The Best Places to Eat in Encino, by the Record
The best places to eat in Encino, by the professional record: Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Pasta|Bar comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Pasta|Bar
Modern Italian
A tasting menu restaurant tucked into a strip mall on Ventura Boulevard, which is either a joke or a dare. The format is intimate and genuinely theatrical: drinks and a snack up front in a bar, then a procession of modern Italian-leaning pasta courses that push well past Italian tradition. The cooking holds a Michelin star, and the staff seem to know it without being insufferable about it.
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Rank 1. Shin Sushi
Sushi
A Michelin-starred omakase counter tucked into a Ventura Boulevard strip mall, which is either a surprise or a very Los Angeles thing, depending on your outlook. The chef trained for decades at serious sushi houses on both coasts, and his rice alone signals that something careful is happening here. The mood runs warmer than the minimalist room implies, and solo diners slot in comfortably at the counter without feeling like an afterthought.