Felix Trattoria is an italian restaurant in Venice, Los Angeles.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
2h 30m
Learn to make authentic Spaghetti alla chitarra in an apartment complex in Los Angeles. Enjoy a full Italian meal with crostini, tiramisu, and Italian espresso.
Guided tour · 3 - 3.5 hours
Explore this quirky resort town with roots in 1960s counterculture while tasting the cuisines of LA's immigrant communities and sampling dishes prepared from the bount...
Guided tour · 2 hours
Refreshing acai bowls, sizzling tacos, and velvety ice cream await you on this ocean-side food tour of Venice Beach.
Address: 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, Los Angeles
Travis Lett's Gjelina in Venice has been the Westside's wood-fire vegetable room since 2008. The pizzas and roasted vegetables built the template.
OrderLamb sausage and pumpkin pizza from the wood oven, then the roasted Brussels sprouts.
TipWalk-in queue for the patio is fine before 19:00; after that, book or eat at the takeaway counter next door at Gjelina Take Away.
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.
OrderSuppli al telefono, then the tonnarelli cacio e pepe.
TipThe bar room serves the full menu without a reservation, but you need to be in line by 17:15 on a Friday.
Niki Nakayama's modern kaiseki house in Palms, Los Angeles, runs a 13-course tasting menu that changes by season and books months in advance.
OrderThe 13-course modern kaiseki, including chef Niki Nakayama's spaghetti course.
TipBookings open at midnight Pacific on the first of the month for three months out. Refresh the page; tables go in 30 seconds.
Michael Cimarusti's Providence on Melrose has been LA's two-Michelin-star seafood room since 2005. The tasting menu builds around West Coast producers.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the spot prawn course in season is the one to remember.
TipBar seats serve a shorter four-course at half the price; book those a week ahead instead of a month.
Travis Lett's Gjelina in Venice has been the Westside's wood-fire vegetable room since 2008. The pizzas and roasted vegetables built the template.
OrderLamb sausage and pumpkin pizza from the wood oven, then the roasted Brussels sprouts.
TipWalk-in queue for the patio is fine before 19:00; after that, book or eat at the takeaway counter next door at Gjelina Take Away.
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.
David Chang's Majordomo in Chinatown, Los Angeles, runs Korean-leaning family-style sharing plates and a whole duck that requires a 48-hour pre-order.
OrderBing bread with chickpea hozon to start, then the family-style whole duck.
TipReserve duck 48 hours ahead by phone; otherwise sold out by 18:00. Bar seats walk-in serve the full menu.
