Disney's Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, operates at a different register than most theme-park dining. A 14,000-bottle wine inventory, a six-course Chef's Counter, and a seasonally driven California menu position it against Orange County's serious dining tier. Note: the restaurant is closed through early 2026 for renovations.
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78.Hotel
Terranea Resort
Los Angeles, United States
Terranea Resort occupies 102 acres of clifftop coastline on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, roughly 20 miles from LAX, placing it in a category apart from Los Angeles's urban luxury hotels. With five on-site restaurants, a 50,000-square-foot oceanfront spa, and a Star Wine List recognition (2026), it draws guests who want Southern California's natural drama without sacrificing amenity depth.
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79.Ethiopian
Lalibela
Los Angeles, United States
At Lalibela, light spills across an intimate Little Ethiopia dining room where Chef Tenagne Belachew and her daughters honor Ethiopia’s culinary legacy with refined warmth and quiet confidence. Oversized silver platters lined with pillowy injera become the canvas for vividly spiced classics, lentils laced with berbere and turmeric, verdant vegetables, and the house specialty: finely chopped kitfo, offered in a spirited Somali variation of lean prime beef, onions, and jalapeños. Best savored in elegant company, this is a place where generosity meets precision, and authenticity is elevated into an urbane, deeply satisfying ritual.
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80.Modern Pan-Latin
DAMA Fashion District Restaurant & Bar
Los Angeles, United States
DAMA sits at the intersection of Los Angeles's Fashion District and its Latin American dining scene, pairing Michelin Plate-recognized cooking from Chef Antonia Lofaso with a spirits programme built around mezcal and agave. The room runs Tuesday through Sunday from 612 E 11th St, drawing a Google rating of 4.6 across 744 reviews. For the price tier, it competes in a mid-premium bracket that rewards curiosity over ceremony.
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81.Authentic Sichuan
Chengdu Taste
Los Angeles, United States
Chengdu Taste in Alhambra has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand for consecutive years and placed in the top tier of Opinionated About Dining's North America Cheap Eats ranking, positioning it as the reference point for Sichuan cooking in the San Gabriel Valley. The menu draws on the full breadth of Chengdu technique, from numbing mala preparations to the region's noodle traditions. At $$ pricing, it operates in a different register than LA's starred rooms but competes with them on critical attention.
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82.California Soul Food
Alta Adams
Los Angeles, United States
Alta Adams brings produce-driven Southern cooking to West Adams, one of Los Angeles' most historically layered neighborhoods. Holding a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 and ranked 43rd on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024, the kitchen reframes familiar comfort dishes through a California lens. It is the kind of neighborhood restaurant that earns citywide attention without losing its local footing.
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83.Heavy Metal Mexican Fusion Taqueria
Evil Cooks
Los Angeles, United States
Evil Cooks operates out of El Sereno with a metal-themed identity and a menu that treats the taco as raw material for experimentation. Two consecutive James Beard Award nominations signal that the genre-bending approach, blackened constructions, octopus al pastor, the signature 'black pastor', has landed well beyond the neighbourhood. The 'Hell and Heaven' dual-menu format gives the kitchen room to push in two directions at once.
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84.Bar
Everson Royce Bar
Los Angeles, United States
A Pearl Recommended Bar on the Arts District's eastern edge, Everson Royce Bar holds a 4.5 Google rating across more than a thousand reviews, a figure that reflects sustained neighbourhood loyalty rather than novelty traffic. The bar occupies the industrial corridor along East 7th Street, where the drinking culture runs more deliberate than the cocktail-theatre venues further west.
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85.Modern Japanese Omakase
The Brothers Sushi
Los Angeles, United States
At The Brothers Sushi in Culver City, veteran chef Mark Okuda runs an omakase counter that has earned Michelin Plate recognition and an Opinionated About Dining ranking in the top 350 restaurants across North America. The menu layers classic nigiri with specials like dry-aged grilled fish collar and Hokkaido snow crab, all at a price point that sits below the city's top-tier omakase bracket without conceding much in quality or ambition.
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86.Mexican Flautas (Tacos Dorados)
Los Dorados LA
Los Angeles, United States
Mexican flautas, casual service, and quick-bite pacing at 5373 Alhambra Ave. LA Taco ranked Los Dorados LA No. 19 for tacos in LA in 2025.
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87.Traditional Mexican Burritos & Tortillas
La Azteca
Los Angeles, United States
La Azteca belongs to Los Angeles’s masa-and-tortilla conversation rather than the city’s tasting-menu Mexican lane. Its Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 points to the value end of a category where handmade tortillas, burrito craft, and neighborhood loyalty carry as much weight as formal dining credentials.
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88.Japanese Yakiniku
Totoraku
Los Angeles, United States
Totoraku on West Olympic Boulevard operates as one of Los Angeles's most closely guarded yakiniku tables, reaching Opinionated About Dining's North America top 125 in 2025. The format is invitation-only, the beef selection premium, and the room quietly removed from the city's more visible fine-dining circuit. For a milestone meal that trades spectacle for substance, it occupies a tier of its own in the LA Japanese dining scene.
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89.Emilia-Romagna Inspired Italian
Rossoblu
Los Angeles, United States
Rossoblu has held a Michelin Plate and consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings since 2023, placing it among the more recognised Italian tables in Los Angeles. Operating out of the Fashion District on San Julian Street, the kitchen draws on Emilia-Romagna tradition under chef Steve Samson, with a format that leans toward the neighbourhood trattoria rather than the formal Italian dining room.
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90.Traditional Japanese Omakase
Sushi Takeda
Los Angeles, United States
Sushi Takeda operates from a third-floor Japantown address that most visitors walk past without looking up. Chef Hide Takeda has earned consecutive Opinionated About Dining North America rankings since 2023 and back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition, placing this counter in the mid-tier of Los Angeles omakase, serious enough to draw comparison with the city's most decorated sushi rooms, accessible enough to still book if you plan a few weeks ahead.
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91.Kyoto-Style Omakase Tempura
Tempura Endo
Los Angeles, United States
One of the few restaurants in the United States dedicated entirely to tempura, Tempura Endo in Beverly Hills has earned consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition, ranking #137 (2023), #177 (2024), and #146 (2025) in North America, alongside a 2025 Michelin Plate. Chef Satoshi Masuda works from a handmade copper cauldron at the counter, frying Hokkaido scallops and seasonal vegetables in cottonseed oil to a lacy, near-transparent finish.
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92.Modern Tex-Mex
Bar Amá
Los Angeles, United States
Bar Amá has anchored downtown Los Angeles's Tex-Mex conversation for over a decade, operating out of the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building on 4th Street. Chef Josef Centeno draws on four generations of Tejano family cooking, threading seasonal California produce through dishes that sit somewhere between San Antonio tradition and LA adaptation. Ranked #37 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024 list, it holds a consistent place in Opinionated About Dining's North America casual rankings.
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93.Traditional Japanese Sushi
Asanebo
Los Angeles, United States
A Studio City fixture in LA's mid-tier omakase bracket, Asanebo has earned consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition in North America and a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025. Chef Tetsuya Nakao runs an exclusively dinner service on Ventura Boulevard, placing the counter comfortably inside the city's serious Japanese dining tier without the downtown premium prices that define Michelin-starred peers.
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94.Modern California-Asian Fusion
Hinoki & The Bird
Los Angeles, United States
Hinoki & The Bird sits at the intersection of Japanese technique and California produce in Century City, drawing consistent recognition from Opinionated About Dining across multiple years. Chef Brandon Kida leads a menu that moves between Asian and Californian registers, backed by a wine list of 2,500 selections with particular depth in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Italy. The two-course meal lands in the $40–$65 range, making it one of the more accessible entries in LA's Japanese-inflected dining tier.
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95.Modern Japanese Omakase
Shunji
Los Angeles, United States
Shunji has held a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America list for three consecutive years, appearing in both the top 100 and gourmet casual tiers, an unusual double recognition that positions it among the more serious Japanese counters in Los Angeles. Operating out of Santa Monica, Chef Shunji Nakao runs a seasonal, kaiseki-influenced omakase that draws from Japanese multi-course tradition without the rigid formality of Ginza-style service.
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96.Southeast Asian Coastal Fusion
Cobi's
Los Angeles, United States
Among Los Angeles restaurants where Southeast Asian cooking meets Michelin recognition, Cobi's on Main Street in Santa Monica operates at a price point well below its award weight. Back-to-back Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, combined with consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings, places it in a small tier of casual dining rooms where the value-to-quality ratio is genuinely unusual for this city.
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97.Modern Fine Dining
71above
Los Angeles, United States
Positioned on the 71st floor of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper, 71above serves New American cuisine under Chef Javier López with a wine program of more than 1,400 selections directed by Catherine Morel. Ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top North American restaurants in 2024, it operates lunch and dinner service through the week with a kitchen that draws from the intersecting culinary traditions that define contemporary American cooking.
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98.Classic American Seafood
The Lobster
Los Angeles, United States
On Ocean Avenue at the northern edge of Santa Monica, The Lobster has occupied its corner position overlooking the Pacific since 1923, making it one of Los Angeles's oldest seafood addresses. A Michelin Plate holder in 2024 and 2025 and ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list, it sits in the mid-to-upper tier of LA's coastal seafood scene, where the view and the provenance of what's on the plate reinforce each other.
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99.Charcoal-Grilled Steakhouse
Charcoal Venice
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Plate steakhouse in Venice, California, Charcoal Venice operates at the intersection of open-fire cooking and California casualness. Ranked #587 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list, it holds a 4.4 Google rating across nearly 800 reviews. The format is relaxed, the sourcing is serious, and the supporting cast of sides and classics carries as much weight as the main proteins.
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100.Italian Wood-Fired Pizza and Bakery
Milo + Olive
Los Angeles, United States
On Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, Milo + Olive has held a Michelin Plate and ranked on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in North America list for three consecutive years through 2025. The all-day format runs from 7am to 10pm daily, anchored by farm-to-table baking and seasonal cooking. At the $$$ price point, it occupies a distinct tier: serious sourcing without the formality of the city's tasting-menu circuit.
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101.Modern Seafood Raw Bar
Fishing with Dynamite
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Plate-recognised raw bar and seafood spot on Manhattan Beach's main strip, Fishing with Dynamite has earned consistent Opinionated About Dining placement, ranking as high as #92 in North America's casual tier, through focused, produce-led cooking in a format that sits well outside Los Angeles's fine-dining corridor. Chef David LeFevre's counter-format seafood has built a loyal following since opening, with a 4.7 Google rating across more than 1,000 reviews confirming its standing as the neighbourhood's most closely watched table.
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102.Modern American Small Plates
Manhattan Beach Post
Los Angeles, United States
On Manhattan Avenue a short walk from the pier, Manhattan Beach Post operates in the mid-price register that Los Angeles beach dining rarely gets right. Chef David LeFevre's globally influenced California menu is built for the table rather than the individual, with small-format dishes spanning head-on prawns ajillo and pork porterhouse with kimchi. Ranked #224 in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2024 and recognised with a Michelin Plate the same year.
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103.Fermentation-Forward Sourdough Pizza
Grá
Los Angeles, United States
Grá is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised pizza restaurant in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, earning consecutive Bib awards in 2024 and 2025 alongside a Star Wine List White Star citation. With a 4.5 Google rating across 310 reviews, it occupies the affordable-end of LA's serious pizza tier, where craft and value intersect more reliably than at most $$-bracket addresses in the city.
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104.Upscale Greek Seafood
Avra
Los Angeles, United States
Avra brings the Greek seafood tradition to Beverly Hills in a format that has grown considerably since its New York origins, 775-label wine list, Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025, and a ranking inside Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual list. The room sits at the intersection of Mediterranean simplicity and Los Angeles scale, making it one of the more serious Greek tables on the West Coast.
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105.Traditional Japanese Omakase
Sushi Zo
Los Angeles, United States
Sushi Zo has held a place among North America's most closely watched omakase counters since chef Keizo Seki established his reputation in Los Angeles's competitive Japanese dining tier. Ranked #149 and #163 consecutively on Opinionated About Dining's North America list and carrying a 2025 Pearl recommendation, it operates Tuesday through Saturday evenings on National Boulevard in Culver City.
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106.Regional Italian Trattoria
Felix Trattoria
Los Angeles, United States
On Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Felix Trattoria has become one of Los Angeles's most-cited Italian restaurants, ranked as high as #3 in Opinionated About Dining's North American casual list. The kitchen's commitment to handmade pasta, shaped by Emilia-Romagna technique and executed with rigorous consistency, sets it apart in a city where Italian cooking often drifts toward fusion compromise. Reservations are competitive and the room runs loud with intention.
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107.Nashville Hot Chicken
Howlin’ Ray’s
Los Angeles, United States
Howlin' Ray's in Los Angeles's Chinatown brings Nashville hot chicken to the West Coast with enough precision and heat control to earn back-to-back recognition on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats list (#15 in 2023, #20 in 2024) and a 2025 Pearl recommendation. The lines at the Broadway food hall counter have become a marker of how seriously Los Angeles takes borrowed regional traditions. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
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108.Grass-Fed Wagyu Steak Omakase
matū
Los Angeles, United States
matū occupies a specific position in Beverly Hills dining: a Japanese steakhouse format that takes the cut seriously, with Opinionated About Dining recognition in both 2024 and 2025 and a Michelin Plate in both years. Chef Scott Linder runs a program that draws on Japanese beef traditions without framing itself as a tasting-menu exercise. Lunch and dinner service run seven days a week on South Beverly Drive.
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109.Classic American Burgers & Pies
The Apple Pan
Los Angeles, United States
Open since 1947 on West Pico Boulevard, The Apple Pan is one of Los Angeles's most consistent counter-service institutions, a no-frills diner where hickory burgers and pie have outlasted every dining trend the city has thrown at them. Ranked by Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats list in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and holding a 4.4 Google rating across more than 3,300 reviews, it occupies a rare position: genuinely beloved by locals and critically acknowledged at the same time.
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110.Restaurant
Azizam
Los Angeles, United States
Ranked #21 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024 and #2 on Esquire's Best New Restaurants list, Azizam brings Iranian home-cooking to a compact Silver Lake café with no reservations and a concise menu built around mazeh, sandwiches, and mains. The kofteh Tabrizi, a herb-and-rice meatball with a fruit-and-nut centre, has become the dish that defines what the restaurant is trying to do.
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111.Bar
Redbird Bar
Los Angeles, United States
Redbird Bar occupies a converted space in downtown Los Angeles at 114 E 2nd St, operating nightly from 5 PM. The bar holds a Star Wine List award (2026) and Pearl Recommended Bar recognition (2025), placing it among a small tier of downtown LA drinking establishments with formal program credentials. A Google rating of 4.6 across more than 1,700 reviews reflects sustained guest consistency.
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112.Authentic Chinese Dumplings and Noodles
Luscious Dumplings
Los Angeles, United States
Consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 places Luscious Dumplings in a small tier of San Gabriel Valley Chinese spots where cooking quality and price point align in the reader's favour. Located in Monrovia, the restaurant draws comparisons to the broader SGV dumpling circuit while operating at a price bracket that undercuts most of its Michelin-acknowledged peers by a significant margin.
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113.Authentic Malaysian Kopitiam
Ipoh Kopitiam
Los Angeles, United States
Ipoh Kopitiam brings the coffee-shop cooking tradition of Malaysia's Perak state to Alhambra's San Gabriel Valley corridor, earning consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. The $$ price point makes it one of the most accessible Michelin-recognised Malaysian addresses in Southern California. A 4.4 Google rating across more than 700 reviews confirms consistent execution over time.
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114.Armenian-Middle Eastern Kebabs
Adana Restaurant
Los Angeles, United States
Back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 puts Adana Restaurant among the most consistent value addresses in the Los Angeles Middle Eastern dining scene. Operating out of Glendale's dense Armenian corridor on San Fernando Road, the kitchen under Chef Edward Khechemyan draws on Turkish and Armenian culinary traditions with a focus on grilled meats, flatbreads, and the kind of unhurried hospitality that defines the neighbourhood's best tables.
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115.House-made Italian Pasta
Colapasta
Los Angeles, United States
Colapasta brings focused Italian pasta craft to Santa Monica's 5th Street, earning back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. Under chef Stefano De Lorenzo, the kitchen applies classical Italian technique to California's produce environment, delivering the kind of precise, ingredient-driven cooking that sits well above its accessible price point. A 4.7 Google rating across 571 reviews confirms the consistency.
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116.Rustic Italian Trattoria
Maccheroni Republic
Los Angeles, United States
Maccheroni Republic holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) for its Italian-American pasta program on South Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Chef Antonio Tommasi runs a straightforward format anchored in housemade pasta at a price point that sits well below the city's fine-dining tier. At 4.6 across nearly 3,000 Google reviews, it has the volume and consistency to support that recognition.
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117.California Northern Italian
Union
Los Angeles, United States
A two-time Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in Pasadena, Union sits at the intersection of New American and Italian cooking under chef Christopher Keyser. Priced accessibly against the broader Los Angeles fine-dining tier, it draws a loyal local following to its address on Union Street. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 across more than 800 submissions.
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118.Mexican
Sonoratown
Los Angeles, United States
Sonoratown is a Los Angeles taqueria serving traditional Sonoran-style tacos, burritos and caramelos built around handmade flour tortillas and mesquite-grilled meats.
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119.Shanghainese & Jiangnan Regional Chinese
Jiang Nan Spring
Los Angeles, United States
Jiang Nan Spring on East Main Street in Alhambra brings Jiangnan-region Chinese cooking to LA's San Gabriel Valley corridor, earning consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. Under chef Alan Chan, the kitchen draws on the delicate, freshwater-forward traditions of the Yangtze River Delta. For a price point of $$, the value-to-quality ratio sits well above most of its immediate neighbours.
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120.Armenian Kabob & Mediterranean Grill
Mini Kabob
Los Angeles, United States
Tucked into a quiet Glendale side street, Mini Kabob transforms humble Armenian family recipes into an intimate, destination-worthy ritual. Skewers hiss over charcoal, perfuming the air with smoke and spice as succulent chicken, lamb, and beef are pulled from the flames at their precise peak. Silky hummus, tangy sumac-dusted onions, and warm lavash complete a plate that’s both rustic and refined, food that feels deeply personal yet plated with a chef’s restraint. With just a handful of seats and a fiercely loyal following, Mini Kabob is the kind of insider address discerning travelers whisper to friends: a tiny counter with outsized flavor, where hospitality is generous, pacing is deliberate, and every bite tells the story of a family’s craft perfected over time.
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121.Israeli-Mediterranean Grill
Mizlala West Adams
Los Angeles, United States
Mizlala West Adams brings Middle Eastern cooking to one of Los Angeles's most culturally layered corridors, with chef Danny Elmaleh drawing consecutive Opinionated About Dining Casual recognition in 2024 and 2025. The restaurant sits at the accessible end of LA's Middle Eastern dining spectrum, a credible daily option in a neighbourhood where serious food rarely commands formal-dining prices.
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122.Modern Italian Neapolitan Pizza
Ronan
Los Angeles, United States
On Melrose Avenue, Ronan occupies a specific tier in Los Angeles Italian dining: casual enough for a Tuesday, serious enough to earn back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 and consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings in North America's casual category. Chef Daniel Cutler's kitchen runs a dinner-focused format that suits the neighbourhood's pre-theatre and aperitivo rhythms well.
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123.Artisanal Pie Shop
Fat & Flour
Los Angeles, United States
Ranked #40 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024 and recognized by Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats list, Fat & Flour is Nicole Rucker's Culver City bakery where seasonal fruit pies and shattering butter crusts have made it a reference point for serious baking in Los Angeles. A second counter operates inside Grand Central Market.
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124.Classic Jewish Delicatessen
Brents Deli Northridge
Los Angeles, United States
Brent's Deli in Northridge has anchored the San Fernando Valley's Jewish deli tradition for decades, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats rankings (#52 in 2023, #71 in 2024) and a 4.7 Google rating across more than 3,000 reviews. Ron Peskin leads a kitchen running six days a week with a menu that covers the full canon of the form. Pearl recommended for 2025.
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125.Classic American Hamburgers
Cassell's Hamburgers
Los Angeles, United States
Cassell's Hamburgers on West 6th Street has held a place in the Los Angeles burger conversation for years, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats rankings in 2023 and 2024 alongside a 2025 Pearl recommendation. Under chef Christian Page, the kitchen operates within a California-inflected American burger tradition that positions Cassell's closer to craft-focused counter culture than fast-casual.
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126.French Bistro with California Influences
Perle
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Plate-recognised French restaurant in the heart of Old Town Pasadena, Perle operates on a mirrored menu concept where vegetarian dishes carry equal weight to meat and seafood. The family-owned kitchen sources locally and sustainably, setting it apart from most French tables in the Los Angeles area. Google reviewers rate it 4.3 across 232 reviews, signalling consistent quality at mid-range pricing.
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127.Restaurant
Manzke
Los Angeles, United States
Manzke elevated Los Angeles fine dining through Walter and Margarita Manzke's Michelin-starred ten-course tasting menu, blending French technique with California ingredients and global influences. The restaurant's rare vintage spirits program and intimate upstairs setting in the historic La Brea corridor created an unparalleled fine dining experience.
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Wanderlust Creamery
Los Angeles, United States
Wanderlust Creamery has appeared on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in North America list three consecutive years, ranking #304 in 2024 and #312 in 2025. Operating from Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley, the creamery draws on Southeast Asian and global pantry references to push ice cream into territory most American scoop shops leave unexplored. Jp Lopez and Adrienne Borlongan lead the creative program.
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Huckleberry Café & Bakery
Los Angeles, United States
A Santa Monica institution on Wilshire Boulevard, Huckleberry Café & Bakery has held a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America Cheap Eats list for three consecutive years (2023 to 2025). The all-day café format draws a loyal neighborhood crowd from opening at 7 am through the 3 pm close, making it a reliable address for morning meals and weekend gatherings in the west side.
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130.Matcha Cafe
Kettl Tea
Los Angeles, United States
Kettl Tea is a serene tea bar in Los Feliz offering hand-whisked matcha drinks and a wide selection of Japanese tea tins.
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Sweet Rose Creamery
Los Angeles, United States
Sweet Rose Creamery on Santa Monica's 26th Street has been a reference point in Los Angeles's artisan ice cream scene since its early years, occupying a tier defined by seasonal sourcing and small-batch production rather than volume or novelty. In a city where dessert culture skews toward spectacle, it holds a quieter position: a neighborhood shop with a loyal following built on ingredient transparency and rotating flavors tied to California's produce calendar.
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