Italian Restaurants
3100 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey, CA, 90292
26 Beach (named for its former location at the end of Washington Blvd.) serves a huge menu that manages to be both refined and wide-ranging at the same time. Need a burger...
1811 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Noted for its bagel crust—a mixture of poppy seeds, onion, garlic and sesame—Abbot’s Pizza serves the kind of fusion pizza for which California is famous (...
4002 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292
Alejo’s is further proof that some of the best restaurants in Los Angeles are hidden within non-descript strip malls on busy street corners. Its extremely garlicky...
4485 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503
2645 Main St, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
The ambience is simple—e.g. outdoor “patio” seating in the parking lot of the Seashore Motel—but the panini crowd can’t get enough of...
7274 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
Not to be confused with nearby All’ Angelo or Angelini Osteria, this Italian restaurant is helmed by Chef Evan Kleiman, author, radio host and founder of the L.A....
13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey, CA, 90292
Pizza is basically just a piece of bread dough with a tomato topping. But what adifference in the details. Nowhere else on earth does it as well as Naples, the southern...
2903 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
As far as romantic atmosphere goes, the back alley where Lady and the Tramp shared a plate of spaghetti had better ambiance than this Italian joint wedged between a nail...
7232 Rosemead Blvd, San Gabriel, CA, 91775
3116 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA, 91505
3225 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA, 90755
5219 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA, 91601
33101 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA, 91390
1319 Third St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
The worn tile floors, mostly unadorned brick walls and well-used copper pots on display in the open-air kitchen give Bravo Cucina’s dining area a breezy,...
2400D Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405