Contemporary Restaurants
1320 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
15 offers a terrific happy hour food deal with its three-course $15 tasting menu (Mon.-Fri. 5-6:30 p.m.) that's perfectly portioned for medium (but not gluttonous) appetites....
1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA, 90291
5484 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90036
8475 Melrose Pl., West Hollywood, CA, 90069
The celebrated French restaurant reopens with a new chef, a different perspective and a fresher take on its prix fixe menu. After a brief closing and a change of guard from...
521 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA, 91101
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...
229 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101
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...
349 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90048
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...
2838 Rowena Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90039
Located in a beautifully restored 1925 firehouse, the Edendale has swiftly become a Silver Lake staple. Pressed tin celings with a dramatic skylight, varnished oak and maple...
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...
7360 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca, 90036
In the mood for a grilled tenderloin of wild boar? Neal Fraser's Grace can help. Sauteed foie gras and red wattle pork belly are also available. This is the place to go if...
8516 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90045
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...