East San Fernando Valley Restaurants
11941 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604
On the whole, though, this boxy, claustrophobic room crowded with narrow tables is a lot more like a real restaurant in Japan than Sushi Nozawa down the street. (To make the...
4212 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, 91602
At this bustling little restaurant, which is popular with nearby studio workers but relatively unknown to the rest of the world, a lively bar is separated from a cozy dining...
12182 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604
Conceived as a one-stop shop for the perfect cake, card, and gift, Big Sugar Bakeshop offers an array of cakes and cupcakes so irresistible that you may forget about the...
11282 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604
From the street, the Bird Cage looks like a little cottage bistro, but step inside and you’ll find an exotic mix of outdoor “rooms” at which to dine and...
12950 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA, 91604
With a 30-foot-high trellised glass ceiling, French doors dressed with lace curtains, and flower boxes flush with hydrangeas, the Bistro Garden creates a kind of French...
13539 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423
Where barbecue meets bistro: Boneyard Bistro aims to please everyone -- and succeeds -- by offering its baby back ribs alongside more ambitious fare. All of their barbecued...
4100 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, 91602
Ca' del Sole is the Valley sister of Locanda Veneta and Ca' Brea, and our industry crowd loves it. Any time after 6 p.m., this pleasant rustic roadhouse (formerly Maison...
14015 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423
Live music Wed.-Sat.
1250 E. Harvard Rd., Burbank, CA, 91501
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...
4342 Tujunga Ave, Studio City, CA, 91604
One of the most delectable gelaterias in the city, Gelato Bar is owned by Gail Silverton, sister of Mozza’s Nancy Silverton, and her fiancé Joel Gutman. The...
15013 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91403
These popular San Fernando Valley casual dining spots feature French bistro food. Open daily, their Saturday and Sunday brunches attract crowds
3413 W. Cahuenga Blvd., Universal City, CA, 90068
If the large-eyed waif in Minibar’s wall mural by Margaret Keane looks forlorn, perhaps it’s because she doesn’t know whether to order the tuna poki or the...
13422 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423
Mistral is the most French of San Fernando Valley restaurants, which may explain why it has endured all these years. It has a casual-dressy French style: dark wood paneling,...
13251 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604
Olé occupies the space where Provençal restaurant Tournesol (and Portofino before that).