We’re back! Because of the various great culinary options available in Los Angeles County eateries, the Roze Team has most likely consumed every sort of food from every culture throughout the years. This article will highlight several more Los Angeles eateries that you should try. Enjoy!
Part 3:
The Rose
This Venice institution is a coffee shop, bakery, study, and work-from-home lounge, takeout counter, and a full all-day eatery with a big second patio all rolled into one. It not only defies standard restaurant management thinking, but it flourishes. Vegetarians, meat eaters, weight watchers, and many others will all be delighted here because Jason Neroni’s restaurant provides everything from grain bowls and pizzas to kabocha squash hummus, roasted chicken, and smash burgers. The music is loud, the service is kind, and the portions are generous. Before you give up your parking place, travel a few blocks to the world-famous boardwalk to work off your dessert.
Mr. Chow
A chance encounter with a celebrity is the cherry on top of any trip to Mr. Chow’s establishment, but it’s not something for which you can prepare. Book a nightly table at this longtime favorite (47 years and counting!) of various celebrities. The stylish black-and-white interior design is as well-known as the traditional Beijing cuisine prepared by award-winning Executive Chef Yi Jia Qian and delivered by the most attentive servers. Most essential, the noodle man pulls the excellent strands every day in-house. The green prawns, ma mignon, and water dumplings are among the specialties.
L’antica Pizzeria da Michele
Building on a 150-year pizza-making tradition that includes brand-building mentions in both the book and film versions of “Eat, Pray, Love” (yes, it is the pizza Julia Roberts was in a relationship with!). The Naples establishment decided to head west to Hollywood a few years ago and open its first American restaurant. The inside dining area and bar have the sense of a fancy hillside home, but the serene and transportive courtyard with its blazing fire, potted plants, and direct line of sight to the oven box is the better option. While the Italian location only serves two types of pie, you can also get rounds with different toppings, apps like arancini and fried squash blossoms, salads, and wonderful al dente pasta here. Cheese boards, truffle burgers, and sumptuous desserts are all available.
Visit L’antica Pizzeria da Michele
n/naka
Chef Niki Nakayama serves an incredible 13-course tasting menu at her two Michelin-starred kaiseki temple in Palms, with an accepted progression of textures, temperatures, techniques, and ingredients, where each impeccably composed dish must stand on its own but also play seamlessly with its counterparts. On her meals, the “Chef’s Table” star mostly uses California-sourced products, and the flavors are as refreshing, clean, and subtle as the setting. A vegetarian alternative is also available. With a steep price tag and a months-long waitlist, this is unlikely to be a regular dining spot.
Jean-Georges Beverly Hills
Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the French Energizer Bunny of chefs, might effectively avoid the reputation that afflicts hotel restaurants. His eponymous West Coast flagship, nestled inside the luxurious Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, is designed for special events. Dress to impress and join the well-heeled in the stylish and creamy high-ceilinged dining room or on the open-air patio for a six- or eight-course tasting menu featuring the finest delicacies such as king crab, Petrossian Ossetra caviar, and Wagyu. The more informal Rooftop By JG is also worth a visit. Plan your visit to the minty outdoor haven around sunset.
Visit Jean-Georges Beverly Hills
Asanebo
After arriving in America in 1982 and assisting in the establishment of Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills, the Brothers Nakao struck out on their own in 1991 and have since been a member of the Valley’s Ventura Boulevard sushi mafia. Chef Tetsuya Nakao has extremely high standards for fish quality, precision knife cuts, presentation, and service level, which likely contributed to the sushiya receiving a Michelin star in 2008 and 2009. Toro and pickled radish roll, seared Wagyu sushi, halibut sashimi with yuzu pepper paste, and yellowtail with spicy citrus soy sauce and black lava salt are among the standouts. They also serve charcoal-grilled, steamed, sautéed, or fried meals including sea urchin tempura. Omakase at the counter is served with a dash of the chef’s friendly personality.
Badmaash
Badmaash’s bright colors, poppy photos of Gandhi in sunglasses, a hip-hop soundtrack, and campy Bollywood movie clips have replaced the soothing lighting, wood carvings, sitar chimes, and tapestries. You can still get classic dishes like butter chicken, kebabs, fish konkani, and potato-sweet pea samosas. You might even venture further afield and sample the popular street foods. Chili cheese naan, lamb vindaloo laced with ghost chiles, and chickpea flour-dusted mustard oil-marinated broccolini are among their characteristic twisted twists. Also, combine your meal with Thums Up Indian cola, mango lassi, or house-made oat milk chai.
Union
Pasadena, like Malibu, is a long drive, but if you can bear the traffic or take the train, you will not be disappointed. Especially if you like creamy stracciatella with stone fruit and black pepper-honey vinaigrette or hearty high-end pasta from Chef Chris Keyser’s very personal, seasonally Californian rendition of Northern Italian cuisine. The dishes are deceptively simple, highlighting local family farms’ fresh fruit and sustainably reared animals. The wild boar ragu and squid ink lumache mixed with lobster and truffle butter will blow your mind. Of course, you’ll have to compete for seats with an extremely dedicated clientele.
The numerous Los Angeles food options, prices, and atmospheres emanating from the wide range of restaurants depicted in parts 1, 2, and 3 demonstrate Los Angeles County’s cultural diversity and cuisine innovation. This article takes you on a journey to explore Chinese, French, Indian, Italian, and Japanese food at these incredible restaurants. Whether a casual food explorer or a foodie, there are many diverse L.A. cuisine options for you to select.