Restaurants and Bars - Los Angeles
Restaurants
American/Mixed (by hood)
- Cleo - Hwood
- Public Kitchen/Bar - Roosevelt, Hwood
- BOA Steakhouse - WeHo
- Fig & Olive - WeHo
- Salt's Cure - WeHo
- Animal - WeHo
- Son of a Gun - WeHo
- ink - WeHo
- Mezze - WeHo
- Baby Blues BBQ - WeHo
- Tinto Tapas (Spanish) - WeHo
- Magnolia - Hwood
- Hatfield's - Hwood
- Musso & Frank Grill - Hwood
- Forage - Silver Lake
- Raphael - Studio City
- Culina - Mid-City West
- Lazy Ox Canteen - Downtown
- WP24 - Ritz-Carlton, Downtown
- Church & State, Downtown
- Artisan House, Downtown
- Nickel Diner, Downtown
- Polka (Polish) - Glendale
- Lukshon - Culver City
- A-Frame - Culver City
- Waterloo & City (Gastropub/British) - Culver City
- Mr Cecil's - W LA (BBQ)
- Steingarten - W LA (Brats/Sausages)
- Picca - W LA (Peruvian)
- Mastro's Steak - BH
- Wolfgang's Steak - BH
- Scarpetta - BH (Montage)
- Vibrato Grill Jazz - Bel-Air
- Vicenti Ristorante - Brentwood
- The Tavern - Brentwood
- JiRaffe (French) - Santa Monica
- Madame Chou Chou (French) - Santa Monica
- Sonoma Wine Garden - Santa Monica
- Patrick's Roadhouse - Santa Monica
- True Food Kitchen - Santa Monica
- Zengo - Brunch - Santa Monica
- Pacific Dining Car (24-hr) - Santa Monica
- Rae's Restaurant - Bfast/Brunch - Santa Monica
- Better Life - Santa Monica (Vegan)
- The Misfit - Santa Monica
- The Tasting Kitchen - Venice
- Barlo - Venice
- Jin Patisserie - Venice (Great for afternoon tea)
- Mendecino Farms - Marina Del Ray, DT, & WeHo (Best salads, ever)
- Smith House - Century City
- MB Post - Manhattan Beach
- The Strand House - Manhattan Beach
- Cafe Del Rey - Marina del Rey
- Moonshadows - Malibu
- Geoffrey's - Malibu
Italian
- Sotto - W LA
- Villetta - Santa Monica
- Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi - Santa Monica
- Amarone Kitchen and Wine - WeHo
- NY Pizza - Tomato pie - WeHo
- Wheat/Gluten Free Pizza - Deano's Gourmet - Mid-City West, Z Pizza - WeHo, Lenzini's - Marina Del Ray
Greek
Asian - Sushi
- Sushi Park - WeHo
- Sugar Fish - SM/Brentwood
- Shunji - W LA
- Yamakase - W LA
- Kiriko Sushi - W LA
- Sushi Sasabune - W LA
- Niko Niko Sushi - W LA and WeHo
- Yabu Sushi - W LA
- Kiriko - W LA
- Hide Sushi - W LA
- Sushi Sushi - BH
- Sushi Dokoro - BH
- Sasabune - BH
- Sushi Ike - Hwood
- Haru's Sushi Cafe (brown rice sushi) - Mid-West City
- Honda Ya Izakya - DT
Asian - Other
- Chinese - Chang's Restaurant - Brentwood, Mandarin Kitchen - W LA, Hop Li - W LA, Mandarette - WeHo, Lunasia Chinese Cuisine - Dim Sum Alhambra, Tasty Garden - Alhambra, Yank Chow
- Korean - Soowon Galbi - Korea Town, Gyu-kaku - W LA, Genwa - Mid-Wilshire
- Thai - Thai Bamboo - W LA, Chan Dara - W LA
- Vietnamese - Red Medicine
Indian
- Frida - BH
- Taberna Mexicana - BH
- Mom's Tamales, Downtown
- Guelaguetza Restaurant, Mid-City
- Mambo's Cafe (Cuban) - Glendale
- Gloria's Cafe - Culver City
- El Cholo - Santa Monica
- Gilbert's El Indio - Santa Monica
- Tacos Por Favor - Santa Monica
- Frida Taqueria - Brentwood
- Tinto Tapas (Spanish Tapas) - WeHo
- Velvet Margarita - Hwood
Bars
High-end Lounges / Speakeasys
- Montage - BH
- Beverly Hills Hotel - Polo Lounge
- The Peninsula Rooftop - BH
- The Thompson Rooftop - BH
- SLS Hotel - BH
- Chateau Marmont - WeHo
- Mondrian Hotel - Sky Bar - Weho
- Sunset Marquis Hotel Bar - WeHo
- The Standard - WeHo
- The Standard - Downtown
- Perch, Rooftop Bar, Downtown
- Bar 13 - Jazz/Loung, Downtown
- Seventy-Seven behind Rocco’s Tavern - Speakeasy - Culver City
- Wine Bars: Malibu & Vine - Malibu; Venice Beach Wines - Venice
Music/Fun Bars
- Vodvil - Trivia nights - WeHo
- Jazz Bar - Baked Potato - Studio City
- Jazz Bar - Culver Club - Culver City
- Jazz Bar - Blue Whale Bar - DT
- Karaoke - Max Karaoke Studio - W LA
Restaurants and Bars - Palo Alto
American/Mixed
- LYFE Kitchen (Awesome, my fav/default)
- Bistro Maxine (Gluten free!)
- St Michael's Alley (Breakfast/Brunch spot)
- Pampas (Great steak)
- Pluto's (Best salads in PA)
Mediterranean/Greek/Euro
- La Foret
- Evvia Estiatorio (Greek - might be best restaurant in PA!)
- Oren's Hummus Shop
- Coconuts (Fun Caribbean spot)
- The Sea
Asian
- Japanese: Sushi House, Homma's (brown rice), Jin Sho, Fuki Sushi,
- Thai: Rice Thai
- Vietnamese: Asian Box, Tamarine,
Restaurants and Bars - San Francisco
Top Restaurant Recommendations:
- Best Chinese: House of Nanking
- Best Dim Sum: Yank Sing
- Best Vietnamese: Slanted Door
- Best Seafood: Aqua
- Best Italian: A16
- Best 24-hour spot: Grubstake
- Best Steak: Balboa Cafe and Boboquivari's
- Best Sushi: Tataki, Okoze, Atami
- Best Lounge: Redwood Room @ The Clift and The Matrix
- Best Beer/Sports Bar: Gordon Biersch
- Orin Swift (707.967.9179 – Appointment req’d, only open during week)
- Opus One (800.292.6787 - Appointment req’d)
- Cakebread (800.588.0298 - Appointment req’d)
- Picnic lunch/tasting - Joseph Phelps (800.707.5789 - Appointment req’d)
- Frogs Leap (707.963.4704 - Appointment req’d)
- Groth (707.754.4254 - Appointment req’d)
- Grgich Hills (800.532.3057 - Appointment req’d)
- Maisonry (707.944.0889 - Appointment req’d - Wine Incubator/Museum)
- St. Supery (707.963.4507 - No appointment req'd)
- Littorai (707.823.9586) - Appointment req'd - In Sebastopol)
- Merry Edwards ((707) 823-7466 - Appointment req'd - In Sebastopol)
- Copain (707.836.8822) - Appointment req'd - In Healdsburg)
- Late Night, bar @ Medlock Ames (Healdsburg) - Medlock Ames
Eats:
- Lunch/Brunch: Mustard Grill, Fish Story, and Fremont Diner
- Dinner: Cuvee, Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & BBQ, The Pearl, The Farm, Grace’s Table, Brix, Bouchon, and Redd
Top Restaurant Recommendations:
- Best modern American - Sojourn - UES, Rouge Tomate - UES, Little Owl - W Village, King's Carriage House - UES
- Best steak place - Sparks - Midtown East
- Best French/gastro-pub food (Jay-z owns it, my fav spot in NYC) - Spotted Pig - W Village
- Best Spanish/Mexican: L'Esquina (Latin fusion) - Soho and Maya - UES
- Best Indian: Bukhara Grill (best Indian I've ever had) - Midtown East and Tamarind - Flatiron
- Best Italian: Locanda Verde (De Niro's new spot) - W Village, Cipriani - Midtown East, and Pesce Pasta - W Village
- Best sushi: Blue Ribbon, Megu, and Nobu
- Best burger: The Burger Joint
- Best pizza: Joe's in W Village
- Best brunch spots: The Met - Petrie Court, Central Park Boathouse, Pastis - Meatpacking, Balthazar, and Cafeteria
- Best BBQ: Daisy May's - Midtown West, Rub - Chelsea, Dinosaur - Harlem,
- Higher-end Lounges/Clubs: Bunker (Meat Packing - #1 club/lounge in NYC right now), The Hudson Hotel (Midtown West), Stone Rose Lounge (Midtown West), Russian Vodka Room (Midtown West), 230 5th (rooftop bar) and Central Park Boathouse (Upper East in the Park).
- Lower key/hidden spots: Little Branch, Employees Only, L'Esquina, and The Back Room
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