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Knife Pleat
French
A Michelin-starred French fine dining room on the third floor of South Coast Plaza, which sounds like a punchline until you're actually sitting at the chef's counter watching a pristine kitchen run through a prix fixe that manages to feel personal rather than ceremonial. Tony Esnault's cooking leans classic French with a roaming curiosity. The patio is a quiet bonus, and the whole place moves at a pace that makes a mall feel very far away.
The awards strongest first
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times #35 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater The 38 Essential Orange County Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 86
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Cadillac margarita
“The surprisingly satisfying non-alcoholic cocktails, like the Cadillac margarita with orange, pomegranate, and lime, are also worth stopping in for.”
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Steelhead trout
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Barley risotto
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Meringue shell
“before ending on a sweet note with composed desserts like a meringue shell decked out with roasted pineapple, lime and toasted coconut cream.”
Michelin Guide
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