2 editor picks in Los Angeles.
2 french bistro places in Los Angeles we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Los Angeles | French Bistro across every city.
The French bistro reads in Los Angeles through a small group of chef-driven rooms rather than a dense quarter, and most of them sit around mid-Wilshire. Walter and Margarita Manzke's Republique serves a French-Californian menu from a 1928 commissary on La Brea Avenue, while Ludo Lefebvre's Petit Trois runs a 20-stool walk-in counter on Highland Avenue. Petit Trois is the most imitated bistro counter in the city.
Walter and Margarita Manzke's Republique in Los Angeles serves pastries, lunch and a French-Californian dinner from a 1928 commissary on La Brea Avenue.
OrderThe kouign-amann at breakfast, then the half roast chicken at dinner.
TipPastry counter opens at 08:00 weekends; queue forms by 09:30. The dinner side reopens at 17:30 with a separate menu and easier walk-ins.
Ludo Lefebvre's 20-stool bistro on Highland Avenue runs walk-in only and pours strong Bordeaux. Petit Trois is the most-imitated counter in Los Angeles.
OrderThe Big-Mec burger at lunch or the bouillabaisse at dinner.
Tip20 stools, no bookings at the original; the larger Sherman Oaks sibling takes reservations and pours the same wines.
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