37 upscale rooms in Los Angeles, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Los Angeles: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Los Angeles food.
Bar Bandini ★ 4.8
2150 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Bar Bandini in Echo Park, Los Angeles is a 30-seat natural wine room with a tight list of California and European growers, snacks and a small patio.
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.
Tip: Book six weeks out for prime time; bar seats walk-in only from 17:30, and the menu is the same as the dining room.
Old Lightning ★ 4.7
2905 Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Old Lightning in Venice, Los Angeles is a hidden whiskey bar behind Scopa with rare bourbons and pre-Prohibition spirits. Order the vintage bourbon flights.
Tabula Rasa Bar ★ 4.7
5125 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tabula Rasa Bar in East Hollywood, Los Angeles is one of the city's earliest natural wine bars, pouring French and German growers from a back-room counter.
Republique ★ 4.6
mid-wilshire · 624 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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.
Tip: Pastry 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.
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.
Tip: Reservations open 30 days out and disappear in the first hour; counter seats overlooking the pasta room are walk-in from 17:00.
Park's BBQ ★ 4.6
koreatown · 955 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Jenee Kim's Park's BBQ in Los Angeles Koreatown grills USDA Prime short rib over real charcoal in a buttoned-up dining room with reliable banchan.
Tip: Banchan refills are free and generous; ask for the live abalone if it's on the spec sheet by the door.
Thunderbolt ★ 4.6
1263 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Thunderbolt in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles is a Mathew Biancaniello cocktail room with frozen rotations and one of the city's best martinis.
Vinovore ★ 4.6
616 N Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Coly Den Haan's Vinovore in Silver Lake, Los Angeles is a retail wine shop and bar focused on wines from women winemakers, with rotating tastings on weekends.
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.
Tip: The bar room serves the full menu without a reservation, but you need to be in line by 17:15 on a Friday.
Anajak Thai ★ 4.5
san-fernando-valley · 14704 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Justin Pichetrungsi's Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, runs his family's 1981 strip-mall Thai room as a James Beard 2023 Best Chef West winner.
Tip: Justin Pichetrungsi's Thai Taco Tuesday menu sells out by 19:00; arrive at 17:00 sharp to get on the list.
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.
Tip: Walk-in counter seats serve the full menu; Nancy Silverton's bakery shares the building.
Quarters Korean BBQ ★ 4.5
koreatown · 3465 W 6th St, Ste C-130, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Quarters Korean BBQ in Chapman Plaza, Koreatown, serves marinated and unmarinated cuts in quarter-pound portions, encouraging diners to sample widely.
Tip: Quarter-pound portions let two people taste eight cuts; the staff manages the grill so you do not over-char the galbi.
Chosun Galbee ★ 4.5
koreatown · 3330 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Chosun Galbee on Olympic Boulevard has grilled charcoal galbi in Koreatown since 1989, in a large patio-and-hall room that seats up to 300 guests.
Tip: Patio tables are the local order; ask for charcoal not gas, and book at least a week ahead on a weekend.
Soowon Galbi ★ 4.5
koreatown · 856 S Vermont Ave, Ste C, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Soowon Galbi on Vermont Avenue, Koreatown, grills charcoal short rib galbi as the house specialty in a 2000s-era room beloved by Korean families.
Tip: Soowon uses real charcoal, not gas; arrive before 19:00 on weekends or expect a 60 minute wait.
Bar Flores ★ 4.5
1542 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Bar Flores in Echo Park, Los Angeles is Othon Nolasco's mezcal and tequila room serving Latin-leaning cocktails and a small dinner plate menu.
Tiki-Ti ★ 4.5
4427 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tiki-Ti on Sunset, Los Angeles has been a 12-seat tiki bar since 1961, run by three generations of the Buhen family. Cash only, opens at 16:00.
Everson Royce Bar ★ 4.5
1936 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Everson Royce Bar in the Arts District, Los Angeles serves a martini-and-smashburger combo that locals book the patio for. Walk-in friendly weeknights.
Domaine LA ★ 4.5
6801 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Domaine LA on Melrose, Los Angeles is a retail bottle shop with a tasting counter, pouring Thursday flights of Beaujolais and Loire. Closed Sundays.
Petit Trois ★ 4.4
mid-wilshire · 718 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
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.
Tip: 20 stools, no bookings at the original; the larger Sherman Oaks sibling takes reservations and pours the same wines.
The Roger Room ★ 4.4
370 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90048
The Roger Room on La Cienega, Los Angeles is an unmarked cocktail bar behind a palm-reader sign, pouring craft drinks at a 25-seat room since 2008.
Saffy's ★ 4.3
mid-wilshire · 4845 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Saffy's in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, is a wood-fire shawarma room from the Bestia team. Open since 2023.
Tip: The bar serves the full menu walk-in; reservations are for the dining patio out back and book three weeks ahead.
Frolic Room ★ 4.3
6245 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Frolic Room on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles is a 1934 dive bar with a Hirschfeld mural along the back wall and a $7 well drink. Cash only, no food.
Tiki No ★ 4.3
4657 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91602
Tiki No in North Hollywood, Los Angeles is a 1933 Group tiki bar with hand-carved booths and a long rum list. The strongest Mai Tai in the valley.
No Vacancy ★ 4.3
1727 North Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
No Vacancy in Hollywood, Los Angeles is a 1902 Victorian house turned 1933 Group cocktail bar with a large patio, a piano room and a strict ID at the door.
The Prince ★ 4.3
3198 1/2 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
The Prince in Koreatown, Los Angeles is a 1949 hotel bar with red velvet booths, used as a Mad Men location, now serving Korean fried chicken with soju.
La Cuevita ★ 4.3
5922 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
La Cuevita in Highland Park, Los Angeles is a mezcal and tequila bar with a deep agave list, a Mexican kitchen and one of the better DJ booths on York.
Lou Wine Shop ★ 4.3
1911 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Lou Amdur's Lou Wine Shop in East Hollywood, Los Angeles has anchored the local natural wine community since the 2000s, with panini and a tight glass list.
Gjelina ★ 4.2
venice · 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
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.
Tip: Walk-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.
Good Times at Davey Wayne's ★ 4.2
1611 N El Centro Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Good Times at Davey Wayne's in Hollywood, Los Angeles is a 1970s-themed bar from the 1933 Group; enter through a refrigerator door, large patio out back.
Augustine Wine Bar ★ 4.2
13456 Ventura Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91423
Augustine Wine Bar in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles holds one of the deepest Burgundy lists in California and offers verticals by the glass. Open since 2014.
Majordomo ★ 4.1
downtown-la · 1725 Naud St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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.
Tip: Reserve duck 48 hours ahead by phone; otherwise sold out by 18:00. Bar seats walk-in serve the full menu.
Bar Covell ★ 4.1
4628 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Bar Covell in Los Feliz, Los Angeles pours an old-world list and a deep sherry programme until 02:00. The neighbourhood's reliable late wine seat.
Musso and Frank Grill ★ 4.0
mid-wilshire · 6667 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Musso and Frank Grill on Hollywood Boulevard has poured martinis since 1919, and still pours them stiffer than anywhere else in Los Angeles.
Tip: The original 1919 bar is the seat to ask for; reservations are for the dining room, not the bar.
Sugarfish ★ 4.0
downtown-la · 600 W 7th St, Ste 150, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Sugarfish on 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, applies the late Kazunori Nozawa Trust-Me set menu format to a casual sit-down room since 2012.
Tip: The Trust Me Lite is the better-value set for one; rice is warm, vinegar pronounced, fish room temperature.
Cha Cha Lounge ★ 4.0
2375 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Cha Cha Lounge in Silver Lake, Los Angeles is a kitsch-y dive bar with a back patio, a photo booth and a $5 well. Open since the late 1990s.
Psychic Wines ★ 4.0
2825 Bellevue Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Psychic Wines in Silver Lake, Los Angeles pours California and Australian natural wines from a small bar on Bellevue Avenue near the Echo Park line.