Baby Bistro

Baby Bistro is a beautiful little venue tucked away on a quiet street in Chinatown. The space evokes a comfortable old home with natural finishes and a warm atmosphere. The cuisine, from Chief Miles Thompson is sourced from the finest fresh ingredients. The dishes are straightforward in preparation, yet layered with complex and tantalizing flavors. The small, focused menu is designed to be shared and enjoyed in its entirety. I'll be dreaming about the Onion Bread and creamy liptauer spread for weeks! The striped bass and beef courses were classic and perfectly executed. Dont miss the dessert! The pine nut, rhubarb tart was served like a cookie and was a delightful way to end a memorable meal. The wine list by Sommelier Andy Schwartz is focused on low intervention, and interesting varietals from around the world. It is well curated to pair with and enhance the menu. Service was friendly, attentive and knowledgable. The restaurant has only been open a few weeks, yet is already firing on all cylinders. While the vibe feels casual, make no mistake this is serious food by world class industry professionals. This local gem is sure to be a hit, and I'd recommend going sooner than later before the crowds roll in. I look forward to returning as soon as possible!

The vibe is great. I tried two different wines and both were funky but in a good way. The food was decent tho the limited menu and the portion sizes gave it more like a tasting menu vibe, which is typical for a bistro. It’d be perfect for a second round, maybe for drink and smaller bites.The staff are really friendly. Overall, a nice spot.

“Would you like another glass of wine, diva?” asked our server. I gasped and almost spat my sparkling Chardonnay all over the delicately prepared bigfin reef squid with cucumber and shiso. What a relief to have a raw seafood dish that isn’t the same old Baja kampachi, Yuck! Let’s see more raw squid. As the meal progresses, you can expect the chef/proprietor to continue cooking with an exacting hand—pan-roasted fish with a sauce somewhere between teriyaki and bordelaise, or Coulotte with celery, wood ear, and spring onion broth. These things sound simple, but there’s a lot happening in the shadows. You won’t be able to put your finger on it, but you can be sure that things taste great, the ingredients are alive, and you will be cared for, diva. I don’t know why I wrote this review about the Big Baby, because all you Google review demons are going to flood their reservations, and I won’t be able to secure my table in the warm and enchanted banana tree forest that is the back patio of Baby Bistro. So for now, I will continue to chow down on the amazing pine nut cookies with cucumber cream and rhubarb. Oh, it’s sprayed with lavender or thyme or something like that.

Incredible meal with impeccable service. It's clear a lot of consideration is put into every aspect, from the wine list to the menu offerings to the state-of-the-art design and build-out. LA has been in dire need of a proper restaurant, and I'm so glad to finally have one.

It just feels totally right in there! The food is perfect & the wine too. And it was so cozy to just sit and chat. It feels like casual and at the same time you can see that the love is in every detail!

What an absolute treat. You can tell this place - the menu, the wine, the space - was put together by pros. The menu is well set up to be shared by two people, and be sure to take a moment to read Andy's incredible descriptions before enjoying the wine. This place is quality without the snobbery and strikes the vibrant-cozy balance perfectly. Get there before reservations become impossible to get! If you're eating and drinking expect to spend $100+ per person, if just eating $75+. This is tasting-menu-tier food.

Superb service! Excellent wine options! The food was unique, incredibly executed, and overall delicious! And even as a pescatarian (🤪) I had plenty of options. I can’t wait to be back!

food that prompts you to engage with all your senses a place that los angeles has been dreaming of for ages & a thoughtful wine list full of cheeky surprises Service is back baby!

I'm so happy this opened!! We've been to a couple of Baby Bistro popups in the past and I've been dying to have more of Chef Miles' culinary creations. My husband and I had dinner here this past weekend, and it was delightful. The restaurant is in a little courtyard of bungalows-turned-eateries. The space is so charming and cozy inside (lots of warm wood and warm lighting) and they have a cute lil patio out back too! Our server was super friendly and walked us through the menu. They have a small menu that rotates seasonally, so they'll switch a few items up every couple months. My husband and I shared a glass of the Chardonnay and decided on 5 dishes. We started with the onion bread with liptauer cheese. This was SO GOOD. I would honestly come back just to have this with a glass of wine. It was salty/tangy from the cheese and rich from soft onions on top. Next was the turnips with silken tofu and raspberries, topped with dukkah. The sauce and berries added a sour punch and the dukkah added a nutty savory note with its sesame, pistachio, and cumin. Really interesting flavor combo! Next up was the raw squid with smashed cucumber. This was really delightful. I think it was served with mint and sumac. It was tangy and refreshing. Then came the coulotte, which consisted of a couple steak pieces served with woodear mushrooms and (pickled?) celery. The steak melted in our mouths and was so flavorful! We ended up ordering a side of bread to sop up the juices left on the plate. I also have to mention that the bread itself is INSANELY FLUFFY. It's so freakin good. I think it's the same bread used in the onion bread dish and has carraway seeds baked into it. The last (dessert) course was two pine nut cookies topped with a cucumber cream and slices of rhubarb on top. While the cookies were buttery and rich, the cream and rhubarb balanced out the dessert and lightened it up. Overall, it was a really excellent meal. The prices weren't cheap, especially for the portion sizes, but the quality of everything was 5 stars. There wasn't a thing that I wouldn't reorder. Can't wait to return and bring some friends with us to hopefully enjoy the back patio next time :)

I come to this little bungalow community frequently because I buy my vegan pastries from baker's bench and eat lunch at perilla. Once in a while I will get a burger from Cassell's and I will always leave with a cup of joe from heavy water. I noticed people hammering away at this particular bungalow and then noticed all the people I follow on socials were whispering about this place. We snagged a resy spot for Tuesday night on the patio for four people. There's about 6 things on the menu and 3 add ons and it's recommended to fire the whole menu! It's for two people so it's a good amount of food. We also did the wine pairing but split it ($50). Everything we ate was unexpected and amazing! My favorite dish was probably the first of the night - the onion bread with liptauer. I don't think I ever had liptauer until tonight. The most beautiful was the turnip, tofu which also came with raspberries and dukkah seasoning. Just, a lot of flavors and textures I never thought of combining. The cucumber and squid was my husband's favorite. I grew up eating raw squid so it wasn't new to me but it could be an interesting texture if you're not used to it. The flavors were Japanese though my husband said it also reminded him of Mediterranean flavors. The fish and beef were the most standard. The dessert was the most anticipated since I saw pics of this before coming here (pine nut, rhubarb) but I think it needed a bit more rhubarb because pine nuts and the breading and the mousse was very dense and nutty and I need a bit more bite (but I am also notoriously picky about dessert because I'm a zero sugar level boba kind of girl). The service was amazing. Andy attended to us frequently, talking about wine and checking in on us. I spotted Miles also attending to diners. Love the high touch (sorry, had to) experience. Eating here was exciting because of the novel flavors, textures, and feeling like you've stumbled upon a hidden gem. The part that's a bit hard is the pricing. You definitely feel like the price reflects the quality and novelty but the menu is definitely set up like a tasting menu. Even though you can opt out of things, for ppl with fomo and decision fatigue and in a celebratory mood, it's just easier to fire the whole menu. Is it fine dining? Is it a bistro? It's somewhere in between but in this economy it will be hard to keep going back frequently. However, will I go back to celebrate a special occasion especially when the menu changes again to re-experience Miles's flavorful concoctions? You bet.

My wife and I really enjoyed our entire experience at Baby Bistro. The menu is short and sweet, meaning every dish gets the attention it deserves and each one builds upon the last. Everything we ordered (which was pretty much everything but the Culotte and the add-ons) was as delicious as it was intriguing. The service was excellent and the space warm and inviting (a touch loud inside but not unbearable). It was a fine dining experience very approachably presented. Looking forward to returning.

We loved our dinner here! The concept is great - like a tasting menu, but you're not locked into everything if something really doesn't suit you. We chose to do everything, minus the beef, plus the beans. My hottest tip is ABSOLUTELY get the beans! We also did the wine pairing, which was a lot of fun and introduced us to some new wines that we really enjoyed. The service was also great from the moment we walked in. Every dish was interesting, fun, but comes together very well. The fish feels like a standout, perfectly done but also approachable. The biggest surprise for me was probably the cookie dessert. It's a pine nut cookie that has a slight chew, with a thick layer of some sort of cream on top. The elements together feel a little sweet without really being sweet, in a way that ends the meal well but isn't too much. I can definitely see myself coming back as the menu evolves with the seasons, but in the meantime I will stop by for a glass of wine, with beans and bread in the courtyard.

Absolutely loved this quaint restaurant. All the menu items were delicious. I would definitely recommend you try this establishment. The food and service was impeccable.

A perfect date night spot. Incredible food, affordable, great service. Can't recommend enough!

Unforgivably bad services. We were a party of 4, arrived promptly at our reservation time and were seated after a brief wait. Ordered all food, including dessert, at once upon being seated. We did nothing to delay the evening, nor was anyone being loud or disruptive. The food slowly came out, but before our dessert was brought to the table, our server brought the check for us to settle, and informed us they needed the table for the next reservation, and we'd need to vacate our table and that the dessert would be brought to us to eat outside of the restaurant at the front porch!! Unreal, at this price point, asked to pay for food before it arrived, and made to eat it outside?!

Can't believe I had this kind of experience, the food, ambiance was unbelievable. Went with my partner for dinner last night it was just incredible.

had an absolutely fantastic dinner here the other night. great service, wonderful atmosphere, and delicious, imaginative food. what more could you want? i highly recommend this new spot!