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Los Angeles's Most Iconic Restaurants

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by The OpenTable team
Updated December 15, 2023
Seasons change, trends come and go, but these restaurants have withstood the test of time—and have become integral parts of the Los Angeles dining scene. Here are Los Angeles’s OpenTable Classics: the places that continue to excel after 10+ years. There’s a reason they’re still around: they keep giving us a reason to come back.
AOC - 3rd Street
4.6 (5128)
$30 and under
Californian
Beverly / Fairfax / La Brea / Third St.
Chef Suzanne Goin is one of the most important figures in the Los Angeles food scene, and her restaurant AOC helped define the laid-back, stylish, ingredients-focused cooking that defines the city today. Get the meats and cheeses, the farmer’s plate, the arroz negro, and the roasted chicken, and you’re in for a memorable evening.
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Corey
Dined on Mar 17, 2025
We came by for Sunday supper and it was perfection!
Chef Suzanne Goin is one of the most important figures in the Los Angeles food scene, and her restaurant AOC helped define the laid-back, stylish, ingredients-focused cooking that defines the city today. Get the meats and cheeses, the farmer’s plate, the arroz negro, and the roasted chicken, and you’re in for a memorable evening.
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Corey
Dined on Mar 17, 2025
We came by for Sunday supper and it was perfection!
Pizzeria Mozza
4.7 (6838)
$31 to $50
Pizzeria
Hollywood
Chef Nancy Silverton certainly knows her way around a pizza—and her expertise is always on show at Pizzeria Mozza, where she churns out consistently delicious pizzas and Italian food that never ceases to delight. Our favorite dish, though, is Nancy’s Chopped Salad: a towering tangle of lettuces, tomatoes, cheese, and salami that’s worth the visit alone.
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Mia
Dined 4 days ago
Absolutely wonderful experience, per the usual. This collab was truly delicious and a fun experience. So glad I was able to attend!
Chef Nancy Silverton certainly knows her way around a pizza—and her expertise is always on show at Pizzeria Mozza, where she churns out consistently delicious pizzas and Italian food that never ceases to delight. Our favorite dish, though, is Nancy’s Chopped Salad: a towering tangle of lettuces, tomatoes, cheese, and salami that’s worth the visit alone.
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Mia
Dined 4 days ago
Absolutely wonderful experience, per the usual. This collab was truly delicious and a fun experience. So glad I was able to attend!
Osteria Mozza
4.8 (7442)
$50 and over
Italian
Hollywood
Chef Nancy Silverton has created a Los Angeles restaurant empire, and Osteria Mozza is the crown jewel. Get anything from the in-house mozzarella bar, and you can’t go wrong with any of the pastas—just make sure to save room for dessert.
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eugeneVIP
Dined 2 days ago
I brought my daughter who loves pasta to enjoy the culinary delights of Osteria Mozzarella. We had two mozzarellas and four pastas. The pastas blew her away! The flavor and taste combinations were beyond compare.
Chef Nancy Silverton has created a Los Angeles restaurant empire, and Osteria Mozza is the crown jewel. Get anything from the in-house mozzarella bar, and you can’t go wrong with any of the pastas—just make sure to save room for dessert.
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eugeneVIP
Dined 2 days ago
I brought my daughter who loves pasta to enjoy the culinary delights of Osteria Mozzarella. We had two mozzarellas and four pastas. The pastas blew her away! The flavor and taste combinations were beyond compare.
Spago - Beverly Hills
4.9 (5813)
$30 and under
Contemporary American
Beverly Hills
There is nobody in the world quite like Wolfgang Puck, the international celebrity chef with restaurants all over the globe—and there’s no restaurant quite like Spago, the place where everything started. Spago was where the concept of Los Angeles fine-dining was born, and to this day, it continues to serve some of the best food in the city. And yes, the smoked-salmon pizza is just as good as ever.
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nancySVIP
Dined on Dec 20, 2024
All on the staff helped to make for a wonderful experience.
There is nobody in the world quite like Wolfgang Puck, the international celebrity chef with restaurants all over the globe—and there’s no restaurant quite like Spago, the place where everything started. Spago was where the concept of Los Angeles fine-dining was born, and to this day, it continues to serve some of the best food in the city. And yes, the smoked-salmon pizza is just as good as ever.
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nancySVIP
Dined on Dec 20, 2024
All on the staff helped to make for a wonderful experience.
Jar
4.7 (3302)
$50 and over
American
Beverly / Fairfax / La Brea / Third St.
Jar is a Los Angeles classic, a chophouse serving simply prepared meats and fish accompanied by a wide range of sauces (think bearnaise, creamy horseradish, green peppercorn, etc.). They’re most famous for their pot roast: a rich mess of beef cooked down with carrots and onions, the kind of dish that you wish you grew up on.
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AndrewVIP
Dined 5 days ago
Always a good experience! The food never disappoints. Service is on point and the ambience is second to none! Our favorite restaurant in LA!
Jar is a Los Angeles classic, a chophouse serving simply prepared meats and fish accompanied by a wide range of sauces (think bearnaise, creamy horseradish, green peppercorn, etc.). They’re most famous for their pot roast: a rich mess of beef cooked down with carrots and onions, the kind of dish that you wish you grew up on.
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AndrewVIP
Dined 5 days ago
Always a good experience! The food never disappoints. Service is on point and the ambience is second to none! Our favorite restaurant in LA!
Providence
4.9 (4413)
$50 and over
Seafood
Hollywood
There are few restaurants in Los Angeles as lauded as Michael Chimarusti’s Providence, and it’s not hard to see why. In a city where true fine-dining restaurants are rare, Providence is a shining example, and chef Chimarusti does things with seafood that will leave you thinking about your dinner long after you return home.
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DolbyVIP
Dined 5 days ago
Exceptional service and enjoyed every course of the meal. It was very well put together and highly recommend
There are few restaurants in Los Angeles as lauded as Michael Chimarusti’s Providence, and it’s not hard to see why. In a city where true fine-dining restaurants are rare, Providence is a shining example, and chef Chimarusti does things with seafood that will leave you thinking about your dinner long after you return home.
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DolbyVIP
Dined 5 days ago
Exceptional service and enjoyed every course of the meal. It was very well put together and highly recommend
AKASHA
4.8 (3845)
$31 to $50
Contemporary American
Culver City
AKASHA could easily be a caricature of a Los Angeles restaurant: everything down to the takeout containers is sustainable. But chef Akasha Richmond keeps it real with her menu, which feels at once wholesome, elegant, and special—and the space, which mixes wood, steel, brick, and concrete, feels both urban and inviting.
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OpenTable DinerVIP
Dined 4 days ago
It was a very enjoyable place with good quality food
AKASHA could easily be a caricature of a Los Angeles restaurant: everything down to the takeout containers is sustainable. But chef Akasha Richmond keeps it real with her menu, which feels at once wholesome, elegant, and special—and the space, which mixes wood, steel, brick, and concrete, feels both urban and inviting.
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OpenTable DinerVIP
Dined 4 days ago
It was a very enjoyable place with good quality food
The Tower Bar
4.7 (2029)
$50 and over
Californian
West Hollywood
There are few places as Los Angeles as The Tower Bar, found in the Sunset Tower Hotel. The menu, which feels distinctly Californian, takes cues from France and Italy—but you’re here for the star-studded clientele, the old-world glamour, the sense of privacy and luxury and grandeur. Order a cocktail and be whisked away.
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Audrey VIP
Dined today
Great! High end experience and service, good ambience, and quality food
There are few places as Los Angeles as The Tower Bar, found in the Sunset Tower Hotel. The menu, which feels distinctly Californian, takes cues from France and Italy—but you’re here for the star-studded clientele, the old-world glamour, the sense of privacy and luxury and grandeur. Order a cocktail and be whisked away.
Top review
Audrey VIP
Dined today
Great! High end experience and service, good ambience, and quality food
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