The Best Places in Los Angeles
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Jordan Kahn's daytime cafe in the architecturally eccentric Hayden Tract looks like a place that takes itself very seriously, and then the food shows up and you realize it has earned the silence. The interior is stripped to near nothing, which focuses you entirely on plates that are genuinely intricate without announcing it. A morning or lunch stop, but not a casual one.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #14 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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A Hyatt JdV hotel tucked between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Volume pitches itself somewhere between luxury and minimalism, which is a polished way of saying the rooms are stylish but you won't feel guilty about the rate. The neighborhood is in the middle of becoming something, and the hotel suits that mood: put-together without taking itself too seriously, and easier on the wallet than the boutique competition around the corner.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Record players in every room is a strong opening argument for a hotel on the Sunset Strip, and Hotel Ziggy leans into it from there. Named for Bowie's glam-rock alter ego, this West Hollywood boutique hotel layers classic concert posters and music murals across its rooms without tipping into theme-park territory. The Sixties-inflected interiors feel lived-in rather than costumed, and the address on the Strip does the rest of the storytelling.
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Rank 500. Leo's Tacos Truck
Mexican
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- Time Out #17 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
- Los Angeles Times Al pastor taco · The 101 Best Tacos in Los Angeles
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Rank 500. Love & Salt
Italian
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: Fifty Under $50
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A French hotel group that took its sweet time crossing the Atlantic, Mama Shelter landed in Hollywood with in-room iMacs, free wi-fi, and public spaces designed for lingering rather than lobbying. The bar leans game-room, the coffee shop runs all day, and the restaurant mixes French and American without making a fuss about it. Rates stay low enough for the creative-class crowd this place is clearly courting.
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Three blocks south of the Sunset Strip, on a genuinely quiet residential street, sits this all-suite hotel that has quietly figured out it doesn't need to compete with the nightclubs nearby. Suites come with fireplaces and fully stocked minibars, some add kitchenettes and balconies, and the rooftop pool looks out over West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The lounge drifts from co-working space to something more convivial by evening, on its own unhurried schedule.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Rank 500. Nate 'n Al's
American
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Rank 500. Perle
French
The coffered wood ceiling and vintage frames make this downtown Pasadena bistro feel like someone airlifted a Parisian side street into Southern California. The chef has no interest in deconstructing the classics, which means Burgundy snails arrive glossy with herbed butter and duck à l'orange stays duck à l'orange. Order the soufflé for dessert; it takes time and it's supposed to. The Michelin Guide has it listed.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #89 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 500. Saffy's
Middle Eastern
The open hearth at this Middle Eastern restaurant in East Hollywood runs hot enough that you feel it from your seat, which is either thrilling or a heads-up to dress accordingly. Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis (of Bestia fame) built the menu around long-skewer kebabs and wood-fired bread, though the grilled lobster in green harissa suggests the kitchen has range. Getting a reservation requires patience, or luck, or both.
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- Esquire Esquire: #8 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #28 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Esquire #8 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times #28 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Checkered marble floors and Venetian plaster walls set the tone at this 66-room hotel on Fairfax, where California light pours through skylights and the pool courtyard is lined with a living wall landscaped by local nursery Rolling Greens. Suites come stocked with Taschen books and original paintings. The Grove and the Original Farmer's Market are directly across the street, which either delights or horrifies, depending on your relationship with weekend crowds.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows face out over Sunset Boulevard from every room in this twelve-story hotel, part of Hilton's Curio Collection. The rooms run large by LA standards, with proper living spaces even in the base category and balconies as you move up. The rooftop pool and its lounge add the sweeping skyline views you'd expect, along with a laidback on-site restaurant. It's a solid perch for anyone who wants the Strip without living in it.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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A 48-room boutique hotel in West Adams, a neighborhood better known for its restaurants than its overnight options. Alsace LA leans into an unlikely pairing of Southern California ease and Western European sensibility, with a courtyard, a small pool, and a fitness center that takes itself seriously. A modern Japanese restaurant by Danny Elmaleh is on site, and the surrounding streets give guests plenty of reasons to wander.
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Rank 533. 230 Forest Avenue
Californian
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Rank 533. 555 East
Steakhouse
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Rank 533. Anaheim White House
Italian
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Rank 533. Antonello Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 533. Arroyo Chop House
Steakhouse
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Rank 533. Belacan Grill
Malaysian
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Rank 533. Bistango
New American
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Rank 533. Bistro 45
French
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Rank 533. Bru Grill & Market
American
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Rank 533. Calo Kitchen + Tequila
Mexican
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Woven rattan pendants, curved wooden headboards, and patterned throws replace the usual beachy kitsch at this 70-room clifftop boutique hotel, which reopened recently with a Mallorcan-inflected, warm-minimalist sensibility. The Pacific does the decorating through the windows. Ocean-facing rooms add balconies or pool access, and a guest-only policy keeps things quieter than you'd expect for a place this central to Laguna's gallery-and-restaurant corridor.
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Rank 533. Celestino
Italian
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Rank 533. Chiang Rai
Northern Thai
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Rank 533. Chinois on Main
Chinese
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Rank 533. Chulita
Modern Oaxacan Taqueria
Dark masa quesadillas filled with Oaxacan cheese, in-house tortillas, and tacos served all day set the tone at this modern Oaxacan spot a short walk from the Venice beach scene. The room looks the part, all bright and California-casual, and the mezcal list gives you something to do while you decide between the barbacoa and the tinga de pollo. The Los Angeles Times put it on its Fifty Under $50 list, which tracks.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: Fifty Under $50
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Rank 533. Citrus City Grille- Orange
Mediterranean
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Rank 533. Darya Restaurant
Persian
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Rank 533. Duke's Huntington Beach
Hawaiian Seafood
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Rank 533. En Familia
Modern Mexican
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Rank 533. Gaetano's Restaurant
Italian
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Rank 533. Gracias Madre - West Hollywood
Vegan Mexican
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Rank 533. Great White
Seasonal Australian Coffee Shop
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Rank 533. Green Field Churrascaria
Brazilian Barbecue
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Rank 533. Hamasaku
Californian Sushi
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Rank 533. Il Barone Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 533. Il Moro
Italian
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Rank 533. Il Pastaio
Italian
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Rank 533. Jar
American
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Rank 533. Kincaid's - Redondo
Seafood
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Rank 533. Koi Restaurant
Sushi
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Rank 533. La Bruschetta
Italian
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Rank 533. Locanda Veneta
Northern Italian
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Rank 533. Malbec - Pasadena
Argentine
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Rank 533. Matsuhisa
Japanese Seafood
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Rank 533. Michael's on Naples Ristorante
Seasonal Pizzeria
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Rank 533. Olea Newport Beach
Wine-country European
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Rank 533. OPAH Restaurant & Bar
Seafood
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Rank 533. Panxa Cocina
Southwestern
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