World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Los Angeles, California, USA Travel Guide http://bit.ly/18CgG5A Restaurants in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles has one of the most eclectic restaurant scenes in the world. Local, fresh produce is often used by chefs, whether serving typical Californian cuisine or international dishes. It can all be washed down by a glass of delicious Californian wine. Service - even in the most modest of places - is usually excellent. Do be prepared to book ahead for some of the most popular spots, although because locals tend to eat early, you may manage to get a later table. The Los Angeles restaurants below have been hand-picked by our guide author and are grouped into three pricing categories: Expensive (over US$75) Moderate (US$45 to US$75) Cheap (up to US$45) These Los Angeles restaurant prices are for a three-course meal and half a bottle of wine or equivalent. Not included is the 8.75% sales tax or a customary tip of 15-20%. Ago Price: Expensive Pronounced 'AHHgo', this Tuscan-style restaurant co-owned by Robert de Niro attracts its fair share of stars. The stylish, modern décor is enriched by candlelight and handsome Italian waiters, who dash around on split levels that cause havoc with the acoustics. Brick oven pizzas, bistecca and the porcini mushroom risotto are good main courses. The extensive dessert menu includes a delicious ricotta cheesecake. Address: 8478 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States Spago Price: Expensive Chef Wolfgang Puck's flagship restaurant continues to draw LA's rich and famous quite simply because the food is so good. Grandiose entrance doors set the stage for the over-the-top interior décor, with its etched and stained-glass, plus art by the likes of David Hockney. The centrepiece patio, with olive trees and fountain, has the most coveted tables. Fresh fish, seasonal produce, signature dishes such as prime côte de boeuf and melt-in the-mouth pizzas are all excellent. Dinner nightly, lunch Monday to Saturday. Address: 176 North Cañon Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States Yamashiro Price: Expensive This hidden gem offering Californian-Asian fusion food, is among the city's most beautiful restaurants with superb nighttime views over LA from its perch high above Franklin Avenue. Built in 1911 as an exact replica of a Japanese palace, it has a fascinating history. You can't see it from the road so it's mostly frequented by Angelenos. Share a variety of small plates and cocktails in the lounge bar, laze at the poolside bar next to a 600 year old pagoda or opt for an ultra romantic courtyard dining experience complete with koi carp pond to gaze at under a moonlit sky. Address: 1999 North Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States Chaya Brasserie Price: Moderate This lively restaurant's Mediterranean-meets-Asian-Pacific-New-Wave cuisine, prepared by a Japanese chef, has been luring Angelenos for years with its elegant décor, food and staff. Recommended dishes include the soy glazed cod with ginger carrot puree and the duck with roasted peach and port wine lavender sauce. The bar menu, which includes sushi, is cheaper during Happy Hour (1700-2000) here and in the Venice Beach branch, where the Happy Hour (1700 to close) is especially lively and popular with a good selection of munchies that caters more for the Venice crowd including Mac 'n' Cheese made with Fontina cheese and truffle oil, and Dungeness Crab Cigar. Address: 8741 Alden Drive, West Hollywood/Melrose, Los Angeles, California, United States Il Pastaio Price: Moderate On a bustling corner a stone's throw from Rodeo Drive, Il Pastaio is a favourite celebrity haunt, especially at lunch time. Reservations are a must in the evening. Part of a small, family owned group of Italian restaurants in LA, it offers a mouth watering array of fresh, hand made pastas, risottos and fish dishes. The homemade black and white tagliolini pasta with baby clams and arugola is a winner as is the melt in the mouth timballo du zucchini -- a courgette soufflé served over roasted red pepper sauce with a touch of truffle fondue. Tables are tightly packed and you can dine inside or on the patio. Address: 400 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States ========================= Los Angeles Videos, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Tourism, Los Angeles Travel Guide, Los Angeles Vacation, Los Angeles tours, Los Angeles Attractions, Los Angeles Restaurants, Los Angeles Shopping, Los Angeles Transport, Los Angeles Museums, California, California Travel Guide, California Tourism, California Vacation, United States of America

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