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Los Angeles

Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Los Angeles - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles

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By Charlotte Gunn

published 20 February 2025

The deliberately louche nature of the accommodations.

Star struck: the 10 best hotels in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has always been famous for its hotels and for the certain itinerant creative class that frequents them. But in the last decade, an intriguing new batch of refurbishments have transformed the city’s older buildings, injecting last century’s architectural styles with a shot of contemporary appeal. Here are the ten best hotels to visit now.

Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in February 2025
Bare essentials: the Los Angeles restaurants putting a new spin on Californian cuisine
Culver City is a vibrant California destination with art and design must-sees aplenty

tiled living room with French doors opened to a garden

Step inside a Hollywood Hills home where European design meets Californian ease

LA studio Broad Project takes us inside its cinematic renovation of a 1960s Spanish Revival home in the Hollywood Hills

Home is where Beethoven Market is – a joyful Italian restaurant in LA’s Mar Vista

In Mar Vista, a historic space is reborn as a modern-day gathering spot, an Italian-infused restaurant where rotisserie chicken, handmade pasta and tableside tiramisu welcome you like family

By Carole Dixon Published 29 June 25
Lois Samuels’ ceramics invite us to find beauty in imperfection

On view at Twentieth in Los Angeles, the artist’s unglazed ceramics explore ‘life’s intricacies and magic’, she says

By Mazzi Odu Published 26 June 25
Caribbean cool meets mid-century glamour at this new LA hotspot

From golden mirrored chambers to jerk-spiced tomahawk steaks, Lucia reimagines Afro-Caribbean dining and design

By Carole Dixon Published 21 June 25
The owner of this restored Spanish Colonial home turned it into a gallery – with no social media allowed

Casa Francis in LA is a private residence, but recently opened its doors to one member of the public at a time for an exhibition centred around domesticity

By Anna Solomon Published 20 June 25
This surreal new seafood restaurant in LA is the stuff of mermaid’s dreams

At Cento Raw Bar, delectable fare is complemented by playful, oceanic interiors by Brandon Miradi

By Carole Dixon Published 15 June 25
Is embracing nature the key to a more fire-resilient Los Angeles? These landscape architects think so

For some, an executive order issued by California governor Gavin Newsom does little to address the complexities of living within an urban-wildland interface

By Mimi Zeiger Published 7 June 25

How Melrose Hill became LA’s hottest art district

A billionaire developer, renowned art dealers and cutting-edge restaurateurs have come together to reinvigorate this vibrant – and walkable – neighbourhood

By Kevin EG Perry Published 5 June 25
A Laurel Canyon house shows off its midcentury architecture bones

We step inside a refreshed modernist Laurel Canyon house, the family home of Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin of And And And Studio

By Carole Dixon Published 1 June 25
For the breakfast lover that is not a morning person, this Hollywood café is for you

Start your day with a ceremonial strawberry matcha latte and freshly baked viennoiseries amid the glamour of Café Goldie at the W Hollywood

By Carole Dixon Published 31 May 25

88 club new los angeles restaurant review

Beverly Hills’ latest hot ticket is a Chinese restaurant with a hidden speakeasy feel

Chef Mei Lin’s 88 Club pays tribute to the prosperity, success, and good fortune symbolised by the number 8 in Chinese culture

Find bubbly, chewy, perfectly crusted pizza at Cosetta, LA’s new Westside Italian gem

Located in a slightly industrial area by the Santa Monica airport, Cosetta, from pizza maestro Zach Pollack, champions the local Italian dining scene with tradition and innovation

By Carole Dixon Published 18 May 25
Monastery’s botanical skincare is worshipped by many (including Sofia Coppola)

Monastery’s botanical skincare takes a welcome ‘less is more’ approach in a world of ever-expanding routines. Madeleine Rothery speaks with founder Athena Hewitt to discover why the brand has a cult following

By Madeleine Rothery Published 16 May 25
PlayLab opens its Los Angeles base, blending workspace, library and shop in a new interior

Creative studio PlayLab opens its Los Angeles workspace and reveals plans to also open its archive to the public for the first time, revealing a dedicated space full of pop treasures

By Ellie Stathaki Published 14 May 25
Fancy a matcha-beer cocktail? Visit this dashing new LA restaurant

Café 2001 channels the spirit of an American diner with the flow of a European bistro and the artistry of Japanese cuisine

By Carole Dixon Published 26 April 25
Los Angeles businesses regroup after the 2025 fires

In the third instalment of our Rebuilding LA series, we zoom in on Los Angeles businesses and the architecture and social fabric around them within the impacted Los Angeles neighbourhoods

By Mimi Zeiger Published 26 April 25
‘Fall Guy’ director David Leitch takes us inside his breathtaking Los Angeles home

For movie power couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick, interior designer Vanessa Alexander crafts a home with the ultimate Hollywood ending

By Anna Fixsen Published 24 April 25

The Lighthouse draws on Bauhaus principles to create a new-era workspace campus

The Lighthouse, a Los Angeles office space by Warkentin Associates, brings together Bauhaus, brutalism and contemporary workspace design trends

By Ellie Stathaki Published 24 April 25
With glowing honeycomb-shaped booths, this futuristic Japanese restaurant is ramen heaven

After a successful U.S. expansion, Kyuramen touches down in Los Angeles.

By Carole Dixon Published 19 April 25
Tour the best contemporary tea houses around the world

Celebrate the world’s most unique tea houses, from Melbourne to Stockholm, with a new book by Wallpaper’s Léa Teuscher

By Léa Teuscher Published 18 April 25

linden los angeles restaurant review

At Linden Los Angeles, classic New York comfort food gets its due

The restaurant, inspired by a stretch of boulevard bridging Brooklyn and Queens, honors legacy, community and pleasure

Unlike the gloriously grotesque imagery in his films, Yorgos Lanthimos’ photographs are quietly beautiful

An exhibition at Webber Gallery in Los Angeles presents Yorgos Lanthimos’ photography

By Katie Tobin Published 29 March 25
Alba Los Angeles is an Italian vacation disguised as a restaurant

This buzzy NYC import brings a slice of la dolce vita to West Hollywood

By Carole Dixon Published 29 March 25
Basic.Space launches its first IRL shopping event – in an empty West Hollywood mall

With the launch of its first in-person event in LA this weekend, the e-commerce platform is looking to bring collectible design to a whole new audience

By Adrian Madlener Published 27 March 25
Heritage and conservation after the fires: what’s next for Los Angeles?

In the second instalment of our 'Rebuilding LA' series, we explore a way forward for historical treasures under threat

By Mimi Zeiger Published 22 March 25
At Bar Etoile, Scandi-chic meets leisurely Los Angeles

This new Melrose Park joint mixes art-world references, French bistro vibes and an out-of-this-world martini

By Carole Dixon Published 21 March 25
Cowboys and Queens: Jane Hilton's celebration of culture on the fringes

Photographer Jane Hilton captures cowboy and drag queen culture for a new exhibition and book

By Hannah Silver Published 21 March 25

Room for three and an inbuilt TV: this playful new bed reimagines intimacy

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman and ‘alternative’ dating app Feeld have collaborated to create a three-person bed that blurs the line between function and fun

By Anna Solomon Published 21 March 25
Buy a slice of California’s midcentury modern history with this 1955 Pasadena house

Conrad Buff II Residence has been fully restored and updated for the 21st century

By Jonathan Bell Published 21 March 25
Step inside a writer's Richard Neutra-designed apartment in Los Angeles

Michael Webb, invites us into his LA home – a showcase of modernist living

By Michael Webb Published 17 March 25

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