European Restaurants
8478 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA, 90069
Thanks to its celebrity investors, Ago attracts a steady stream of industry clientele with its rustic Tuscan cuisine. Backed by bigshots like Robert De Niro and the...
1611 W Sunflower Ave, Santa Ana, CA, 92704
314 El Paseo Rd, Ojai, CA, 93023
Notable area chef Christian Shaffer, whose restaurants Chloe (in Playa del Rey) and Avenue (in Manhattan Beach) are now closed but left a warm fuzzy feeling on local...
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...
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...
8945 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90069
BIN 8945 is the wine lover’s closet-sized paradise. What the West Hollywood wine bar lacks in space, it makes up for in its brilliant wine pairings. Chef Michael...
45 S. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91106
Housed in a meticulously preserved Art Deco bungalow, Bistro 45 has a knack for updating classic French dishes with a contemporary California sensibility. Seared foie gras...
3420 Via Oporto, Newport Beach, CA
At the new Blanca in Newport Beach's Lido Marina Village, chef Nicholas Weber gets creative with crudo -- Italian style raw fish, a trend of the moment -- but shows his...
8720 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90069
Acclaimed restaurateur Laurent Tourondel brings his popular NYC French bistro/American steakhouse to the Sunset Strip. The concept has come to life in the iconic former Le...
100 W. Channel Rd., Santa Monica, CA, 90402
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028
Vert -- green in French -- cooks up the casual French fare featured in the bustling brasseries of Paris. Some Italian and California-inspired dishes are mixed in -- all at...
4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA, 90292
With a gorgeous view of the Marina, Café del Rey is the place to go when you’re ready to spend money on luxuriously prepared entrees. In other words, you...
700 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90071
What do the Central Library and Cafe Pinot have in common? Well, not much other than the well-manicured Maguire Gardens located on the corner of Fifth and Flower streets,...
1810 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Clubby 16-table restaurant where meats, poultry and seafood are grilled Italian-style in a wood-burning fireplace.
141 S Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101