The 20 Essential Italian Restaurants in Los Angeles

"Jackson Kalb’s follow up to this neighborhood El Segundo trattoria Jame was a further development of his love affair with Italian food. The former fine dining chef just wants to serve food he loves without pretension, which means a versatile Italian American menu of house-extruded pasta. Think spicy rigatoni alla vodka, linguine with colatura, and lemon tagliolini. Thin, shareable pizzas infuse some creativity like the Hapa, with potentially eyebrow-raising pepperoni with pineapple and jalapeno. In a neighborhood with plenty of options, locals still gravitate toward Ospi’s quality Italian food." - Matthew Kang