Los AngelesRestaurants

Californian restaurants in Los Angeles

  1. A

    Tiara Café

    Pretty in pink and with a high ceiling, this Fashion District spot feeds designers, sales clerks and frenzied bargain hunters with healthy, organic fare that can be calibrated to meet vegan and vegetarian needs. The salads are fresh and abundant and the sandwiches are custom-made. Carbo-phobes should try the rice paper–wrapped versions.

    reviewed

  2. B

    JiRaffe

    Raphael Lunetta knows his waves and his kitchen. The avid surfer who studied cooking in France is a wizard when it comes to Cal-French compositions: pork chops are caramelized and paired with cider sauce; glazed salmon comes with saffron lemon couscous and artichokes. It's elegant, complex and supremely satisfying.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Café Montana

    Café Montana is an oh-so-LA café where the chic elite nibble fresh pastries and Chinese chicken salad in a sparkling glass box. Don’t be surprised to see Steven Spielberg, Tim Robbins or Susan Sarandon showing up for a noon-time nosh.

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  4. D

    Spago Beverly Hills

    Wolfgang Puck's flagship emporium is still tops for celebrity-spotting and fancy eating. Book early if you want to scan the power crowd for famous faces while nibbling on expertly crafted global fusion fare.

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