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Restaurants reviewed by LA Magazine (Showing 1-99 of 699)
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| Beverly Hills Italian | 
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| West Hollywood Steakhouse |
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| June 03, 2008 - A meal at New York chef Laurent Tourondel's first L.A. venture begins with a small jar of warm chicken liver served... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| West Hollywood European and California |
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| June 03, 2008 - The culinary elite haven't been as enamored with SBE's restaurants as the hordes of Hollywood trend seekers. But the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| West Hollywood Japanese |
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| June 03, 2008 - You no longer have to trek all the way to Malibu to feel the celebrity-fueled frenzy of chef Nobu Matsuhisa's Nobu... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +64% | West Hollywood Italian, Coffee and Desserts/Ice Cream |
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| May 29, 2008 - There are few better ways to ingest fruit, coffee, chocolate, or other dietary imperatives than gelato (Italian for... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Studio City Desserts/Ice Cream |
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| May 29, 2008 - There are few better ways to ingest fruit, coffee, chocolate, or other dietary imperatives than gelato (Italian for... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | Beverly Hills Desserts/Ice Cream | |
| May 29, 2008 - There are few better ways to ingest fruit, coffee, chocolate, or other dietary imperatives than gelato (Italian for... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Silver Lake Desserts/Ice Cream |
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| May 29, 2008 - There are few better ways to ingest fruit, coffee, chocolate, or other dietary imperatives than gelato (Italian for... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +85% | Santa Monica American, French and Italian |
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| February 27, 2008 - Some L.A. restaurants make you feel as if you're in the moment. Their names seem to constantly come up. Asking a... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| West Hollywood | ||
| January 23, 2008 - From the first time I saw the bottle of Volnay, I wanted it. This wasn't a trophy burgundy-a Musigny from De Vogüé... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +59% | Marina Del Rey French and Seafood | |
| You can't get much closer to the beach than at this old-world place, where the decorincluding tiny flags from around... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +55% | West Los Angeles | |
| This is an old-fashioned family restaurant with leatherette booths and food that comes in lumberjack proportions. The... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +65% | Santa Monica California and International |
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| This café does everything right, including salads in whole and half orders (the alderwood-smoked salmon is awesome... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Beverly Hills Italian |
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| Make your way up the cobblestone street known as Via Rodeo, past the likes of Persol and Pierre Deux, and you'll hit... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +62% | San Pedro | |
| This harborside seafood grill looks onto container vessels sliding by. The menu offers fish, lobster, beef, and... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +54% | San Pedro Seafood |
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| This harborside seafood grill looks onto container vessels sliding by. The menu offers fish, lobster, beef, and... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +63% | Hollywood American, Burgers and Hot Dogs |
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| Imagine a burger counter with bordello mirrors, high-end wines served in half carafes, and a loud soundtrack pumping... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +71% | Venice | |
| At this family-run neighborhood favorite, you can choose between the whitewashed patio and the more formal dining... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +76% | Santa Monica American, European and Japanese |
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| It's mostly small plates, divided into Japanese, American, and &quo;European&quo; themes, at this small neighborhood... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Mid-City West Pub Food, American and English |
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| There are rough-hewn wood tables and striped banquettes at this offshoot of Locanda Veneta across from Cedars-Sinai... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +62% | Little Tokyo Japanese |
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| Outside is an elaborate garden with a waterfall. Inside, waitresses in kimonos shuffle among tables serving a mostly... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +84% | Mid-City West Tapas/Small Plates, French and Mediterranean |
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| Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne's wine bar and small-plates venture has a festive vibe and glorious food: cheese... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +73% | Chinatown Seafood, Chinese and Dim Sum |
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| At this bustling, Hong Kong-style seafood house, huge tanks of squirming edibles ring the dining room, and on... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +52% | Beverly Hills | |
| The front restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire is lush and properchandeliers, burnished bar, enveloping sofasand the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | West Hollywood Italian |
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| Perfectly cooked pastas come piping hot at this sleek showcase (co-owned by Robert De Niro), and pizzas come direct... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +53% | Redondo Beach French, California and Mediterranean |
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| You're a stranger at Aimee Mizrahi's chic bistro only once. She'll remember you loved the seared scallop with polenta... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Culver City American and Bakery | ||
| "Green" food doesn't have to mean hemp-seed toast with a side of patchouli, but still, chef Akasha Richmond's eco... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +68% | Santa Monica Asian, Japanese and Sushi |
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| Sushi standards are served standardly on the ground floor, and a heartier menuspicy lemongrass soup, Scottish salmon... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +68% | Marina Del Rey Italian and Pizza |
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| This tiny, always busy minimall restaurant is famous for pizza and spaghetti and meatballs, a dish greatly improved... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +65% | Mid-City West Italian |
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| A buzzing patio or a quieter room inside with beamed ceilings and a fireplace are the seating options here. The food... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +60% | Westwood Japanese | |
| Tall ceilings, dim lighting, enigmatic Buddha paintings, and a loft area with a communal table give this place art... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +71% | Santa Monica Italian |
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| This is another restaurant from the Amici folks, and it's got the warmth and authentic Italian cuisine we've come to... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +75% | West Hollywood American and California |
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| Amy Sweeney's restaurant now has a liquor license, a bar, and cushy banquettes. At lunch there's black bean soup with... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +55% | Sherman Oaks Thai | |
| This is a pleasant Thai café offering just the right dishes at just the right prices: mee krob, satay, spring rolls... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +86% | Mid-City West Italian |
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| The place is tiny, the room is busy, and everyone raves about the food. The menu's written in a pastiche of Italian... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Studio City Italian | ||
| The Valley favorite has moved from its old digs and is now east of Laurel Canyon. It's a bigger and more handsome... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +57% | Century City French | |
| This is a theme restaurant: The steak comes with a plastic Mercedes, the penne with a plastic Oscar statuette... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +67% | West Los Angeles Burgers, American and Hot Dogs |
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| The conventional wisdom is that this little shack has burgers like God intended, but more than a few devotees claim... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Beverly Hills American | ||
| Gone are the burlesque dancers, in are the wall-to-wall aquariums at the old Hustler supper club. Small plates are... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +60% | Beverly Hills American and Steakhouse |
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| This Windy City offshoot is a classic American steak house, complete with mahogany paneling and waiters who wheel... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +60% | Burbank American and Steakhouse | |
| This Windy City offshoot is a classic American steak house, complete with mahogany paneling and waiters who wheel... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | Downtown Steakhouse |
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| This Windy City offshoot is a classic American steak house, complete with mahogany paneling and waiters who wheel... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +78% | Silver Lake Italian |
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| Chef EdÃn MarroquÃn, formerly of Valentino, owns this intimate Silver Lake operation whose name must refer to the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +54% | Sherman Oaks | |
| With a few tables inside, a few outside, and a lot of hospitality behind the counter, this Italian café hosts a... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +80% | Pasadena American and Steakhouse |
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| You've got your dark wood moldings, a hearty menu, and a piano player setting the moodso loosen your belt. Start... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +67% | Studio City Sandwiches/Subs, American and Kosher |
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| The neighborhood deli for those who don't like Jerry's, a land of ess and fress presided over by Art Ginsburg, a man... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +61% | Los Feliz Asian, International and Sushi |
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| This handsome spot, which sports rough-hewn stone accents, suffers from an identity crisis. The menu claims to be... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +69% | West Hollywood Japanese, Asian and Caribbean |
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| When it opened, this place defined hipblond floors, white-shirted staff, groovy clientele. It still packs 'em in... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| West Hollywood | ||
| Whether you're outfitting your manse or just ogling, there's no need to drop when you shop at the PDC. This Charlie... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +72% | Marina Del Rey Southern & Soul and American |
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| To many, it's the best Southern restaurant in town, with its massive plates of family-recipe fried chicken and down... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +70% | Manhattan Beach American |
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| The room is as casually luxe as a cashmere sweater, and Christian Shaffer (Chloe) changes the menu monthly (but the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +76% | Venice California |
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| The atmosphere is minimalist, but the food is creative and heartyfresh fish and meats, seasonal vegetables. After an... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +80% | Westchester Thai | |
| The first time you come here it may be because of the location, near LAX. The second time will be because you couldn... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Studio City | ||
| It's one of the prettiest dining rooms in the city, so genuinely retro it's breathtaking. The old-world bar is a... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +65% | Santa Monica Caribbean, California and Cuban |
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| The elbow room is at a minimum, but the food is very good, and if you can catch an outside table, the street watching... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +63% | Burbank Italian | |
| It's a locals and a War-ner Bros. crowd grabbing heros and prosciutto and Roma roast beef sandwiches by day. At night... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +75% | Sherman Oaks Chinese and Vegetarian |
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| Arguably the best Chinese restaurant in the San Fernando Valley, this modernistic eatery is always packed with those... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Downtown American | ||
| It's mellow yellow in this mod, '60s-style hotel diner where the food is all about comfort: croque monsieur, roast... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +64% | Pasadena Spanish and Tapas/Small Plates |
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| Here's an Old Town spot worth a detour. The room's done in the black-and-red theme that's shorthand for Spain, and... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +54% | Mid-City West California and Italian |
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| A fine café serving good pizza, pasta, chicken, and fish, with a terrific patio where you can watch West Hollywood... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Pasadena Barbecue |
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| The El Cholo folks are dabbling in apple-wood-smoked barbecue. If a Texas-style roadhouse requires looping George... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +57% | Beverly Hills Sandwiches/Subs and American |
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| It's downright illogical that a restaurant atop a retail store should be this popular. Or this good. Or this... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +59% | North Hollywood French, California and Mediterranean |
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| The high-energy crowd of Universal execs, locals, and preconcertgoers makes for great people watching in this comfy... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| -48% | Beverly Hills Moroccan, Coffee and French |
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| Everybody knows everybody at this tiny, packed café where the food is kosher and the vibe is warm. For lunch, it's... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +79% | Culver City Asian, Japanese and Thai |
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| Kazuto Matsusaka and his wife, Vicki Fan, have an unfussy bistro in the Helms Bakery complex. Green tea soba noodles... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +64% | Venice American and California |
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| Chefs Brooke Williamson and Nick Roberts of Amuse Café teamed up with Brig owner David Reiss and struck an immediate... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +62% | Brentwood Mexican and California | |
| Amber lighting and a fireplace warm up the deconstructionist decor at this restaurant-cum-elegant bar. Menu... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | Hollywood Italian and Mediterranean |
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| Ornate handblown chandeliers preside over the Dolce Group's swanky new space, where image trumps the menu. Walls made... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +61% | West Hollywood American |
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| This is kind of a guy placestamped-copper ceilings, leather booths, a gleaming bar, and a game on the television. full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Long Beach | ||
| One of the best of the local brew pubs, unique not only for delicious beer but also for suds-friendly dishes: pizza... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +76% | Beverly Hills California, French and International |
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| From the stately dining room filled with Chanel-suited patrons to the vanilla malteds, this restaurant is classic. A... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Beverly Hills | ||
| Gone are the burlesque dancers, in are the wall-to-wall aquariums at the old Hustler supper club. Small plates are... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| West Hollywood Spanish, Cuban and French |
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| Claustrophobes beware: Sipsters crowd along the cramped banquette and six-person bar at this diminutive spot, and... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | Pasadena French and California |
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| Ignore the lifeless side street. A boisterous crowd of appreciative fine diners lingers inside this art deco hideaway... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +68% | Pasadena French and California |
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| Turn the cooking over to the kidsstudents at the adjacent California School of Culinary Arts, that isand they'll... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +50% | Beverly Hills French and Middle Eastern |
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| Everybody knows everybody at this tiny, packed café where the food is kosher and the vibe is warm. For lunch, it's... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | Culver City French |
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| When Sony folks want to go to Paris for lunch, this is where they headfor cheese plates, escargots, quiche, Brie... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Studio City French |
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| It's one of the prettiest dining rooms in the city, so genuinely retro it's breathtaking. The old-world bar is a... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +81% | Burbank French and Mediterranean |
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| This café may be set in a strip mall next to a Starbuck's, but chef Miki Zivkovic, ex of Pinot Bistro, presents a... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +82% | Silver Lake American, California and Seafood |
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| The roomsone a bar, one a dining roomare small and crowded, but the result is conviviality rather than annoyance... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +68% | Mid-City West American and French |
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| Neal Fraser and the team at Grace have a new concrete-casual operation just up the street. It's open until midnight... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +65% | West Hollywood Japanese and Sushi | |
| Julian Lennon is an owner of this sushi-anime-nightclub combo from San Francisco. Flat screens flicker with cartoons... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Glendale | ||
| The interior looks like the Pirates of the Caribbean (well, Mediterranean) ride, with scenes of Roman ruins, Greek... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Mid-City West | ||
| The restaurant's namesake covers the walls, and blue leaves hang from the lights, while jazz and techno-pop mark the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +76% | Beverly Hills California |
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| Here's indoor-outdoor dining at its easiest. The groovy clientele's likely to be sipping blue drinks and diving into... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Glendale Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Southern & Soul |
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| The interior looks like the Pirates of the Caribbean (well, Mediterranean) ride, with scenes of Roman ruins, Greek... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Culver City Bakery |
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| What's not to like? The place is small and cheery, the walls are pale yellow, and the food's homespun in a with-it... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +75% | Beverly Hills American, California and Continental |
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| The front restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire is lush and properchandeliers, burnished bar, enveloping sofasand the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +71% | Santa Monica Steakhouse, American and Seafood |
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| Steak's the name of the game, and the prime cuts, from porterhouse to ostrich, are top of the line, served with your... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +76% | West Hollywood Steakhouse, American and Seafood |
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| Steak's the name of the game, and the prime cuts, from porterhouse to ostrich, are top of the line, served with your... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +62% | Beverly Hills International, American and California |
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| Weather permitting, everyone's on the patio, but inside, a handful of tables sit next to the lobby of this boutique... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +71% | Santa Monica Indian |
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| This Westside fave is cheery and informal, the naan is light, and the fatehpur specialshahi jhinga (jumbo shrimp... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +80% | Sherman Oaks Barbecue and American |
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| If the idea of &quo;rib chic&quo; strikes your fancy, make a reservation. The place is small and packed with folks... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +66% | Long Beach California |
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| Christy Bono's restaurant has lavender walls, indoor palm trees, and a large patio for people watching. At lunch the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +80% | Santa Monica Mexican |
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| Everything about Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger's restaurant shouts zanythe bright colors, the artwork, the... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Beverly Hills Latin American |
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| The fast-food look isn't too jazzy, but the food is, with a buffet embracing Brazil, Mexico, Italy, the United States... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +65% | West Hollywood Latin American and Brazilian | |
| The fast-food look isn't too jazzy, but the food is, with a buffet embracing Brazil, Mexico, Italy, the United States... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +84% | West Hollywood Brazilian, Italian and Latin American |
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| The fast-food look isn't too jazzy, but the food is, with a buffet embracing Brazil, Mexico, Italy, the United States... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| Culver City Mediterranean, Tapas/Small Plates and Wine Bar |
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| The Culver City restaurant explosion continues. This wine bar is also a shop with bottles arranged under headings... full review at LA Magazine | ||
| +73% | Mid-City West Bakery |
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| Michelle Myers's patisserie (across from her restaurant, Sona) would do the Rue St. Honoré proud. Glass cases are... full review at LA Magazine |
