The Best Places to Eat and Stay in Los Angeles
Sections
- Eat , on. Turn off 721 Only Eat
- Drink , off. Turn on 65 Only Drink
- Stay , on. Turn off 298 Only Stay
- Do , off. Turn on 15 Only Do
Tap to add or drop a section. At least one stays on. All sections
-
Rank 189. Lalibela
Ethiopian
An Ethiopian restaurant sitting quietly in the Little Ethiopia stretch of Fairfax, where injera-lined silver platters arrive on the table and a fork is beside the point. The family-run team keeps the room simple and lets the food argue for itself, which it does. The kitfo draws regulars back, and the Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand. Come with a group large enough to order widely, or you'll spend the meal regretting what you skipped.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #86 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
-
Rank 189. Lasita
Wine Bar
The rotisserie spit is the organizing principle here: Filipino chicken inasal and pork belly lechon anchor a menu that also runs deep on vegan and gluten-free options, all of it designed to land at a table without a scary bill. Lasita is a natural wine bar tucked into Chinatown's Far East Plaza, and the glowing wine fridge holds Sicilian skin-contact, chilled Spanish reds, and sparkling Portuguese whites. A Monday-night glass or a family dinner both make sense, which is harder to pull off than it sounds.
The awards
- Bon Appétit Bon Appétit: America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
-
The awards
- Time Out #30 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
-
The awards
- Wine Enthusiast Wine Enthusiast: Forward 50 Restaurants
-
Rank 189. Nick + Stef's Steakhouse
Modern Steakhouse
The awards
-
Rank 189. Nobu Malibu
Japanese
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2021 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
The awards
-
The birds go in whole and come out deeply browned, every slice carrying crackling skin and a soft layer of fat underneath. This tiny strip-mall Thai restaurant in East Hollywood keeps things focused: duck over rice, duck over thin jade noodles, or duck as the salad. The carcass goes into the pot for a dark broth that becomes duck noodle soup, which regulars treat as a second visit folded into the first.
The awards
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
The awards
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
Rank 189. The Hobbit
French
The awards
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Time Out Time Out: The 17 best hotels in Los Angeles
-
A 1964 concrete hulk at Wilshire and Normandie, the LINE is a hotel that leans into its brutalist bones rather than apologizing for them. The Sydell Group renovation turned 384 art-filled rooms into a Koreatown landmark, and the Hollywood Hills-facing rooms frame the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood Sign like a painting someone left on your wall. Design-forward guests who find warm neutrals suspicious tend to feel at home here.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Time Out Time Out: The 17 best hotels in Los Angeles
-
Nine rooms, suites, and cottages tucked into a Mediterranean Revival estate in Silver Lake that has, over the years, been a silent-film star's mansion, a girls' school, and a Franciscan convent. The interior designer who eventually bought it had a conventional boutique hotel in mind; the building had other plans. It holds a Michelin Key, and the rooms feel less like accommodations than borrowed sets from a film that never got made.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
The awards
-
Jollof rice finished with herby lamb chops or jerk cauliflower is the kind of menu decision that takes longer than it should. This West African-Californian restaurant in Inglewood grew out of a pandemic pop-up, and the cooking still carries that energy, all sticky honey chicken berbere and root beer-braised short ribs with whipped yams. The room got a modern refresh and the cocktails are genuinely cooling. The Los Angeles Times put it among the best restaurants in California.
The awards
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #29 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times #29 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
-
Rank 189. Voodoo Vin
Natural Wine Bar
The awards
- Wine Enthusiast Wine Enthusiast: Forward 50 Restaurants
-
The awards
-
Rank 223. ALTO
Peruvian
The live-fire hearth in the open kitchen sets the mood at ALTO, a fine dining spot in Studio City built around the flavors of Argentina and Uruguay. The menu runs toward generous, shareable plates, with breads and empanadas opening things up before proteins cooked over fire take center stage. South American wines get their own serious list. The Michelin Guide has it selected, and the Los Angeles Times placed it among the city's 101 best restaurants.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #55 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times #55 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
Complimentary Stanley coolers and beach bags packed with towels greet you at check-in, which sets the tone for this 25-room boutique hotel one block from the Balboa Peninsula shore. The rooftop deck looks out over the harbor, and the whole place leans hard into the idea that you came here to do nothing useful. A low-key, sun-faded-in-a-good-way escape for anyone who doesn't need a sprawling resort to feel like they're on vacation.
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
Rank 223. Cobi's
Imaginative Southeast Asian
The pink building with green trim on Main Street signals something a little different, and the floral wallpaper and mismatched furniture inside confirm it. Cobi's is a lively, affordable Southeast Asian restaurant running Thai, Malaysian, and beyond on one broad menu. The Michelin Bib Gourmand crowd tends to look pleased about the curry puffs, the wood-grilled mains, and the fact that dinner here rarely requires a difficult conversation about the bill.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: Fifty Under $50
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
A converted motor lodge on Sunset Boulevard, Le Petit Pali Brentwood is a 25-room boutique hotel tucked into one of LA's quieter, leafier neighborhoods. Four bungalow buildings wrap around patios with stone fountains and string lights strung over Adirondack chairs, giving it the feel of a private garden compound. Brentwood runs short on hotels by design, so staying here is about as close as you get to the residential calm the locals guard so carefully. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
-
Rank 223. Liu's Cafe
Chinese
Order at the wood counter, catch a glimpse of the kitchen behind it, and try not to eat the pastries before your food arrives. Liu's Cafe is a small, low-key Chinese diner on 6th Street where the seats fill fast and the menu leans into comfort: wontons, braised pork belly rice, chili oil noodles, a pot of milk oolong on the side. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the sesame cold noodles won a LAist Best Bites nod.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- LAist LAist: Sesame cold noodles · Best Bites
-
The awards
-
A former warehouse on the industrial edge of Chinatown, majordōmo is David Chang's sprawling, loud restaurant where the open kitchen sets the pace for everything else. The menu drifts freely across Asian influences, from snacks through noodles to large-format sharing plates, and it reads less like a document than a dare. Walk-ins can try for counter seats, but reservations go fast and the room fills faster.
The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best New Restaurants in America
- Bon Appétit Bon Appétit: America's Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards
-
The awards