Contemporary Restaurants
822 Washington Blvd., Venice, CA, 90292
Beechwood is as much a triumph of design and décor as it is of food and wine. It succeeds wildly at all of them. You can sit by the fire pit outside and enjoy...
4722 E. Second St., Long Beach, CA, 90803
Take some of the best dishes from A.O.C., Hungry Cat, Nancy Silverton's tartine nights and/or her antipasti night at La Terza, toss them in the air like pick-up sticks, let...
4901 E. Second St., Long Beach, CA, 90803
1457 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Broadway Deli bills itself as a “farmers market restaurant,” and with a semi-autonomous wine shop, a point-and-pick deli counter, a coffee-and-juice station and...
1534 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
A clean, casually elegant and exceedingly well-lit spot—with two of the four walls actually floor to ceiling windows—Café Montana serves up fine food in a...
219 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91105
Set back from the frenzy of Old Town, Central Park pleases as a neighborhood grill with a rare view of, yes, Pasadena’s oft overlooked Central Park. Housed in a...
3626 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Quick: If you don't have a famous chef or a spectacular dining room, what's the most important factor in launching a new restaurant? Location, location, location. The new...
2325 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar, CA, 92625
This is a gastropub, a hybrid that brings culinary artistry to the fun-loving pub environment. A trend that began in London in the early 1990s, the gastropub has barely...
5156 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027
A classy but comfortable wine bar and grill in the heart of the colorful NoHo Arts District. Watch a play at one of 22 independent theaters after sampling fine wines and...
11720 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604
Hidden behind an ivy covered wall, Firefly may be demure on the outside, but this chic bar and restaurant is sensual through and through. Enter through the scarlet bar and...
8082 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach, CA, 92646
It’s got that chic feeling that’s oh so familiar: the edges are clean and sharp, the décor is modern but not sterile and the lighting is sexy-dim but not...
3725 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
There’s no arguing with the fact that Good has an excellent selection of over 100 microbrew beers. From A (Abita Purple Haze) to Z (Zywiec, a lemony lager from Poland)...
16334 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach, CA, 92683
There’s a new restaurant just off the 405 in Huntington Beach and it doesn’t have a drive-thru. Jaqu’s is a contemporary American restaurant in a...
4348 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90029
If donuts and chess at nearby 24-hour haunt Tang’s Donuts aren't your idea of a late-night delight, try the Kitchen. Located next door to the neighborhood watering hole...
2501 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90057
La Fonda restaurant, the home of the Grammy-winning mariachi band Los Camperos, closed last October. Earlier this month, it reopened under new ownership with a lighter,...