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Updated at 2pm on May 13th
LA’s reopening is full steam ahead at this point, and if you don’t believe us, just try finding a reservation right now. Even the most dependable neighborhood spots are looking like a Coachella Weekend 1 ticket queue, which means your night-of table sleuthing isn’t going to cut it. Good news - we’ve done the hard work for you. We’ve scoured the web, stalked the apps, and put together this list of great restaurants that still have some availability this weekend.
For the weekend of: May 13th - 16th.
For a Celebratory Dinner
Bar Restaurant (Silver Lake)
Roberta’s (Culver City)
Jean-Georges (Beverly Hills)
Water Grill (Downtown)
The Raymond (Pasadena)
For a Casual Group Hangout
Mazal (Lincoln Heights)
Rosalind’s Ethiopian Cuisine (Little Ethiopia)
Electric Karma (Beverly Grove)
Here And Now (Arts District)
For Date Night
Ronan (Fairfax)
Nossa (Los Feliz)
Via Veneto (Santa Monica)
Steak + Whiskey (Hermosa Beach)
Colori Kitchen (Downtown)
For Hosting Out-of-Towners
Kensho (Hollywood)
Malibu Wines & Beer Garden (West Hills)
Casa Vega (Sherman Oaks)
Roof Garden At The Peninsula (Beverly Hills)
Spire 73 (Downtown)
For Brunch
Piccalilli (Culver City)
Sausal (El Segundo)
Pasjoli (Venice)
El Cochinito (Silver Lake)
Genwa (Mid-Wilshire)
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