7 italian rooms in Los Angeles we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Los Angeles | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking is one of the strongest threads in modern Los Angeles dining, built on handmade pasta and the wood oven. Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Bestia set the tone for downtown LA's modern Italian in 2012 and still books weeks out, while Evan Funke rolls every pasta shape by hand at Felix Trattoria in Venice. Nancy Silverton's Chi Spacca on Melrose carries the Mozza family's Italian steakhouse side of the city.
Bestia ★ 4.7
downtown-la · 2121 E 7th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Arts District room set the tone for downtown LA's modern Italian cooking in 2012 and still pulls bookings six weeks out.
Felix Trattoria ★ 4.6
venice · 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Evan Funke's Venice pasta room rolls every shape by hand in a glass-walled laboratorio. Felix Trattoria is the busiest dinner reservation on Abbot Kinney.
Mother Wolf ★ 4.5
mid-wilshire · 1545 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Evan Funke's Roman follow-up to Felix runs out of a 1930s Citizen News building in Hollywood. Mother Wolf serves Roman pasta in a marble-and-gold room.
Pijja Palace ★ 4.1
silver-lake · 2711 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Avish Naran's Pijja Palace in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, fuses Italian-American pizza and pasta with Indian sauces in a sports-bar room. Walk-in only.
Hippo ★ 4.5
highland-park · 5916 1/2 Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Matt Molina's Hippo in Highland Park, Los Angeles is a 50-seat Italian-California room serving handmade pastas from the Mozza alum since 2021.
Chi Spacca ★ 4.5
mid-wilshire · 6610 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Chi Spacca on Melrose, Los Angeles is Nancy Silverton's Mozza-family Italian steakhouse, plating a bistecca for two and a focaccia di Recco worth a detour.
Pijja Palace ★ 4.2
2711 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Avish Naran's Pijja Palace in Silver Lake, Los Angeles fuses Italian-American pasta and pizza with Indian sauces in a sports-bar room. Open since 2022.