4 Best Restaurants in Hollywood, Los Angeles

Heaven for carnivores, this upscale European-style butcher shop and fine-dining restaurant serves wood-fire-cooked meats in a copper-and-marble art deco setting. From Australian celeb-chef Curtis Stone and his brother, Luke, and named for their grandmother, Gwen's butcher shop serves up quality cuts of humanely raised meats to locals during the day, while the elegant dining space within view of the glass-enclosed dry-age rooms, charcuterie curing, and roaring firepit elevates the smoking, searing, and roasting of those quality meats to an art form by night. The focus is obviously meat here but the seasonal sides, cocktails, desserts, and Australian coffees are superior, too. Daytime there's coffee and pastries available; sit at the outside patio for a refined coffee break.

Here’s one place where you can experience authentic, old Hollywood glamour. Since 1919, the old-school steak house has welcomed stars beginning in the silent era (Charlie Chaplin), to Hollywood’s Golden age (Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe) to now. The Academy Award winning film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood boosted the fortunes of Hollywood’s oldest restaurant when it featured the eatery in a key scene. A-listers and film industry pros prefer the clubby wood booths or a stool at the 1930s-era Mahogany-topped bar. The menu is printed daily and adheres to tradition: shrimp and crab cocktail starters are crisp and fresh, steaks are cooked over the wood fire grill, and sides are decadent. Cocktails are classic, too. Sip a martini while taking in the dark wood decor and the efficiency of the red tuxedo-clad waiters. Reservations are essential for table seating; walk-ins are welcome at the counter and bar.

This is widely considered one of the best seafood restaurants in the country, and chef-owner Michael Cimarusti elevates sustainably driven fine dining to an art form. The elegant space is the perfect spot to sample exquisite seafood with the chef's signature application of French technique, traditional American themes, and Asian accents. Pastry chef Mac Daniel Dimla’s exquisite desserts are not to be missed. Obsessed with quality, Cimarusti maintains a network of purveyors who often tip him off to their catches in order to ensure that the fish on your plate is the freshest in the city. The drinks menu is equally elevated with a creative non-alcoholic beverages available that can be paired with each course.

Feast on Pan-Asian fare and dark and atmospheric faux-Asian decor in this dramatic 300-seat two-level restaurant and lounge next to the Dream Hotel. It's all about vibes here, and it definitely attracts celebratory groups for the sharing plates, DJ, moody candle- and red-lamp light Asian-themed decor (including a giant Quan Yin statue looking out over the ornate main dining room), and the lively patio, lounge, and bar. The menu focuses on Japanese, Thai, and Chinese ingredients. Lobster wontons, Peking duck for two, and fresh sushi are popular offerings.