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Restaurants

  • Black Market Liquor Bar
  • Black Market Liquor Bar
    Black Market Liquor Bar is the valley's destination for craft cocktails served with sophisticated simplicity and comfort food from around the world: a cocktail-driven eatery with style and charm.
 
 
  • Barbrix
  • Barbrix
    Tucked in the crest of the Silver Lake Hills, barbrix serves up Don Dickman's Mediterranean inspired, market driven small plate fare with friendly and attentive service complimented by  Claudio Blotta's well priced, well curated global and eclectic wine list.
 
 
  • Bread Basket Cake Company
  • Bread Basket Cake Company
    The Bread Basket Cake Company has been amazing customers with rich and delicious desserts for over two decades. This award winning bakery uses only the finest culinary products available.
 
 
  • Cleo
  • Cleo
    Cleo provides a distinctively light and fresh menu that evokes a contemporary Mezze bar and showcases sbe Executive Chef Danny Elmaleh’s Mediterranean-inspired specialty dishes. The menu features selections of meats, seafood, vegetables, salads and homemade Laffa flatbreads.
 
 
  • Coolhaus Ice Cream Sandwiches
  • Coolhaus Ice Cream Sandwiches
    Coolhaus is a gourmet, architecturally inspired ice cream sandwich company. Find our Trucks in LA, NY, and Austin. Look out for our LA Storefront and Miami Trucks launching this Fall!
 
 
  • Eva
  • Eva
    Chef Mark Gold welcomes his guests into his warm and inviting restaurant to experience his contemporary American cuisine that is simple, refined, seasonal and enjoyable. Chef Mark Gold and the Eva staff invite you to visit and look forward to taking care of you!
 
 
  • Farmshop
  • Farmshop
    Farmshop is Jeff Cerciello’s first solo restaurant venture after nearly a decade as culinary director for Thomas Keller. Located at the Brentwood Country Mart, Farmshop’s menu focuses on thoughtfully-sourced and seasonal ingredients from California artisans and purveyors. Farmshop currently serves breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch. Dinner will be served family-style and will feature a daily-changing menu. An artisan market is set to open late 2011.
 
 
  • Fonuts
  • Fonuts
    Fonuts, a modern coffee & doughnut shop from Waylynn Lucas and Nancy Truman, pairs LAMILL coffees with an array of baked doughnuts, from gluten-free to vegan, sweet to savory, and traditional to avant-garde.
 
 
 
 
  • Frosted Cupcakery
  • Frosted Cupcakery
    We bake and prepare our cupcakes everyday, throughout the day, using the highest quality ingredients and spreading the rich buttercream and cream cheese frosting by hand. We don’t take shortcuts. We want you to enjoy our cupcakes as if they were homemade, but without the work!
 
 
  • Gladstones
  • Gladstones
    Located where Sunset meets PCH, Gladstones is Southern California’s landmark beachfront dining destination, with a breathtaking view of the Malibu coastline. The menu features generous portions of freshly caught seafood and signature cocktails hand-crafted with fresh ingredients.
 
 
 
 
  • Kate Mantilini
  • Kate Mantilini Restaurant & Catering
    Beverly Hill’s original business lunch spot and late night destination, Kate Mantilini continues to be the meet in the middle restaurant for all of LA. Approaching 25 years, Kate’s evolves with new additions to their familiar / comfort menu, outdoor patio seating, expanded happy hour and full-service catering.
 
 
  • Lexington Social House
  • Lexington Social House
    The social house concept was born from the idea of the perfect dinner party. Intriguing guests mingle over handcrafted food and drinks while high design and high energy come together to create the perfect evening out. Conversation is the centerpiece at this table!
 
 
 
 
  • Lukshon
  • Lukshon
    Lukshon is the creation of one of L.A.'s most celebrated chefs, Sang Yoon.  It is exquisite and modern takes on Southeast-Asian cuisine, introducing diners to an inspired menu that explores ingredients from diverse culinary landscapes.
 
 
  • Malibu and Vine Bar & Grille
  • Malibu and Vine Bar & Grille
    Malibu and Vine Bar & Grille is a boutique, wine centric steakhouse with a farm-to-table influence overlooking the perfectly manicured #1 fairway at Malibu Golf Club.
 
 
  • Más Malo
  • Más Malo
    Más Malo features Chef Robert Luna’s take on east LA style Chicano food, exceptional cocktails and an extensive tequila and mescal collection, all in a historic and beautiful setting in downtown LA.
 
 
  • Manhattan Beach Post
  • Manhattan Beach Post
    Just steps from the beach, Chef/Co-owner David LeFevre’s vibrant social house Manhattan Beach Post (M.B. Post) serves a playful menu of small plates with local and global influences for dinner daily.
 
 
  • Matteo’s
  • Matteo’s LA
    Renovated and revitalized with Chef Antonio Orlando from Salerno, Italy in the Kitchen. Orlando’s food is straight forward regional Italian with seasonal influences. Matteo‘s will charm you with a relaxed, sophisticated, but unpretentious atmosphere.
 
 
  • Mezze
  • Mezze
    Mezze, which translates to sharing in Arabic, is a series of small plates that is the staple of Middle Eastern food culture. It is the symbol of conviviality, and time well spent with family and good friends. The traditions of mezze-style dining and the bounty of the California marketplace are the inspiration in creating Mezze's contemporary Middle Eastern cuisine. We take the bounty of fresh product and local produce and combine them with the flavors and soul of the Middle East.
 
 
  • Michael’s
  • Michael’s
    Michael’s debuted in Santa Monica in 1979. From the beginning, it has been a trendsetter, offering farm-to-table California cuisine and an award-winning wine list with impeccable casual service in rooms filled with the finest contemporary art.
 
 
  • >Mo-Chica
  • Mo-Chica
    Chef Ricardo Zarate opened Mo-Chica in 2009, revealing authentic Peruvian flavor inside the Mercado la Paloma. Thanks to the popularity of signature dishes like Lomo Saltado and Seco de Cordero. in 2010, Mo-Chica was voted 4th Best New restaurant in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine. Chef Zarate second Mo-Chica is slated to open in Downtown LA in Fall 2011.
 
 
  • On Sunset @ Luxe Hotel Sunset Blvd
  • On Sunset @ Luxe Hotel Sunset Blvd
    Chef Olivier Rousselle (ex-Michael's) prepares California-French specialties at this restaurant in the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel..On Sunset is known for being a celebrity hideaway, so observant diners may spot Hollywood Stars.
 
 
  • Patina
  • Patina
    Patina, a Relais & Châteaux property helmed by Executive Chef Tony Esnault and the recipient of a prestigious Michelin star, expresses the highest culinary ideals of Patina Restaurant Group Chef & Founder Joachim Splichal and defines luxury dining on the West Coast.
 
 
  • Picca
  • Picca
    Picca, the latest Peruvian cantina from Chef Ricardo Zarate, features over 50 bright dishes of modern tapas from the chef's homeland. His signature beef heart anticucho is, of course, best paired with pisco, the Peruvian brandy of which Picca offers the largest selection in all of Los Angeles, led by mixologist Julian Cox. Chef Zarate, who also owns Mo-Chica, was voted America's Best New Chef of 2011 by Food & Wine Magazine.
 
 
  • Palihouse Courtyard Brasserie
  • Palihouse Courtyard Brasserie
    Under the direction of Consulting Chef, Brendan Collins & Chefs De Cuisine, Ryan Digby and Rui Wang; Avi Brosh's Palihouse Courtyard Brasserie offers hotel guests as well as its long-standing loyal customers and neighbors a playful brasserie menu that is updated seasonally. See you at the Brasserie!
 
 
  • Playa
  • Playa
    Chef John Rivera Sedlar's Playa restaurant on beverly expresses LA's open air, coastal lifestyle with a relaxed, urban Latin vibe, shared plates and inventive cocktails by Julian Cox.
 
 
  • ONYX
  • ONYX
    Dive into Chef Masa Shimakawa’s modern Japanese cuisine at ONYX at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village. The contemporary-designed restaurant features a sushi bar, patio dining, sake and signature cocktails.
 
 
  • Osteria
  • Osteria La Buca
    Located on Melrose Ave in the heart of Hollywood, Osteria La Buca serves grassroots Italian cuisine in an intimate, welcoming atmosphere. Executive Chef Jason Neroni brings a California-influenced, black-to-basics menu to the table that focuses on a classic approach to Italian country food.
 
 
  • Public Bar and Kitchen
  • Public Bar and Kitchen
    Public Kitchen and Bar features a menu of eclectic American fare from Executive Chef and Owner Tim Goodell. The re-imagined dining hall features loft-inspired design, providing a lighter, brighter space highlighted by butcher block tables, 1960’s library chairs and diamond-tufted banquettes. At the rooms center a three sided marble topped bar offers creative cocktails, a moderately price wine list, beers by draft and bottle and an assortment of cured meats and cheeses.
 
 
  • Rivera
  • Rivera
    Rivera is Chef John Sedlar's contemporary expression of three thousand years of Latin food history. Through food and drink, Rivera celebrates the story and spirit of Latin culture around the world, from the past to the present day and on into the future. Rivera aims to empower both body and spirit, to provide a convivial experience that leaves its guests pleasurably transformed.
 
 
  • The Royce
  • The Royce
    The Royce features New American cuisine by Chef David Féau comprised of lighter California fare prepared with classic influences and refined French technique, emphasizing fresh, locally-grown, seasonal produce and the best quality sustainable products from around the world.
 
 
  • Savory
  • Savory
    Michelin-Star Chef/Owner Paul Shoemaker, former chef of Bastide and Providence in Los Angeles, opened Savory in July of 2010. The menu is prepared with love, as it is seasonal and chef driven. Savory uses ingredients from local farmers, local fisherman and local ranchers who practice sustainable agriculture and who share the same philosophies of ‘backyard-living’. Savory is locally owned, locally operated and community minded.
 
 
  • Saddle Peak Lodge
  • Saddle Peak Lodge
    The award-winning Saddle Peak Lodge is known for its rustic elegance and hidden Malibu Canyon location. Chef Christopher Kufek prepares a menu of fresh seafood and exotic game meat coupled with an extensive wine list.
 
 
  • Scarlett's Cupcakes
  • Scarlett's Cupcakes
    Baked with love using the finest ingredients including belguim chocolate and madagascar bourbon vanilla. Also serving the best tasting vegan and gluten free cupcakes daily.
 
 
  • Sotto
  • Sotto
    At Sotto, Chefs Zach and Steve deliver regionally-inspired Southern Italian dishes, including fresh pastas and Neapolitan pizza. Our food is complemented by a Julian Cox cocktail program and an eclectic list of Italian and Californian wines.
 
 
  • Stella Rossa Pizza Bar
  • Stella Rossa Pizza Bar
    Stella Rossa Pizza Bar serves a variety of seasonal, artisan-style pizzas, signature salads and starters that feature sustainable, local ingredients found at the Santa Monica Farmers Market and sourced by nearby purveyors.
 
 
  • Sweetsalt Food Shop
  • Sweetsalt Food Shop
    Top Chef Alex Eusebio and his wife Sara opened Sweetsalt last year. A gourmet food shop in Toluca Lake that offers fresh artisanal sandwiches to build-your-own gourmet salads, with a variety of tasty treats to satisfy your sweet tooth at the end of your meal.
 
 
  • The Strand House
  • The Strand House
    Elegant and welcoming, The Strand House serves traditional dishes with modern interpretations, crafted with complex flavors and luxurious finishes. Creative cocktails, extensive wine list and a stunning ocean view complete the multi-sensory experience.
 
 
  • Tra Di Noi
  • Tra Di Noi
    Tra di Noi in Malibu and Beverly Hills specializes in fine Italian dining. Chef-partner Francesco Velasco turns out handmade pastas, focaccia and pizza baked in-house, and roasted seabass with escarole.
 
 
  • Waffles de Liege
  • Waffles de Liege
    Waffles de Liege is a gourmet eatery that specializes in freshly-made, authentic Liege waffles. We also offer a variety of toppings, such as fresh fruit, Fosselman's Ice Cream, and speculoos spread, a European favorite. Look for our food truck as we roam the streets of LA and OC.
 
 
  • Westside Tavern
  • Westside Tavern
    An expansive, social and urban-minded restaurant, Westside Tavern features chef-driven yet affordable interpretations of California Tavern Cuisine alongside a complimentary selection of fresh cocktails, craftsman beers and thoughtful wines