Three stars · 1 restaurant

Providence
Seafood
Michael Cimarusti has cooked sustainably sourced, largely wild-caught American seafood here since 2005 — three stars and a Green Star.
4.7(1,146 reviews)
Two stars · 1 restaurant

Hayato
Japanese
One seating a night: Brandon Hayato Go plates every course himself, on Japanese pottery he collected, and finishes with rice.
4.8(101 reviews)
One star · 14 restaurants

715
Japanese
Seigo Tamura's eight-seat Arts District counter, in-house-aged Japan seafood and Osaka-style nigiri to a music-lit room.
4.6(62 reviews)
Camphor
French
Max Boonthanakit's French bistro fare in the Arts District, from sea bream crudo to steak au poivre with frites.
4.4(325 reviews)
Gwen
Steakhouse
Butcher shop by day, Art Deco chophouse by night on Sunset, with a chef's counter facing the wood fire.
4.3(679 reviews)
Holbox
Mexican
Gilbert Cetina's Yucatán-inspired seafood counter inside Mercado La Paloma, famed for aguachiles and heirloom-tortilla tacos.
4.8(2,837 reviews)
Kali
Steakhouse
Kevin Meehan's Melrose steakhouse reboot, red-curtained dining room, Creekstone beef and loaded potatoes done right.
4.4(471 reviews)
Kato
Asian
Jonathan Yao's Taiwanese-inflected tasting menu in a polished-concrete Row DTLA space, once BYOB, now with a serious wine list.

Meteora
Creative
Jordan Kahn's live-fire tasting menu on Melrose, foraged and zero-waste, in a jungly, trance-lit room.
4.4(391 reviews)
Mori Nozomi
Japanese
Nozomi Mori's eight-seat Pico Boulevard counter, Japan-flown seafood and Santa Monica produce in a quietly precise omakase.
5.0(34 reviews)
Morihiro
Japanese
Morihiro Onodera's Sunset Boulevard counter, cha-kaiseki-inflected omakase on house-milled rice and handmade ceramics.
4.3(140 reviews)
n/naka
Japanese
Niki Nakayama's modern kaiseki on Overland Avenue, built around a permanent abalone-and-truffle spaghetti course.
4.9(534 reviews)
Orsa & Winston
Contemporary
Josef Centeno's Japanese-Italian prix-fixe from an open kitchen on Downtown's 4th Street, anchored by uni-parmesan rice porridge.
4.5(312 reviews)
Osteria Mozza
Italian
Nancy Silverton's Melrose Avenue mozzarella bar, orecchiette and crispy chicken leg beside a marble antipasti counter.
4.4(1,828 reviews)
Restaurant Ki
Korean Contemporary
Chef Ki Kim's ten-seat Arts District counter, globally inflected Korean tasting menus from shirako gimbap to dry-aged beef.
4.9(38 reviews)
Sushi Kaneyoshi
Japanese
Chef Yoshiyuki Inoue's hidden Little Tokyo counter, nigiri and handmade pottery served with rare sake pairings.
4.7(55 reviews)
Bib Gourmand · 23 restaurants

Carnes Asadas Pancho Lopez
Mexican
Open-air, corrugated-metal Lincoln Heights spot serving Jalisco-style birria, carne en su jugo, and barbacoa tacos on house tortillas.
4.5(504 reviews)
Chifa
Fusion
Peruvian-Chinese mashup on Eagle Rock Blvd., where wood-fired char siu meets filet mignon lomo saltado.
4.3(320 reviews)
Dha Rae Oak
Korean
Whole clay-pot roasted duck stuffed with chestnuts and rice on Western Avenue, best pre-ordered a day ahead.
4.1(295 reviews)
Flavors from Afar
International
A rotating Hollywood Blvd. showcase for immigrant and refugee cooks, one homeland's homestyle dishes at a time.
4.9(164 reviews)
Grá
Pizza
Wood-fired sourdough pizza on Pizarro Street, thin-crust pies topped with stracciatella, prosciutto, and coffee-infused honey.
4.5(354 reviews)
Jon & Vinny's Fairfax
Italian-American
Sunlit Fairfax counter turning out wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, and a spaghetti limone worth the wait.
4.3(1,577 reviews)
Kismet
Middle Eastern
Los Feliz sharing plates built for groups, from phyllo-wrapped chicken pies to Persian crispy rice with egg yolk.
4.3(616 reviews)
Komal
Mexican
Fátima Juárez's corn-focused stall in Mercado La Paloma, nixtamal masa turned into quesadillas, tlacoyas and mole-draped plantain.
4.6(189 reviews)
Lalibela
Ethiopian
Family-run Little Ethiopia spot serving injera-lined platters, berbere-spiced lentils, and standout spicy Somali kitfo.
4.5(439 reviews)
Little Fish
American
Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle's seafood-driven counter inside an Echo Park mini market, famed for its fried fish sandwich.

Liu's Cafe
Chinese
Koreatown counter order for pork wontons in chili oil, braised pork belly rice, and pastry case tarts.
4.5(375 reviews)
Maccheroni Republic
Italian-American
Handmade pasta headliner across from Grand Central Market, tin ceilings and tiled walls setting a trattoria mood.
4.6(3,120 reviews)
Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles
Thai
Hollywood Boulevard strip-mall noodle house built around rich, spiced boat noodles in small bowls made for mixing and matching.
4.6(345 reviews)
Moo's Craft Barbecue
Barbecue
Husband-and-wife pitmasters' Lincoln Heights ode to Texas brisket, jalapeño-cheddar sausage and early sellouts.
4.3(858 reviews)
Pizzana
Italian
Neapolitan-style pies from an Italian-imported oven, watched through glass in a Brentwood dining room done up in Mediterranean blue.
4.4(1,116 reviews)
Pizzeria Bianco Los Angeles
Pizza
Chris Bianco's blistered wood-fired pies in ROW DTLA, from a spare margherita to the sausage-laden Wiseguy.

Pizzeria Mozza
Pizza
Nancy Silverton's sunny Melrose Avenue haunt for blistered, puffy-crust pies since 2006.
4.4(1,945 reviews)
Pollo a la Brasa
Peruvian
Wood-fired Peruvian chicken on Western Avenue, family-run for three decades, with twice-fried fries and extra aji sauce.
4.2(805 reviews)
Quarter Sheets
Pizza
Aaron Lindell's inch-thick pan pizzas in Echo Park, with Hannah Ziskin's pastries and a wait worth having.
4.6(499 reviews)
Rasarumah
Malaysian
Chef Johnny Lee's Chinese-Malaysian sharing plates on Beverly Blvd, from sambal-laced starters to beef rendang and cendol sundae.
4.5(134 reviews)
The Factory Kitchen
Italian
Handmade Northern Italian in a converted Arts District warehouse, from focaccina di Recco to seafood ravioli.
4.5(1,086 reviews)
Tsubaki
Japanese
Echo Park izakaya in exposed brick, sharing kanpachi crudo, dungeness chawanmushi and grilled skewers with serious sake pairings.
4.4(362 reviews)
Villa's Tacos
Mexican
Blue corn queso tacos with a melted cheese skirt at Victor Villa's Highland Park stand, best eaten at the picnic tables outside.
4.6(1,152 reviews)