"LA This red sauce Italian joint in LA will make you—and the other diners having friend hangs and tiramisu dates—fall into a deep nostalgic trance. Bask in the room’s dinner-party energy, slosh back icy martinis in a booth, and down chicken parm and lasagna bolognese like it's your job. Reservations are released daily, 14 days in advance at 10am, but are generally snatched up within minutes. Since they reserve a portion of the dining room for walk-ins every night, your best bet for securing a table is to show up when they open at 5:30pm." - anne cruz