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....
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...
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...
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...
1009 El Centro St., South Pasadena, CA, 91030
Firefly Bistro offers a slightly bohemian California menu that's high-spirited and fun, just like its tent party atmosphere. Specialties: pecan-coated catfish, seared pork...
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...
8334 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, ca, 90048
This late 2007 addition to the 3rd st. restaurant row near the Beverly Center has filled a badly-need void for comfort food in the neighborhood. Looking for great mac &...
8516 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90045
23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu , CA, 90265
With an eye on reviving the galmour of 1940s beach society the Malibu Pier Club has opened on the Malibu Pier. The Club, which overlooks picturesque Surfrider beach, serves...
1035 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA
Former Mayor Richard Riordan expands his mini-restaurant empire with the opening of this upscale meat-and-potatoes dining option next door to his newly opened Village...
3760 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90010
Thanks to Top Chef helping the average food consumer become an even more average food snob, the everyday diner can stop in at Opus and graze on their high-end American...
6410 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA, 92869
Perched atop the hills in Orange, this Contemporary American restaurant was built in the 1970s and is considered one of the city's gems. The walk to the restaurant from the...
3601 Overland Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90034
933 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91204
Glendale is becoming a bit of a foodie destination. First there was Bashan and now Palate Food + Wine. Located on the ground floor of the 1928 seven-story Bekins moving...