LINDEN
Restaurant · Hollywood Studio District
5936 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Highlights
Upscale Hollywood restaurant with elevated Southern & Caribbean fusion
Upscale Hollywood restaurant with elevated Southern & Caribbean fusion
"As much as I like to lean into the laid-back L.A. lifestyle when I’m on the West Coast, after I’ve enjoyed my Erewhon smoothie and hiked Runyon, there’s no place I'd rather end the night than at Linden—the NYC-themed-restaurant on Sunset. Once you try the cornmeal-dusted snapper and prawns with polenta, you’ll understand. —Leah Faye Cooper, digital style director"
"If a table filled with dainty salads and green juice is your nightmare brunch, head to Linden. The weekend brunch at this Southern and Caribbean-leaning restaurant in Hollywood is all about decadence, with dishes like buttermilk biscuits, tres leches french toast, and a BEC (bacon-egg, and cheese) bucatini. Linden is also close to all the major theaters, making it a great group option before catching a matinee." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"We say this a lot, but it’s true: Hollywood can never have enough reliable pre-show restaurants. And if you’re looking for something more stimulating than a burger and fries before catching Les Mis, head to Linden. The menu at this upscale spot near Sunset and Gower leans Southern with some Caribbean touches mixed in—think creative twists on fried chicken and collard greens, shrimp and grits, jerk duck leg, and macaroni pie, all in large portions. In other words, no one in your group will be running to the Pantages snack counter during intermission. There’s also a big bar area that’s ideal if you’re meeting a friend for a mezcal cocktail." - brant cox
"Linden, an ultra-sleek Hollywood restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, is a snapshot of chef Jonathan Harris’s New York upbringing, where he had exposure to cultures and foodways that now inform his Los Angeles cooking. Dishes tell the story of how the Caribbean, Italian, and Jewish diasporas commingle in New York — a centerpiece wagyu pie brims with oxtails and gravy under a puffed “patty” pastry lid; prawns and polenta pool in a spicy arrabbiata cream sauce; a bread basket course features an oversized everything bagel with salty fried chicken butter. Drinks like the Lemon Ting and L.I.R.R. also wink to Linden’s East Coast reverence, but the vibe is 100 percent LA: The interior is lush (plants veritably drip from the ceiling), the well-dressed clientele almost famous. Cap the night at its chopped cheese sister restaurant next door, and you complete the full New York fantasy in the heart of Los Angeles. — Nicole Adlman, cities manager Best for: Birthday dinners, date nights, no-reason-necessary celebrations" - Mona Holmes
"Linden, an ultra-sleek Hollywood restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, is a snapshot of chef Jonathan Harris’s New York upbringing, where he had exposure to cultures and foodways that now inform his Los Angeles cooking. Dishes tell the story of how the Caribbean, Italian, and Jewish diasporas commingle in New York — a centerpiece wagyu pie brims with oxtails and gravy under a puffed “patty” pastry lid; prawns and polenta pool in a spicy arrabbiata cream sauce; a bread basket course features an oversized everything bagel with salty fried chicken butter. Drinks like the Lemon Ting and L.I.R.R. also wink to Linden’s East Coast reverence, but the vibe is 100 percent LA: The interior is lush (plants veritably drip from the ceiling), the well-dressed clientele almost famous. Cap the night at its chopped cheese sister restaurant next door, and you complete the full New York fantasy in the heart of Los Angeles. — Nicole Adlman, cities manager" - Eater Staff
