From Michelin-starred kaiseki and modernist counters to Arts District icons and the city's best Thai, LA is one of America's most exciting places to eat. These are its best restaurants, by the consensus of its critics, its rating platforms, and its diners.
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From Michelin-starred kaiseki and modernist counters to Arts District icons and the city's best Thai, LA is one of America's most exciting places to eat. These are its best restaurants, by the consensus of its critics, its rating platforms, and its diners.
Holbox (University Park)
Chef Gilberto Cetina's Michelin-starred seafood counter inside South LA's Mercado La Paloma turns Yucatecan cooking into the city's most thrilling raw bar, from aguachiles to smoked-marlin tacos. It was just named one of North America's 50 best restaurants.
Providence (Melrose)
Michael Cimarusti's three-Michelin-star Melrose institution is LA's temple of refined, sustainable seafood, built on pristine sourcing and meticulous multi-course tasting menus. A decades-long benchmark for fine dining in the city.
Somni (West Hollywood)
Aitor Zabala's three-Michelin-star counter is an intimate, surreal theater of modernist cooking, with elaborate plating that makes for one of the most ambitious tasting experiences in North America.
Hayato (Arts District)
A tiny two-Michelin-star kaiseki counter in the Arts District where chef Brandon Go serves an exacting, seasonal multi-course menu rooted in Japanese tradition. One of the hardest reservations in Los Angeles.
n/naka (Palms)
Chef Niki Nakayama's Michelin-starred Palms restaurant is LA's definitive modern kaiseki, a deeply personal multi-course journey through seasonal Japanese fine dining. Reservations open months ahead and vanish in seconds.
Kato (Arts District)
Chef Jon Yao's Michelin-starred restaurant, now at Row DTLA, builds an ambitious tasting menu around Taiwanese and Chinese flavors filtered through California ingredients. Widely considered among LA's very best.
Sushi Sonagi (Gardena)
An acclaimed Gardena omakase from chef Jihan Lee blending edomae technique with subtle Korean touches, earning some of the highest review scores in the city. An intimate counter worth the South Bay drive.
Bavel (Arts District)
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis's Arts District Middle Eastern restaurant is one of LA's most beloved tables, famous for its hummus, slow-cooked lamb-neck shawarma, and house-baked breads. A perennial special-occasion favorite.
Baroo (Arts District)
Chef Kwang Uh's Arts District restaurant reinvents Korean cooking through fermentation and a quietly poetic tasting menu, a celebrated reincarnation of his cult Sunset Boulevard original.
Anajak Thai (Sherman Oaks)
Justin Pichetrungsi's Sherman Oaks Thai restaurant, a Bib Gourmand pick and former national Restaurant of the Year, pairs his family's classics with the wildly popular Thai Taco Tuesday and a serious natural-wine list.
Ranked across 6 sources: MICHELIN Guide California 2026 · Los Angeles (starred spots, by star rating); North America 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (LA entries, by NA rank); Time Out · The 42 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, Ranked (June 2026); The Infatuation · Best Restaurants in LA (2026, unordered roundup); Yelp · Ranked by Rating (June 2026); Google Reviews · Ranked by Rating (June 2026). Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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