The best restaurants Los Angeles And Its Surroundings

Michael McCarty opened this restaurant on his behalf in 1979; it then influences Californian cuisine and becomes the leader of the fusion movement. He was among those who popularized the alliance of goat cheese with arugula and caramelized onions. He is also among the first to have deign taken California's wines seriously. Today Michael seems to have remained stuck in his golden age. A small lifting of the menu would not hurt anyone. The breakfast on its terrace is simply a necessity. Artists, writers, actors and all those who can afford it come here.

The name says everything. This restaurant is an institution where traditional dishes from the South of the United States are served. Fried chicken, waffles and other dishes full of fat and sugar: we know it's bad for health, but it's so good! With good value for money, this formula attracts local musicians, the Afro-American community (especially families) and young students.

This tiny local on Main Street is the first and only southern California to specialize in the omusubi, a small ball of rice filling meat or vegetables very popular in Japan. This is a little the equivalent of the sandwich for our Japanese counterparts. Everything is fresh and cooked on demand using mainly local products. Count between two and four omusubi depending on your appetite.

The particularity of this place is that you will never find the door closed. Since 1924, the institution has never ceased its activity, day and night. Most servers, exclusively male, have been there for 20 years or more, and are an integral part of the site. A kind of large family canteen, with all that this entails positive: a good classic kitchen, served generously… It follows naturally that the Pantry has some records of consumption: for example, 20 steers per day are needed to satisfy the demand for steaks! Moreover, the menu changes every day. Their motto: Never closed, never without a customer, "Never closed, never without a customer".

Founded by Harvey Baskin in 1983, this beautiful restaurant is located on the site of the Holiday House, a historic hotel opened in 1948, where stars such as Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy have stayed. Geoffrey's quickly became a Malibu institution, with everyone flocking to the restaurant for its fish and seafood specialties. In addition to the sublime view of the Pacific, this address is acclaimed for its cuisine, which attracts current celebrities such as Pierce Brosnan.

This address does not need to make tons to impress, since it is already in a "castle", the one of the stars. It is indeed in this hotel that many celebrities from all over the world stay when they come to L.A.; the restaurant, accessible to everyone, is therefore full of famous heads. The cuisine is rustically inspired (duck confit with mushrooms, beef bourguignon, sea bass...) but remains elegant. Even if, in the end, no one really comes here exclusively to eat. We go to Le Marmont to be seen, especially if we work nearby, in Hollywood for example. Prices are not as high as we think.

This chain specialized in bagels has been implanted across the country. It is interesting to go, not for the frame (rather sober and impersonal) but to try different kinds of bagels. You can enjoy onion, garlic, potato, sesame, but also cranberries, cinnamon, honey or pumpkin. All are fresh and made on-site.

This is a very pleasant place, where you can enjoy a delicious espresso and small dishes to eat on or off. Some people have created their own dishes, which are not à la carte but they can be asked. Ideal in the morning for breakfast or a terrace brunch, or even for the mid-afternoon creux, because the pastries are excellent.

It is one of the institutions in the neighbourhood. The menu wants America old school (shrimp cocktail, chicken pie, meatloaf), and it attracts the Hollywood creative band. It's just if you don't place clients according to their degree of influence in the film industry. Cobb and Caesar salads are recommended.

Noé, located inside the Omni Hotel, has won the heart of the Downtowners by playing the map of sophistication. The dishes are not only delicious but also served with great elegance. The menu displays fixed prices that are justified by the service and quality of the French cuisine. The restaurant and its lounge are the public favorite venues for Walt Disney Concert Hall and Music Center.

Established since 1993 at Farmer's Market and Santa Monica since 2008, Marcel has become the fine reference grocery store in Los Angeles for all products from France and the Mediterranean. In addition to its numerous cheeses from all regions, its spices and condiments, oils of various origins, the grocery store offers a wine cellar where you will find your happiness. You will find your fresh bread and the best growing of L.A. You can also replace fresh croissants with homemade fresh pastries. A restaurant offers dishes and fresh dishes with a glass of wine or a rich breakfast to eat on site.

The chef's office comes from gastronomic cuisine. He decided to open this pub to start the creation of the best hamburger on earth. Come test by yourself! Among its hot breads, beef is crowned with roquefort, bacon and caramelized onions. The bar has only very few tables, but the tail often rises in front of the door. Selection of beers varies with seasons: one more reason to wait. On the other hand, since alcohol is forbidden under the age of 21, we will have to leave the children at home!

The CUT restaurant is located inside the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with the design of Richard Meier. The other big name associated with this site is the excellent chef, Wolfgang Puck, who has made up a menu of recipes from all over the world, all with steaks and seafood. Prices are expensive, but experience is worth a detour: The service is exceptional and the restaurant's clientele is the epitome of the Hollywood spirit.

The Belgian brand has been established worldwide, both in large French cities and in Los Angeles. It is not just an elegant bakery: The Daily Bread offers delicious French pastries and pastries, but also copious seasonal salads, soups and gourmet sweets. A good address for a healthy, balanced lunch or a snack.

Fresh fish at a decent price: this is the motto of this good restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere. Completely blue with various illustrations, the exterior façade sets the tone: it is not because the restaurant chose to include the word " lobster " in its name that it is a stuffy place. A feeling confirmed by the interior decoration, giving the whole place an air of old sea wolves' shack. On the menu: sandwiches, sautéed calamari, the catch of the day, but also local products, with a special emphasis on chicken. Excellent address!

There is no place like home," reads the sign above the entrance. Indeed, Home is distinguished by its pretty shaded patio bordered by a padded bench, and you feel at home there. It's the ideal place to meet for breakfast or brunch with friends on Saturday morning, to start the weekend in a good mood. You're bound to find something to your liking among the yoghurt cereals, pancakes, omelettes or eggs Benedict. The dinner menu is also typically American: mac & cheese, grilled chicken, pan-fried salmon, tacos...

While most Asian restaurants often do in the decoration level cliché, Hoy-Ka is more in the modern and connected. But don't deceive yourself, you are in a Thai family restaurant whose authenticity of recipes cannot be disputed! The dishes are spicy, especially in the Hoy-Ka Dim, a secret recipe from the owners'village. An explosion of the flavours of the Orient at a very low price that you cannot deprive yourself of!

When you pass the door to this restaurant, you are in Italy. We will not be surprised by the dishes offered, they are the great classics of the country such as pizzas, pasta and salads, but everything is done in the rules of art.

Ideally placed on 3 rd Street, Berri's has been an institution for 17 years for its huge pizzas to share (try the lobster pizza!) and its card at the very sweet price, but also for its well-known lounge bar of the nocturnal. Eating a delicious pizza or a beef filet until 4 a. m. is not so common in this city! Don't miss his desserts.

The Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is Masa's specialty. This pizza was invented in Chicago and inspired by the technique of Neapolitan pizza, to the difference that it is about 6 cm thick! You will notice that, unlike the usual pizzas, the tomato is on top while the mozarella is on the bottom. It is difficult to eat more than two parts, so a small pizza should amplement for two to three people. Among the five specialties of the house are the Lots of meat ("lots of meat"). If you prefer to compose your own pizza, no problem, you can choose from more than 35 ingredients. For dessert, bread pudding is a great classic not to miss, if you still have room!

Here, chickens are not chicken-based, but crispy vegetables. And for the reason, Sage is a fully vegan restaurant, which means that there will be no animal products. Even homemade ice is made without milk. Lawn, burgers and wraps are surprising. We discover that it is not so complicated to get meat to make a good meal…

Ideal for dinner. French bistro cuisine is completely in the "bobo" atmosphere of the places. We love the lovely patio hidden behind Sunset Junction. For dessert, do not hesitate to cross the street to serve you at Pazzo Gelato, which creates excellent ice cream.

A beautiful dinner, open at any time of the day and night, with a beautiful wooden counter, benches and traditional chairs in skai brown inspired by the interiors of the old American cars, serves a classic, simple and correct kitchen of breakfast at dinner: omelet, burgers, fried chicken, giant salads, waffles and pancakes… Rare in L.A., there are all sorts of social classes, from the Mexican worker to the hispter, to the families of the neighborhood. A permissable Los Feliz!

An institution in Venice, with its murals and its situation in the heart of the city. Place of passage, because Rose is both a deli, a bakery and a restaurant (with accessoirement a terrace). For a reasonable price you will enjoy some good salads, pasta and vegetarian dishes.

On Main Street between Marine Street and Hollister you will find a large concentration of restaurants. The promenade, even if it is short, is rather nice, since both sides of the street also have shops and some galleries. On the other hand, a market is held every Sunday at Main Street and Marine Street.

A very friendly restaurant in the garden directly imported from China from the great Helmsman era. The terrace is particularly pleasant in the evening, when traffic on the avenue has stopped or almost stopped. The meals offered, of course Chinese, are good and especially very rich.

The hotel was very close to the train station. The card does not offer a very large selection of dishes, but rather some sandwiches and salads; Yet there are specialities from the Caribbean. Come here in the evening, it's calmer.

A wooden house, just set on the ground, with a dealer decoration and an ambience - especially for a Sunday brunch - English style. Service, right in front of the Ocean, by an army of serious, but terribly sexy girls.

A family business of which Joan is the boss. This child of Czech immigrants grew up in New Jersey before going to Manhattan for cooking classes. She opened her own cooking school and first restaurant there before flying to the West Coast in the 1970s. Its current establishment, which opened in 1995, has since grown steadily. Joan On Third is now more than ever a trendy address that is constantly reinventing itself, and it is also a major caterer in Los Angeles. Another address has opened in the Studio City area.

As its name suggests, L & E Oyster Bar has built its reputation on its oysters, sourcing them from the best oyster farmers in the USA. And they keep their promise: fresh, fine and delicious. Crab linguini, moules-frites, fish and chips, lobster roll, scallops with mushroom risotto and fried garlic, grilled sea bass with lemon rice... Fish and seafood also feature prominently in the main courses. The menu is small, clear and well thought-out.

Surrounded by bamboo and with a brazier at its center, the patio has a romantic atmosphere, while the two sake bars are the main attraction. Lovers of Japanese gastronomy, in the broadest sense of the term, will find a first taste of what it has to offer here. Sushi, sashimi, tempura, donburi, bentos... However, while the dishes are excellent, don't count on the sushi to fill you up, as the plates are relatively small. Also, please note that lunch is take-away only.

Here is an appropriate option if you really want to restore yourself directly to the Walk of Fame, just a few steps from the famous stars. This faux-old diner with glamor, with its half-circle red leather squares in half circle and black plastic chandeliers, serves huge portions of classic American cuisine, with a few healthy options, such as the kale chale salad and the grenade, very fashionable on the California coast. Burgers are correct - although the meat lacks taste - and sweet potato chips are exquisite.

As its name indicates, it is the temple of the coffee and especially the doughnut that we find here in all its flavours!

The Bel-Air Hotel is led by the famous chef Wolfgang Puck. The cuisine is Californian with a modern twist and Mediterranean and European influences. The dishes are made with organic products from local farms. The restaurant's setting reflects the hotel's image... sumptuous: you can choose to dine in the elegant dining room with sliding glass windows, in the private dining room adorned with more than 2,400 bottles of wine, or on the outdoor Hispanic-style terrace.

It's probably one of Los Angeles' most ambitious coffee restaurants, pretentious for some and great for others. Crab eggs or the Deпsweet Potato Pie (sweet potato pie) are among the best items in the menu. Coffee and tea are very carefully selected. Desserts are also full of imagination. L.A. Mill's sober and elegant design makes it a prime address. Ideal for brunch on weekends.

This deli, one of the few cheap addresses in Beverly Hills, has the charm of an authentic place. Nate'n Al has been in existence since 1945 and for the most part hosts a clientele of visitors. The interior is vintage with old leather benches. The whole garden is orange or brown… until the boxes of matches. On the menu, there are countless sandwiches for a very rich meal. We recommend la salad with chocolate foam pudding.

There is no sign outside, but if you open your nostrils, you just have to follow the perfume of the Vietnamese pancakes, which emerges from this small restaurant. The design is modern and the atmosphere is quiet.

The Water Grill is certainly the best place to eat seafood in L.A. Here the mix of tastes is the order of the virtuoso. The dishes are mostly based on seafood. The decor of the restaurant and the service do the rest: It is less easy to digest the addition, which will inevitably be salty.

This Chinese bakery is a real gold mine where you can find typical sweet specialities. Around the moon's feast during the fall, the cakes moon sells to the excavator. These are handmade cakes made of lotus paste with a dried egg yolk in the middle. All year round you can get the famous Hong Kong pineapple cakes, but also the rolls, sliced cigar-shaped biscuits that are desired.

Close to the Hollywood Boulevard but nestled in the quiet side of a nearby street, The Running Goose is a valuable stopover during a day of sightseeing. The patio lights up in the evening around the flames of the central fireplace and dozens of suspended loupiotes. The kitchen follows the trend of Latin fusion with a good dose of creativity, such as with the cod churros (Salt Cod Churros). Most of the herbs and spices used are from the outdoor organic garden. Finally, the Hotel Café is just opposite, it is an excellent option for dinner before attending a concert.

Stout offers gourmet burgers that have nothing to do with those found in fast food restaurants. These refined burgers have been in vogue in Los Angeles for a few years now and combine the hamburger principle with quality products. At Stout, blue, Gruyère and Parmesan cheese have replaced the usual square of industrial cheddar cheese. The meat is good and the bread is brioched and the sweet potato fries! Stout also acts as an advertisement and offers a wide choice of beers. The restaurant can be quite noisy in the evening.

With its 20 seats, the Fountain Coffee Room is not only a small typical establishment of the 1950 s. Located inside the Beverly Hills Hotel, it offers a mythical setting for enjoying caviar as well as a simple omelet. However, pancake and coffee are just as good. Milk-shake is also worth a detour.

Here you can enjoy a clin of tomato sauce washed with tomato sauce. We recommend Monday evening menu Monday Night Supper: three dishes at $ 15, while the wine bottle is $ 12. The rest of the week, the prices are higher in this trattoria in the retro look, but we will come for its good pizzas. If you come to many, you can share the dishes and get out at a more reasonable rate. The focaccia bread is appreciated especially since it is enjoyed by two.

An address that fits well with the "bobo" trend, shyly pointing to LA. Urth Caffe was actually born in 1989 in West Hollywood and has the merit of being the leading organic coffee company in the USA today. The place is also ideal for a quick lunch on the go, 100% fresh with homemade salads and sandwiches or even small smoothies. Angelenos love to take care of their bodies, so they come here on Sundays for a super healthy brunch. Several addresses in town!

With his old zinc counter, it looks like the Figaro is straight out of the beautiful quarters of Paris… Madonna even turned a clip to Louis Vuitton in 2009. Los Angeles is a real culinary paradise mixing all the influences of Asian, Mexican and American traditions, so we don't recommend that you throw yourself on a fried chat; but if you have a sudden envy of Burgundy snails or marinative mussels, this restaurant will be all right. The hotel is held by a Frenchman and offers typical cuisine from home, without falling into the clichés. The chocolate soufflé is divine; during happy hours, you can sip kir, wine or small aperitifs from 5 US $ unity.

Although this small establishment has tables, it's most popular for its delivery and take-out service. Whichever option you choose, expect a good meal: Mozza2Go is known throughout Los Angeles for its delicious pizzas. Whether it's burrata - served on the side - Parma ham, spinach or even Brussels sprouts, the flavors are endless. Other sure values: lasagna with bolognese, mozzarella and parmesan. The menu also includes several gourmet desserts.

South of Wilshire Avenue, Westwood Boulevard is a long succession of oriental restaurants and stores. The aroma of falafels leads you to Sunnin Leban Cafe. Among the specialties, we particularly recommend the moujadara - a lentil puree prepared with rice and caramelized onions - and the houmous kawarma - with beef fillet. Although the prices seem rather affordable, Lebanese food lovers will quickly run up the bill, curious to try several preparations.

The location is rustic with its large wooden panels and almost reminiscent of a Japanese tavern. Clients are easy to discuss between themselves, all installed around a single big table. Descriptions of the dishes are written in Japanese calligraphy, for sake and seasonal dishes.

Hamburger Mary's is a small gay fast food chain. Events are organized every night, see the online calendar on the website. Food doesn't justify traveling, because here you'll find yourself mainly in performances: karaoke, drag queens… and the decor is really burlesque.

It is above all a shop where an impressive variety of teas is sold. However, it is the perfect place for a light lunch, soup, salad or sandwich. And in the afternoon it is possible to take tea accompanied by a assortment of fine pastries and small sandwiches. The tea party is difficult to do better.

Located between Santa Monica and Venice, this large modern loft serves as a restaurant, bar, café and bakery-pastry shop, just like that! Different spaces allow you to choose your environment according to your mood, although we recommend one of the three terraces of the restaurant. The kitchen is part of the decor and we have fun observing the skill of the cooks surrounded by steaming pots. The cuisine is typical of what is found in California with some Asian and Mediterranean touches for some dishes. Brunch is the attraction of the week and welcomes a rather trendy clientele but also families. Although there is space, it is advisable to arrive early or to book if you go there on a Sunday.