Once a small Korean counter, Baroo is now a fancy tasting menu spot in the Arts District that's perfect for a cool date.

Brant Cox

September 12, 2023

Meteora is an experimental fine dining spot that's a bad dream, jungle excursion, and frustrating dining experience rolled into one.

Nikko Duren

September 29, 2022

Maude is a ticketed tasting menu restaurant, but one that’s actually fun.

Kat Hong

August 5, 2022

Tokki, a Korean small plates restaurant in Koreatown, is trendy, with all the weird baggage that comes with that term—but still genuinely fun.

Kat Hong

June 16, 2022

Crystals Soul Cafe is a vegan restaurant in Compton with colorful decor and creative plant-based soul food.

Kat Hong

February 7, 2022

Providence is experimental, seafood-focused fine dining in Hollywood that’s worth the price of admission.

Kat Hong

January 14, 2022

Le Comptoir is a tiny prix-fixe restaurant in Koreatown that feels like a dinner party with friends.

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Brant Cox

Scratch Bar is a fun 20-course prix fixe restaurant in Encino.

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Brant Cox

Porridge + Puffs in Historic Filipinotown has Asian-inspired rice porridge, and a quiet, welcoming feel.

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Jess Basser Sanders

Phenakite is a new fine-dining concept in Hollywood by the people behind Porridge + Puffs

Kat Hong

February 19, 2021

Naemo is a fine dining Korean pop-up run by Ki Kim and Arnold Byun.

Kat Hong

February 19, 2021

Da Lat Rose is a Vietnamese tasting-menu experience above the legendary Crustacean in Beverly Hills.

Brant Cox

March 9, 2020

Wolvesmouth is a prix fixe dinner party in the Los Feliz/East Hollywood that’s a truly unique LA experience.

Brett Keating

August 14, 2019