Ellie's Restaurant & Lounge

"It’s a Christmas Day dinner in three courses at Ellie’s Restaurant & Lounge, inside the Hall Arts Hotel. The dinner menu features chesnut gnocchi, slow-cooked beef picanha, and buche de noel, among others. Reservations are available between 5 to 10 p.m. The cost is $95 per person. Reserve online." - Courtney E. Smith

"Have three Thanksgiving courses here, starting with chilled farro and baby kale or butternut squash bisque. The main course is ballotine of turkey breast served with heirloom string beans, pomme puree, confit leg, cornbread pudding, cranberry jam, and sage giblet gravy. Dessert options are pumpkin cheesecake with almond streusel, cherry coulis, and torched meringue or chocolate crepe cateau with pistachio diplomat, pralines, and raspberries. The cost is at $95 per person ad includes a specialty takeaway gift to savor. Make reservations online." - Courtney E. Smith

"This fantastic Southern Italian spot in Long Beach gives you the option of bottomless rosé or mimosas. Food-wise, there are a couple of breakfast pastas, including some rigatoni involving bacon and egg that you should absolutely get involved with. Deal: $20 bottomless rosé or mimosas. Weekends 10:30am-4pm." - brant cox, nikko duren

"Your roommate is great. They sweep, don’t complain when you have friends over, and also like to watch Marvel movies at 2am for some reason. But when you'd just like to eat in silence, go eat at Ellie’s. This Southern Italian spot is in a quiet residential part of Long Beach, and they have a nice front patio, friendly staff, and excellent handmade pasta, especially the tagliatelle with shrimp and ’nduja. And if you’re wondering if the grilled bread with pork butter is weird or good, we’re here to tell you there’s nothing weird about it." - jess basser sanders, nikko duren, sylvio martins

"Ellie’s is one of those if you know you know hotel restaurants. Located in the Arts District, it gets a lot of traffic from hotel guests and folks going to the symphony or AT&T Performing Arts Center but its worth treating as a destination of its own. Executive chef Anthony Hsia is among the city’s best and has evolved the menu from Napa-inspired to global options that are seafood-forward." - Courtney E. Smith