Italian Restaurants
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...
26025 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA, 90265
This greenery and flowers surrounding this restaurant across PCH from the sea, reminds us of a French or Italian villa. Come for the Continental food, the ambience and the...
22757 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA, 91364
Expect well-prepared old-fashioned Continental cuisine from this neighborhood spot.
31 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey, CA, 90292
Serving heaping portions of Northern Italian food (plan to bring some home), C & O Trattoria attracts good-sized crowds on most nights of the week. Luckily, its large...
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...
7169 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90036
3937 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA, 90803
815 W Seventh St., Downtown LA, CA, 90017
Tucked into downtown's Fine Arts Building -- one of L.A.'s great architectural treasures -- this is a very respectable destination for standard trattoria fare. But unlike...
617 S Olive St., Los Angeles, CA, 90014
The deco-style building that now houses Cicada Restaurant was originally built in 1928 for one of downtown L.A.’s most expensive haberdasheries. Hats are no longer...
1833 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90041
It's an Italian restaurant, it's a steakhouse, it's a jazz club. Since 1954.
7455 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
1646 N. Las Palmas St, Los Angeles, CA, 90028
Miceli's was established in 1949 by Carmen Miceli, who still prowls the premises, schmoozing and drinking with his customers. Red-checkered cloth drapes over the tables and...
3655 Cahuenga Blvd W, Universal City, CA, 90068
2100 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046
Pace brings peace and pizza to Laurel Canyon. Nestled within the canyon's narrow winding roads is the bucolic cottage that's home to both the Canyon Country Store and the...
1401 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA, 90291
Simply put, The Sidewalk Café is the biggest, busiest restaurant in Venice. Its expansive, kitschy menu is notable for the numerous selections named after famous...