The best restaurants for special occasion in Los Angeles, curated by TastyPals editors.
Fast answers for diners searching for special occasion restaurants in Los Angeles. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
Jade Beverly Hills is a Japanese brasserie with a French culinary sensibility, operating out of a triangular dining room on N Canon Drive that has been transformed by owner Jordane Andrieu — the same figure behind Héritage Fine Wines — i…
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Sushi n Matcha Sho is a japanese pick in West Hollywood in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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KUSANO is the kind of japanese room in Culver City you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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Mori Nozomi is a japanese pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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Osusume Fumio is the kind of japanese room in Echo Park you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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Niki Nakayama's n naka, situated in the Palms neighborhood of Culver City, carries a reputation that serious food writers and returning guests describe with unusual consistency: this is one of the most considered kaiseki experiences avai…
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The Joint Seafood & Uoichiba (DTLA) suits a night out in Little Tokyo when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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Descend into the basement of a nondescript First Street office building and you'll find one of Little Tokyo's most serious propositions: a 12-seat Edomae counter under Itamae Yoshiyuki Inoue, who trained at Sushi Ginza Onodera and Mori S…
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Azur Beverly Hills is an easy fine dining option in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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Fisherman's Outlet suits a night out when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar suits a night out in Santa Monica when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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The premise at NIKU X sounds like a contradiction in terms: an all-you-can-eat buffet on the second floor of the Wilshire Grand Center, helmed by Michelin-starred Shin Thompson, with A5 Wagyu and king crab at the centre.
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SUSHIZANMAI LA is the kind of japanese room in Koreatown you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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Water Grill is a seafood pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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Avra arrives in Beverly Hills as the West Coast debut of New York's Avra Madison, and the lineage shows in its ambitions.
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Forty-odd years on, Spago remains the rare landmark that hasn't coasted on its own legend.
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The Rooftop Beverly Hills is an easy fine dining option in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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Nua is a mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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Bacari Beverly Hills is a italian restaurant in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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Il Pastaio is an easy italian option in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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Osteria Mozza is a italian restaurant in West Hollywood in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant is a japanese pick in Koreatown in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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The Hideaway Beverly Hills is a sensible mexican call in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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THE Blvd Restaurant and Lounge is a sensible californian call in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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Jordan Kahn has form: Vespertine's two stars, Destroyer's cult following, and now Meteora, holding one Michelin star in the 2025 Guide.
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COD Seafood House & Raw Bar is a seafood pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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Dante Beverly Hills is a fine dining restaurant in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant is a seafood pick in Los Angeles when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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The top restaurants for special occasion in Los Angeles include Jade Beverly Hills, Sushi n Matcha Sho, KUSANO. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
Jade Beverly Hills is among the top-rated options for special occasion in Los Angeles, with a 9.4 Google rating and 174 reviews.
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