71Above
Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles
633 W 5th St 71st floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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Highlights
Panoramic views and modern American cuisine served nightly
Panoramic views and modern American cuisine served nightly
"When you decide what to eat at night, you consider the obvious: What kind of food do you want? That’s important. But what’s more important to your decision is the “why.” Are you on the way home and have no desire for detours? Are you already stoned on your couch watching The Voice and need something hand delivered to your lap? Probably. And that’s why decent restaurants with plenty of reasons to eat at them make it into our weekly rotation, and really good restaurants with fewer reasons to go often don’t. As for 71Above, it’s definitely the latter. Perched on top of the US Bank Tower downtown, 71Above is as visually impressive a restaurant as you’ll find in LA. You don’t need to wait in line at Soarin’ Over California to know we don’t have many tall buildings in this town, let alone ones with 360-degree-view restaurants on top. And for that reason alone, 71Above is unlike anything else. As for the food? Delicious. Yes, the $70 three-course choose-your-own-pre-fixe adventure at dinner is a little fussy, but the reality is the menu is solid as a rock. The agnolotti (with black truffle and ricotta) is outstanding and the scallop curry situation will stay in your mind for days. So what’s the holdup? 9.0 game-changing blockbuster, right? Well, it all goes back to the “why.” photo credit: Stan Lee Outside of the fancy corporate lunch/dinner, there are frankly just not many situations we could see ourselves at 71Above. The views are obviously great and the main dining hall looks like a mid-century art installation, but the vibe inside is not much of anything. There’ll be a few guys drinking quietly at the bar and some tables filled with uptight financial people talking about stock consultation, but that’s hardly the atmosphere we would want to have a big date night or show off the city to friends in. So take 71Above for what it is: a good-looking, well-executed shrine to the corporate power stage and a great place to see what Century City looks like at 4pm. You’ll probably find a time and place for 71Above, it just won’t come around very often. RESERVE A TABLE WITH RESERVE A TABLE Food Rundown Steak Tartare Served on both the lunch and dinner menu, this baby is fantastic. The steak itself is quality, but we’re partial to the egg yolk swimming pool sitting on top. Not mad about the olive tapenade either. photo credit: Stan Lee Tomato Tart Served only at dinner, this is our favorite among the first course options. It’s basically a caprese, but served on top of some sort of tart shell. It’s weird and wonderful. photo credit: Stan Lee Scallop This is probably our favorite thing on the menu. Scallops will always be one of God’s great gifts, but it’s the curry bath it’s sitting in that takes it to the next level. photo credit: Stan Lee Suckling Pig Served with loin, belly, and a confit of some sort, this is essentially a pig three ways and who are we to turn down that? photo credit: Stan Lee Agnolotti A flat-out must-order. Corn, black truffle, and ricotta. No further questions. Pasta If you’re waltzing in hungry at lunch, this is definitely your move. It’s probably not the best thing on the menu, but its king crab-filled goodness will hit the spot anytime. photo credit: Stan Lee" - Brant Cox
"In cities like New York and Chicago, restaurants on top of skyscrapers are old news. In LA, they’re basically local landmarks. 71Above is a modern restaurant/bar on top of the US Bank tower that has only been open since 2016, but is easily one of the most impressive spaces in the city. With nearly 360-degree views of LA and a ceiling that looks like an optical illusion, drinking at 71Above is like being inside an interpretive art museum. While we totally endorse eating a full dinner here, you could also just come by for a strong drink before a night out Downtown." - brant cox
"A fine-dining restaurant located on the top floor of the U.S. Bank Tower welcomed a curfew shift to 10 p.m. as a positive step but noted the neighborhood is still struggling to recover from COVID-19. Owner Emil Eyvazoff warned that many surviving businesses remain on the ropes and that the recent disruption risked forcing additional closures." - Rebecca Roland
"Very few restaurants in LA have any dress code whatsoever (that’s why Quentin Tarantino gets away with wearing board shorts at Nobu) but 71Above suggests wearing suit jackets or dresses - making it an ideal special-occasion spot. So does the three-course tasting menu, which includes suitably fancy options like champagne-poached oyster with uni and king trumpet mushrooms with truffles. But what you’re really here for are the completely unparalleled views of Los Angeles. If that’s the sort of thing that appeals to you, it’s hard to find anything more romantic than watching the sunset from 71 stories above the city." - brett keating
"A fine dining restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles, known for its panoramic views and upscale cuisine. Chef Miguel Gonzalez, who previously worked at Augustine Wine Bar, served as the chef de cuisine here." - Mona Holmes
