European Restaurants
1610 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
A medium-sized spot with ample lighting that accents the bright pine floors, ceilings and chairs, 17th St. Café serves up mixed California and international...
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 (...
213 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
A bona fide French eatery founded by chef Thierry Boisson in 1989, Acadie is a simple, bright, modern café with a small indoor eating area and an expansive...
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
7166 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA, 90046
With Osteria Mozza, Cube, Angeli Cafe and All’ Angelo, could this neighborhood be the next Little Italy? It’s eminently possible. The restaurant, whose name...
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...
17334 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, 91316
A no-frills Israeli restaurant, almost every item on the menu at Amer’s Falafel is under $10, and the authentic food it dishes up seven days a week fills the space...
1155 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90038
American staples like meatloaf, roasted chicken, spaghetti and Caesar salad, (mostly) made from organic, locally farmed produce and meat. The decor is all pale walls and...
110 E. Lemon Dr., Monrovia, CA, 91016
10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, 91601
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....
840 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA, 90014
Despite the claims of over-zealous real estate developers, it is doubtful that anybody would confuse the streets of downtown Los Angeles with the café-lined boulevards...
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...