The 5 Best Restaurants For Paella In LA - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"We’re not sure any paella is worth driving two hours from LA for, but if there was, it would be the one at this modern Spanish spot in Downtown Santa Barbara. Loquita takes an empty-the-fridge approach to its rice dishes, tossing in things like gigante beans, marinated artichoke hearts, and pickled shiitakes. Prioritize a sunny afternoon on their patio next time and split their mariscos paella with the table. An order comfortably feeds two to three, with lots of jumbo prawns, mussels, and grilled scallops, and rice coated in a funky black garlic sofrito that gives it an edge like an eccentric haircut." - sylvio martins