Top Restaurant Review in Los Angeles. Serving food from across the Middle East, from Israel to Tunisia to Yemen, Bavel feels bright, fresh, and unique. The vibe will remind you of the grandeur of the spa at La Mamounia, the legendary hotel in Marrakech. Don't skip the signature dish—the malawach, essentially a Middle Eastern roti, which is served with grated tomato, dill crème fraîche, soft-boiled egg, and an oh-so-Californian strawberry zhoug. People talk a lot about the meaty dishes, but we love the mushroom skewers just as much. Don’t forget to order the silken hummus with duck nduja—and some desserts, of course.

500 Mateo St., Los Angeles, California 90013, United States

Best, Top Restaurant Review in L.A. Gjusta is possibly the best modern deli in the city, if not the country. If you go, prepare to have to work to make your order—but once you taste how good it is, all the frustration of getting it will slip away. It's hard for us not to recommend everything, but the smoked fish platters and flaky pastries keep us coming back, even if it means overhearing Venice's actors and musicians at the bar.

320 Sunset Ave., Venice, California 90291, United States
(310) 314-0320

At Felix, "the Vatican of handmade pasta," Great Top Best Italian Restaurant Review in Los Angeles. L.A. takes a break from its no-carb policy to revere the masters creating unique cuts of Italian pasta by hand. Kick off your meal with a knockout Negroni before moving on to the most delicately fried squash blossoms you've ever had...


 

Pizzana is all about the dough. You won't notice the minimalist decor, which leaves room for the crowds of people who line up on any night for Daniele Uditi's Neopolitan style pies: The bianca, topped with ribbons of fennel, sausage, and incredibly dreamy mozzarella laid atop the perfectly chewy, delicately blistered curst is an absolute necessity. (The shaved artichoke salad is also a must.) The hungrier you are, the better. Top 10 Pizza Place Review in Los Angeles.

11712 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90049, United States
(310) 481-7108


 

You’re on Sawtelle Boulevard, the Westside’s Little Tokyo, Best 10 Japanese Restaurant Review in Los Angeles. with no shortage of competing Japanese restaurants—but you come to Tsujita for its steadfast classic sushi. This is not your cookie-cutter omakase experience (an only-in-L.A. statement if there ever was one). This place is known for two things: some of the most expensive, precisely prepared, and creative Edomae sushi in the city, and one of the most reasonably priced premium lunch sushi specials, too. The crowd is split between spendy sushi fanatics, and savvy sushi fanatics. Best 10 Japanese Restaurant Review in L.A.

2006 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90025, United States
(310) 231-1177
 

Guelaguetza

The sights and smells of Guelaguetza Top Mexican Restaurant Review in Los Angeles. will make you feel you've walked into Oaxaca. Banda musicians strum their instruments as Angelenos and Mexicans meet over mezcal, but this is no ordinary Mexican restaurant. In fact it's a James Beard-award winner where the vitality of the food is matched by the energy of the diners, who on the right nights of the week will end up dancing into the early hours. Order the black mole chilaquiles and the tlayudas (essentially a Mexican pizza) and celebrate just being there.

3014 W Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90006, United States


 

Cassia

The crowd at Cassia is lively and hip—there's a palpable excitement in the room that Santa Monica is back on the L.A. culinary map. Come for vibrant Vietnamese fare with cocktails to match at the closest thing in L.A. to New York's Indochine, and order the kaya toast (like Singaporean french toast) or the laksa noodle curry. If you're looking for an L.A. restaurant to write home about, you've found it.
Best 10 Restaurant Review in Santa Monica.

1314 7th St., Santa Monica, California 90401, United States
(310) 393-6699