" Head to The Barish when you're feeling nostalgic about Old Hollywood. This airy Italian place is located on the first floor of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and has a wrap-around marble bar with plenty of room for walk-ins. It's the kind of enjoyable spot where you can get all dressed up without feeling like an idiot, and let one glass of Sangiovese quickly turn into three. You'll sit under ornate chandeliers in one of this city's historic hotels as you snack on rigatoni al forno created by pasta mastermind Nancy Silverton. It's so good you might decide to have solo dinners here on a monthly basis. " - Jess Basser Sanders, Nikko Duren, Kat Hong, Sylvio Martins