15 splurge rooms in Los Angeles, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Los Angeles. All Los Angeles food.
n/naka ★ 4.8
culver-city · 3455 Overland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034
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.
Tip: Bookings open at midnight Pacific on the first of the month for three months out. Refresh the page; tables go in 30 seconds.
Providence ★ 4.8
mid-wilshire · 5955 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
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.
Tip: Bar seats serve a shorter four-course at half the price; book those a week ahead instead of a month.
n/naka ★ 4.8
3455 Overland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Niki Nakayama's modern kaiseki house in Palms, Los Angeles, runs a 13-course menu that changes with the season and books out three months ahead.
Kato ★ 4.7
downtown-la · 777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Jonathan Yao's Kato in Row DTLA serves a Taiwanese-American tasting menu and earned a Michelin star in 2022. The 12 courses change every six weeks.
Tip: The bar at Kato pours a tight Loire-and-Riesling list; sit there even if dining in the main room.
Providence ★ 4.7
5955 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Michael Cimarusti's Providence on Melrose, Los Angeles holds two Michelin stars for a seafood tasting menu that builds around West Coast producers.
Hayato ★ 4.6
1320 E 7th St, Suite 126, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Brandon Go's Hayato in Row DTLA, Los Angeles runs a strict Kyoto kaiseki at a single seven-seat counter, ingredients flown in twice weekly from Tokyo.
Kato ★ 4.5
777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Jonathan Yao's Kato in Row DTLA, Los Angeles runs a 12-course Taiwanese-American tasting that earned a Michelin star in 2022 and shifts every six weeks.
Vespertine ★ 4.4
3599 Hayden Ave, Culver City, CA 90232
Jordan Kahn's Vespertine in Culver City, Los Angeles serves a four-hour, multi-floor tasting in a Eric Owen Moss building. Two Michelin stars since 2018.
Matsuhisa ★ 4.3
beverly-hills · 129 N La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Nobu Matsuhisa's original Beverly Hills, Los Angeles room from 1987 invented black cod miso and yellowtail jalapeno. Matsuhisa is the source.
Tip: Sit at the omakase counter for the strongest meal; the dining room serves the same a la carte but with no chef interaction.
Somni ★ 4.3
9045 Nemo St, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Aitor Zabala's Somni in West Hollywood, Los Angeles serves a 22-course Catalan-influenced tasting at a 10-seat counter built around playful technique.
Sushi Note ★ 4.2
sherman-oaks · 13447 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Sushi Note on Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, pairs traditional edomae sushi with a 90-deep natural-wine list, a Valley counter that books two weeks ahead.
Tip: The 90-bottle natural-wine list is the real reason to choose Sushi Note over its peers; ask the server for guidance.
Sushi Tama ★ 4.2
beverly-grove · 116 N Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Sushi Tama on Robertson Boulevard, Beverly Grove, is Chef Hideyuki Yoshimoto's Tsukiji-trained omakase room serving fish flown in from Japan three times.
Tip: Chef Yoshimoto trained at Tsukiji; the omakase is shorter than the chef-counter rivals but the fish is unmatched.
Morihiro ★ 4.2
1115 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Morihiro Onodera's sushi counter on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park, Los Angeles serves Edomae omakase on ceramics the chef throws himself. Tasting menu $385.
Melisse ★ 4.1
1104 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Josiah Citrin's Melisse and Citrin in Santa Monica, Los Angeles share one room with two menus, a long-running tasting house that earned its star in 1999.
Spago ★ 4.0
176 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Wolfgang Puck's Spago in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles has cooked California-Austrian since 1982 and still pulls power lunches. One Michelin star since 2019.