The Ivy

Parking: Valet
Celeb-spotting, Area Classic, People Watching Moderately noisy Private Parties Banquets, Outdoor Seating

See and be seen at the Ivy in Beverly Hills. (Actually, just see; unless you’re a star, no one there wants to look at you.) This is where you sit back and soak up what everyone else in the country thinks LA is all about. The cluttered shabby chic interior with its somewhat un-ironic proliferation of American flags is the perfect frame for the pricey menu of upscale, down home comfort foods -- including corn chowder, crab cakes and grilled vegetable salads -- are good enough to almost distract you from the action on the patio. (Tip: David Hasselhoff always sits by the too-sweet white picket fence, the better to be photographed by the paparazzi parked across the street.)

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