Inside the Highly Anticipated Casa Dani, Now Open in Century City | Eater LA

"Opened by Spain’s celebrated chef Dani Garcia inside Westfield Century City on July 25, 2025, this highly anticipated restaurant delivers polished, upscale takes on traditional Spanish cuisine: ultra-thin paella topped with roasted Cornish game hen, paper-thin Andalusian tuna carpaccio doused with fruity olive oil, and a cheese-laden wagyu beef burger destined for social media. All-day service includes a $39 three-course lunch prix fixe aimed at office workers and locals (with about half the options carrying additional charges), offering choices like avocado and bluefin tartare, paccheri alla vodka, chorizo and aji empanadas, grilled sea bass, and desserts such as roasted pineapple with passionfruit yogurt or caramelized rice pudding; there’s also a flexible a la carte menu with iberico ham sandwiches on tomato bread and half-sized vegetable or seafood paellas. Dinner shifts to luxe ingredients, with tuna prepared four ways (including the famed porterhouse tuna carpaccio, tuna croquettes, and a duo of tartares with pickled vegetable relish), larger paellas meant to feed two, and a 32-ounce bone-in Australian wagyu rib-eye with two sides to conjure a Basque-style beef experience. The offerings balance an LA-centric appetite for raw fish and locally sourced vegetables with some Italian pastas and steakhouse-style grilled mains, while desserts expand to burnt Basque cheesecake, yuzu flan, chocolate mousse with vanilla chantilly, and the signature Frescor Andalusí with orange blossom ice cream, pistachio cake, and jasmine—versatile and easy with the polish one expects from a chef with multiple Michelin-starred restaurants. Drinks skew modern Spanish, from a grapefruit-tinted gin and tonic to an olive oil-laden martini with thyme and peppercorns, supported by wines from California, Spain, and France plus a solid set of sherry and port. The room mirrors the New York original’s modern European vibe with natural tones and leafy greens, recalling posh neighborhoods of Mexico City; green ceramic cups contrast with camel leather chairs, and an open kitchen fronted by chilled shellfish, branzino, and snapper underscores the seafood strengths. It should draw tourists and Westside residents seeking buttoned-up Spanish fare in familiar mall confines, and it’s open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., then 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., with reservations available on Resy." - Matthew Kang