The 20 Best Italian Restaurants In LA - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"This corner-store-turned Cal-Italian spot is the neighborhood restaurant other neighborhood restaurants aspire to be. Beethoven Market is filled with enough chatter and buzz to power a fun date or family reunion, and has a straightforward menu of dishes that float under $30 . Beethoven’s three-day fermented pizza dough makes light, airy pies, the bright salads and grilled vegetables are well-spritzed with lemon, and all of the housemade pastas are al dente, including a golden carbonara with marshmallow-sized pieces of guanciale. Reservations are released a month in advance. Plan two weeks ahead for prime time tables, but late-night reservations are usually available day-of on weekdays." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore