Special Occasions
Special Occasions
Page 4Melisse
Melisse is a legendary fine dining restaurant in Santa Monica that manages to feel entirely approachable.
Heritage
Heritage is a cozy tasting menu spot in Long Beach that you should consider for your next big night out.
Sushi Takeda
Sushi Takeda, up on the third floor of Weller Court in Little Tokyo, is a very nice omakase restaurant.
Golden Dragon Restaurant
Chinatown's Golden Dragon Restaurant is a Cantonese spot that's as opulent as it gets.
Hop Li Seafood Restaurant
Hop Li is a total Chinatown classic, a place where families, big groups, and big groups of families have been coming for over 30 years.
Hop Woo BBQ & Seafood Restaurant
Hop Woo in Chinatown has cemented itself as a neighborhood institution, serving Guangdong-style foods.
Kinkan
Kinkan, a pandemic-born pop-up, has transformed into a half-Japanese, half-Thai restaurant in Virgil Village with an excellent omakase.
Agnes
Agnes is a restaurant with an open hearth and cheesery in Pasadena where Midwestern childhood nostalgia meets incredible food.
Lawry’s The Prime Rib
Lawry’s might be a bonafide chain, but its original Beverly Hills location still has lots of magic.
Sushi Ginza Onodera
At $400 per person, Sushi Ginza Onodera is one of the most expensive dining experiences in LA. It’s also a very memorable one.
Sushi I-Naba
Sushi I-Naba in Torrance is one of the best sushi spots in the South Bay, and an utterly unique and special experience.
Republique
Republique is a legendary French restaurant that's basically historical landmark at this point.
Gozen Japanese Sake Bistro
Gozen is a high-end kaiseki restaurant on La Cienega with excellent sushi, sake, and other small plates.
Giorgio Baldi
Giorgio Baldi is an Italian restaurant in the Palisades and one of the most insane celebrity hideouts in the city.
Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz
The scene at Vibrato Grill, a live jazz club/restaurant in Bel-Air, is a complete spectacle.
Arroyo Chop House
Arroyo Chop House in Pasadena is the kind of steakhouse where you come for the meat, but stay for the excellent chocolate soufflé.
Osteria Mozza
Osteria Mozza is a classic LA establishment in Hancock Park known for celebratory pasta dinners.