The 38 Essential Restaurants in Los Angeles
"Sometimes, the good bones of a restaurant will show after numerous iterations, like Amour in West Hollywood, previously Dominick’s for the better part of a century, and then briefly Verlaine before it became one of Los Angeles’s most beautiful new openings of the past year. Founded by Thomas Fuks with chef Hendrix Vega leading the kitchen, the two Bouley alums did everything in their power to conceive a West Coast version of New York’s iconic Japanese French restaurant. They’ve mostly succeeded, doing homages like chawanmushi with black truffle dashi or New Caledonia prawn carpaccio with leche de tigre. Most folks will opt for the tasting menus, but diners can also order bistro-inspired dishes a la carte, like steak au poivre or the Comté “cloud” of pillowy soft scrambled eggs. The restaurant’s main dining patio, laced with ivy and accented with vintage lighting, could be the most charming place for dinner in Los Angeles right now. — Matthew Kang, lead editor" - Eater Staff
