"The team behind Hancock Park fine-dining restaurant Kali—currently closed for renovations—have opened a slightly more casual seafood spot a short drive away called Koast. The menu spotlights West Coast seafood with East Coast flavors, including oysters, crudo, scallop cakes, and lobster manicotti, plus some caviar for good measure. There’s also a giant fridge of dry-aging fish on display, plus a wine rack that takes up a whole wall. We recently visited Koast. Read our thoughts." - cathy park