Californian
Green Street Tavern
69 W. Green St., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
626-229-9961
This 30-seat addition to Old Pasadena offers some of the neighborhood’s better cooking…
Website: http://greenstreettavern.net
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Huckleberry
1014 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90404
310-451-2311
Zoe Nathan, Rustic Canyon pastry chef extraordinaire, has opened this cheery café and bakery on Wilshire…
Website: http://huckleberrycafe.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Inn of the Seventh Ray
128 Old Topanga Canyon Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90290
310-455-1311
Sit by a crackling fire and dine on succulent roast duck with papaya-mango puree…
Website: http://innoftheseventhray.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Topanga
Category: Breakfast/Brunch, Californian, Restaurants
Joe’s Restaurant
1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-399-5811
Joe’s has been true to its ingredient-driven vision since 1991.
Website: http://joesrestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Venice
Category: Californian, French, Restaurants
La Bohème
8400 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90069
323-848-2360
Chef Christine Banta (Granita, Michael’s) has livened up the menu at this old-timer…
Website: http://boheme.globaldiningca.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Hollywood
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Larchmont Grill
5750 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90038
323-464-4277
Restaurateur Jay Fagnano (Indigo) has spruced up the old House space with olive print banquettes, a new bar, and cheery aquamarine chairs…
Website: http://larchmontgrill.com
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Little Dom’s
2128 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-661-0055
At this spin-off of the West Hollywood fixture Dominick’s, Los Feliz locals come for high-end basics with northern Italian and California influences.
Website: http://littledoms.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Los Feliz
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Eat, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Eat, Breakfast/Brunch, Californian, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Italian, Restaurants
Local
2943 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
323-662-4740
On a noisy stretch of Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake is chef-owner Jason Michaud’s sidewalk café dedicated to all things organic and locally sourced…
Website: http://silverlakelocal.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Silver Lake
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Mariposa
Neiman Marcus, 9700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90212
310-975-4350
This in-store café on the ground floor of Neiman’s is lush and comfortable, with surprisingly good food…
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Marmalade Café
14910 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91403
818-905-8872
This cottage has a menu chock-full of comfort food, like fried chicken with gravy…
Website: http://marmaladecafe.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Michael’s
1147 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90403
310-451-0843
When Michael McCarty opened his restaurant in 1979, he was intent on introducing the farm-to-table aesthetic that came to be called California cuisine…
Website: http://michaelssantamonica.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Ocean and Vine
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90401
310-576-3180
A swath of tall tables look out on the Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier…
Website: http://oceanandvine.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Californian, Restaurants
One Pico
Shutters on the Beach, 1 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90405
310-587-1717
With its ocean view, high ceilings, and fireplace, this light-filled restaurant gets almost nothing wrong…
Website: http://shuttersonthebeach.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Orsa & Winston
122 W. 4th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-687-0300
In this minimalist venture, chef Josef Centeno gives us his most austere yet farthest-reaching restaurant.
Website: http://orsaandwinston.com/contact.html
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Californian, Italian, Japanese, Restaurants
Patina
141 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
213-972-3331
The current incarnation of Joachim Splichal’s 25-year-old flagship, burrowed in a corner of Walt Disney Concert Hall, is under the watch of chef Charles Olalia.
Website: http://patinagroup.com
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Californian, French, Restaurants
Peach Café
141 E. Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91016
626-599-9092
The old-time vibe of Monrovia permeates this newcomer, where everybody seems to know somebody and pastries are baked in-house…
Website: http://thepeachcafe.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Monrovia
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Pedalers Fork
23504 Calabasas Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 91302
818-225-8231
Finally—a one-stop shop for a quinoa burger, an old-fashioned, and fixing that wobbly wheel.
Website: http://www.pedalersfork.com/
Neighborhood: Calabasas
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Petrossian
321 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90048
310-271-6300
At this caviar boutique and cafe, chef Giselle Wellman (Bouchon Beverly Hills) works modern-day wonders with such Russian standards as chilled borscht and cured salmon…
Website: http://www.petrossian.com
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Category: Californian, French, Restaurants, Russian
