1. Animal
435 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA
New American Restaurant · Mid-City West · 233 tips and reviews
Johanna Fuentes: Poutine is a MUST! Try the lamb meatballs, sweetbreads, pork ribs, hamachi...
Jannica Robertson: Food was on point. Bring a group to try a little bit of everything - approx. 2 plates per person. Great dishes were Pig ears, burata, yellow tail hamachi, putine with oxtail, and pork ribs.
Gloria Chin: get the pig ear, bone marrow, hamachi tostada, maple sausage gravy, chicken liver toast, pork belly sandwich, foie gras, bacon chocolate crunch bar!!
2. Son of a Gun
8.4
8370 W 3rd St (at S Orlando Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Mid-City West · 162 tips and reviews
Glenda Felden: Absolutely perfect meal. Get the fried chicken sandwich, linguine w/ clams & uni and the hamachi w/ grapes & oranges. Oh, and did I mention the New Zealand oysters? Outrageously good. All of it.
Cyndi Berzow: One of the best in LA. Don't leave without getting the scallop, hamachi, fried chicken sandwich and the tuna are amazing. #animalvinny is a genius.
RJ Dugan: The hamachi sashimi Is insanely good. Lobster roll is bite size but really good. Fried chicken sandwich is maybe the best I've ever had.
4. Izaka-ya by Katsuya
8.5
8420 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Mid-City West · 126 tips and reviews
Emma S: The hamachi and salmon are the best I have had. Service is outstanding, and don't miss the green beans!
Shally Steckerl: Nobody asks for omekase, if you dare to do so you'll get top service. Try the sea trout, amberjack or hamachi toro.
Amanda Hoskinson: Spicy tuna and shishito peppers are a win. Also the sashimi bowl.
7. Nobu
8.8
903 N La Cienega Blvd (at Willoughby), West Hollywood, CA
Sushi Restaurant · 66 tips and reviews
Joe Love: I felt that the Wagyu tacos have too much shell. Order the whole lobster that is also off the menu. It's to die for!
Tommy Hilfiger: “I like restaurants with a great atmosphere. The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel and Nobu are my favorite places to eat in LA – and the house specialties are always the way to go.”-TH
eHow: Nobu's Los Angeles location opened in Spring 2008. It has been been listed among the best sushi restaurants in the city by Bon Appetite and won a Diners' Choice award in 2009. Read more.
James Lee: -get a margarita "with the good shit", hamachi ceviche, small & costly but worth trying, dirty horchata bliss, cochinita pibil tacos & maitake mushroom tacos build momentum, octopus tacos for the win
Rob Blasko: Octopus tacos are a must have, and the guacamole is lime-filled and spectacular as well.
Fenny Fen: Don't think twice - octopus tacos.
10. Red O
7.9
8155 Melrose Ave (at Kilkea Dr.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mid-City West · 69 tips and reviews
Allison: I can be pretty critical of restaurants but EVERYTHING we had was incredible! The corn chowder w/ crab is a must, as are the chicken enchiladas and the bunelos.
Devran Mustafoglu: Beautiful restaurant with a lively atmosphere. Recommend the short rib sopes!
@iamkhayyam: Sipping Tequila is plentiful +1 Crab and shrimp enchilada is to die for +1 Lounge +1
11. Fig & Olive
8490 Melrose Pl (La Cienega blvd.), Los Angeles, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Mid-City West · 99 tips and reviews
Sara AlShaker: All dishes are creative but not too exotic- which makes them just perfect. Crostinis are great for a start, followed by something off the fish menu and the Veal Milanese.
People: Check out what Halle Berry ordered during a recent visit to Fig & Olive! (Mmm...truffles!) Read more.
LA Weekly: "In case you were wondering how the restaurant Fig & Olive got its name, there are figs and olives on everything..." - Jonathan Gold Read more.