Da Lat Rose is a Vietnamese tasting-menu experience above the legendary Crustacean in Beverly Hills.

Dear John’s in Culver City will transport you back to the glamorous Old Hollywood era you wish you lived in.

Scratch Bar is a fun 20-course prix fixe restaurant in Encino.

Sasabune is home to some of the best sushi in Glendale.

The Restaurant at The NoMad in DTLA is a uniquely LA casual-feeling fancy restaurant.

Q Sushi is a traditional, fancy place for omakase sushi in DTLA.

Lawry’s might be a bonafide chain, but its original Beverly Hills location still has lots of magic.

Santa Monica’s Via Veneto has the kind of classic, upscale Italian food that New Yorkers claim you can’t find in LA.

Shojin is a vegan sushi restaurant in Little Tokyo and a unique dining experience from start to finish.

The Tropicale is a ktischy oasis that feels like a Miami supper club. Things get weird here.

Orsa & Winston is an Italian-Japanese restaurant in DTLA that’s just as good for a casual lunch as it is for a special occasion dinner.

Le Comptoir is a tiny prix-fixe restaurant in Koreatown that feels like a dinner party with friends.

Michael’s On Naples is a fancy Italian restaurant in Long Beach, and still the standard for special occasion dining in the area.

For Italian food in Los Angeles, it still doesn’t get any better than Bestia in the Arts District.

Bistro Na’s is a fancy restaurant in Temple City doing Imperial Chinese food, which means it’s perfect for a special occasion meal.

Vincenti is expensive Italian food in Brentwood that’s actually good.