Big Mediterranean flavors rule in this sprawling restaurant with several cozy dining areas, including a lush secret-garden-like patio.
A little French fare in the courtyard sounds just right morning, noon, or night. Move into the lobby lounge if the moment (or the powerful Writer’s Block cocktail) strikes you.
If the best part of waking up is finding a vanilla nut coffee (made with organic coffee beans, of course) in your cup, then you won’t mind the crowd at the counter or waiting for sidewalk seating.
If the walls of the storied hotel’s dining room could talk, they’d say come for the eternally tony ambience, the who’s-who people watching, and the Caesar salad. But they can’t. And they can’t take pictures either.
Photo: Nikolas Koenig / Courtesy of Chateau Marmont
A lo-fi, indoor-outdoor Italian spot for fresh fettuccine, grilled lamb chops, and garlicky tomato bruschetta. Special chewy almond cookies end the meal.
It’s been serving since the ’20s, whipping up organic-whenever-possible diner dishes for nostalgic modernists. Good morning, orange blueberry pancakes. Hello, burrata-caprese omelet.
Photo: Selim Mete / Courtesy of Cora’s Coffee Shop
The old Biscuit Company’s factory floor was made over into a loose French brasserie full of industrial charm and pommes frites.
Take the sophisticated Cal-Med menu, award-winning wine list, and outdoor terrace with exceptional sidewalk views. Hold the stuffiness.
Hipsters vie for couch seats by the outdoor fire pit and farm-style communal tables in front. Wood-fire specialty pizzas and simple, rustic flavor make it worth the wait.
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Mamma mia! Grab a table (inside or out) for an Italian dinner or stand at the bar and nurse a hard-to-find microbrew.