Bar Stella
Bar · Silver Lake ·
Artisanal cocktails, garden, and live entertainment
Artisanal cocktails, garden, and live entertainment
"Stella was one of our best new restaurants of 2024, serving show-stopping regional Italian pastas in a room that feels like you’re on a yacht floating off the coast of Monaco. Expect a similar scene during weekend brunch. Running 11am-3pm Saturday and Sunday, the expansive menu includes prosciutto and bagel spreads, pizza and pasta, and brunchier items like soft scrambled eggs with ricotta and pork loin with crispy duck egg. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"This upscale Italian restaurant in West Hollywood is split between two floors: a breezy upstairs dining room and dark, moody basement with bar seating, a chef’s table, and private rooms in the far back. In other words, no matter how big your group is, you’ll have options. The food at Stella is expensive as it is delicious—bowls of su filiendeu, a rare string-like pasta, go for $60—so save this spot for big deal graduations, company acquisitions, or any other celebration where you aren’t at least splitting the bill. And save room for the whole Sicilian pistachio cake at the end. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - brant cox
"Stella is what we refer to as a “Capital R” restaurant. And by that we mean, if you’re heading to this swanky Italian spot in West Hollywood, don’t be afraid to throw on a designer dress or your best blazer beforehand. Stella is a scene (expect plenty of famous people to walk by), but one where the hoopla feels warranted because the food is fantastic. Think regionally-specific dishes you don’t often see on LA menus: octopus-stuffed tortellini en brodo, whole branzino carpaccio, and cassata siciliana, a Sicilian ricotta cake with chocolate and pistachio." - team infatuation
"This sultry, sophisticated bar has French boudoit-inspired touches, plus leather couches and plenty of corners to cozy up with your date. (The warm, dim lighting makes everyone look extra sexy.) When you’re ordering, go for a cocktail—Stella offers a selection of barrel-aged and seasonal drinks based on mood and available produce, plus plenty of classics for purists. And if you’re feeling hungry you can head to Cafe Stella next door for their stellar steak frites." - Celeste Moure
"Italian vacations are pricey, but for only slightly less money, you can have dinner at Stella. We’re joking (kind of), but you’ll easily drop several hundred dollars on dinner at this West Hollywood spot. At least the reward will be tremendous, regionally specific Italian dishes you don’t often see on LA menus: maccheroncini in a pork-chicken-veal ragú, braided squid ink lorighittas, grilled pork neck seasoned with porchetta spices, and cassata siciliana, a Sicilian ricotta cake with chocolate and pistachio. The place takes up two floors, but the basement is where you want to be. The dark, sexy space feels like floating on a yacht off the coast of Monaco, except with a pasta room, a chef’s table, and several familiar faces from the Bravo network. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore
