Los Angeles is one of America’s greatest dining destinations, thanks to a confluence of cultures, year-round Californian produce and a touch of Tinseltown glamour. Whether it’s a beloved taco truck or a white tablecloth joint, you’re sure to find it in the City of Angels. Such a thriving culinary scene means that hundreds of restaurants open in Los Angeles each year, more than 750 in 2025 alone, according to one recent analysis.
With so much choice, it can be tough to choose where to book your next night out. We’ve done some of the legwork for you, narrowing in on a selection of the best new restaurants in Los Angeles to open in 2026, from a new fine dining dinner party concept by a Michelin-pedigree chef to a popular West Hollywood rooftop that's gotten an elevated refresh.
The Wallpaper* guide to the best new restaurants in Los Angeles
Catch Los Angeles
After 10 robust years in the hospitality game on both coasts, catering to throngs of stylish locals out for a rooftop celebration, Catch Los Angeles received a full-scale remodel and overhaul of the menu to reopen its West Hollywood doors this May for its next chapter.
Describe the mood: The place is packed from the central red marble bar to indoor seating and the coveted open-air patio, as if it never closed. But the new design by Rockwell Group is more mature. Inspired by desert modernism, the space layers auburn reds, terracotta tones and the brand’s signature green with clean architectural lines and plush wooden booths lined in textured fabrics. Yes, the famous catwalk-style entrance and exit still exist, but sans the floral selfie wall.
What to order: Start with a Catch filthy martini or a fluffy margarita, and while you might be eyeing the signature sushi rolls (fish is flown in from Tokyo’s celebrated Toyosu Market), don’t skip the delicately layered pretzel bread-meets-croissant and whipped honey mustard butter. The new ‘food-first’ menu by Catch Hospitality Group (Or’esh, The Eighty Six, and The Corner Store in New York) and culinary director Michael Vignola, leans heavily on seafood from the creative new tuna niçoise rice cake, featuring bluefin toro, osetra caviar, whipped egg yolk and Castelvetrano olives on crispy rice. Also new is the baby bok choy salad and the flight of Wagyu cooked on a sizzling hot rock tableside.
Why we love it: Catch is pure entertainment for the people watching alone – plus you can’t beat the West Hollywood city views.
Catch is located at 8715 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90069, United States
Jacaranda
Have you heard of mom-and-pop fine dining? Chef Daniel Patterson’s (of Alta Adams fame) long-awaited new venture, Jacaranda, is delivering a 10-course menu in a dinner party atmosphere, along with co-host, wife and music industry veteran, Sarah Lewitinn.
Describe the mood: With only 30 seats, an evening out at Jacaranda is meant to be an intimate, yet festive affair where you can table hop, and with only one seating per evening, no need to rush. Drawing inspiration from Sarah and Daniel’s previous pop-up-at-home Jaca Social Club, award-winning Los Angeles architecture design firm Preen Inc. (see their recent project, Badmaash), conceived the dining room as a living room with family artwork and a commissioned painting by the Belgian-born, LA.-based artist Adele Renault of the jacaranda tree that grows behind Alta Adams.
What to order: As a pioneer of modern California cuisine and foraging, the late Anthony Bourdain called Patterson, ‘One of the greatest chefs and most innovative, provocative and important voices in food.’ The California-centric menu might include an artful bowl of grilled and raw vegetables in green juice of yerba santa, nopales, and lime or soft tofu, with fresh seaweeds and caviar. The broth on the earthy stuffed morels with new potatoes and spruce tips is good enough to drink, and raw chocolate with roasted kelp is the sweet treat combo you didn’t know existed until now. Choose your adventure pairings include wine, beer, sake or rare teas.
Why we love it: A uniquely refined dining experience with a relaxed, warm vibe, and, yes, that’s a Smashing Pumpkins song wafting through the sound system.
Jacaranda is located at 6623 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States
Florence by the Water
Historic Hotel Figueroa in Downtown LA is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2026, and what better way to make a splash than by adding a new flagship dining venue with Italian flair by Francesco Zimone and executive chef Giuseppe Gentile?
Describe the mood: Studio Collective did the remodel for the hotel in 2018, including the food and beverage concepts. Since then, interior designers Juliette Labelle and Karina Fontes came in for a refresh of the previous restaurant space, and now Zimone and his team have added a few cosmetic touches – but during all three incarnations, the indoor-outdoor Mediterranean vibe overlooking the main pool area has remained a constant. The large ornate bar, decorative floor finishes, plaster walls (now in a blue lime wash stucco) and plenty of bougainvillaea and greenery also remain from the original design scheme.
What to order: When chef Gentile is behind the menu, you must order the famed pizza, but with this debut, the team has broadened the Italian lineage into a Mediterranean menu with seasonal small plates from hummus to wagyu souvlaki, and primo pastas, along with a larger format grilled branzino – best served with a side of spinach pinot grigio – all keeping the core ingredient-driven, simply prepared philosophy intact.
Why we love it: This should be a hot table to book this summer with a view of the pool and a classic Negroni in hand.
Florence by the Water is located at Hotel Figueroa, 939 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, United States
BAR di Bello
Fans of the erstwhile French bar and restaurant Gigi’s should be thrilled with the team’s latest in-the-know Italian venture, BAR di Bello, in the Sunset Row complex of Silver Lake.
The mood: A night at BAR di Bellow is like finding a secret neighbourhood spot in Milan, tucked away behind a wall of red velvet curtains. Los Angeles-based studio 22RE makes its hospitality debut here, with furnishings that reference Italian modernists from Afra and Tobia Scarpa's sconces to Vico Magistretti chairs. Custom walnut millwork and a mix of vintage and contemporary lighting make this a softly-lit, intimate room.
What to order: Sit at the red travertine central bar for a ‘tiny-tin’i or a giant, almost cartoon-sized Negroni, depending on your mood. A trio of flat breads or fried olives will curb the hunger until you can be seated in a curved wooden booth for a pasta dish – the trofie alla Genovese is made in-house, laden with pesto, green beans and potato. The main course, breaded chicken cutlet, is doused with a sauce of shallot soubise, guanciale and capers, and served table-side, rounding-out the northern Italian-inspired menu.
Why we love it: Because la dolce vita in the heart of Silver Lake is never a bad thing.
BAR di Bello is located at 3300 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026, United States
BADMAASH Venice
Founded in 2013 by brothers Nakul and Arjun Mahendro, this LA cult-followed, modern Indian restaurant has opened its third location in Venice, bringing the beloved buttered chicken to the Westside in a brutalist setting on Abbott Kinney.
The mood: Hospitality design firm Preen (who most recently bought LA diners Lucia and Maydan Market) helped to crystallise the Mehendro brothers’ evolving vision. The main setting is dark and moody with pops of colour in the dyed textiles and art, including a piece by Action Bronson depicting characters from Street Fighter. The back bar was inspired by the chest of gold from Pulp Fiction, and leads to a space called the Cave, which contains cosy red booths. With a discreet back entrance, it’s perfect for a private dinner party or VIP experience.
What to order: The brothers reimagine Indian fare with dishes like the serrano chilli, cheddar cheese naan and the neck korma with a sauce of roasted cashew and hazelnuts. While the butter chicken sauce is now bottled and sold online, do not overlook the tandoori chicken tikka poutine with masala fries, cheese curds and beef gravy. Cocktails include an olive-oil-washed dirty martini, or – in true Angeleno style – a mezcal margarita.
Why we love it: An array of reimagined Indian comfort food in a stylish setting.
BADMAASH is located at 1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, United States
Baldi
Baldi
Local legend Edoardo ‘Edo’ Baldi has opened a Tuscan steakhouse at the iconic Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. Baldi is the culmination of an enduring Etruscan spirit and Edo’s family legacy – from Giorgio Baldi, the 36-year-old Santa Monica institution, to e.Baldi, which has defined Beverly Hills dining for over two decades.
The mood: Designed by Ezequiel Farca Studio, the restaurant reinterprets the American steakhouse through a Tuscan lens. Guests are greeted by a mural from Drawing Room NYC depicting an Italian dinner party, before entering the terracotta-laden, 180-seat dining room, conceived to evoke Edo’s Chianti countryside home, surrounded by olive trees.
What to order: An impressive selection of USDA Prime and Wagyu cuts from around the world, cooked over an olive-wood open flame. House-made pastas include sweetcorn tortellini with mascarpone and truffle butter, while the bar menu features e.Baldi’s signature thin, crisp pizza margherita or sapore di tartufo. Citrus-forward cocktails set the tone, including a spritz with Malfy Limone gin, limoncello, Acqua di Cedro, Baladin Cedrata and Prosecco.
Why we love it: It’s rare to see a local institution continue to evolve with such clarity and confidence.
Baldi is located at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, 9850 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States.
Lielle
Lielle
One of the most anticipated LA openings of the year comes from three-Michelin-starred Swedish chef Marcus Jernmark, who has opened his first US restaurant, Lielle – a space that merges his Nordic roots with a distinctly Californian bistronomy.
The mood: Designed in partnership with Lovers Unite (Bar Étoile, Melrose Hill), the 42-seat subterranean space in Beverlywood reveals a warm, convivial atmosphere within the former Bicyclette location. Wine-toned leather banquettes – which make up much of the seating – sit beneath cork-lined barrel-vaulted ceilings, evoking a cave à vin.
What to order: Despite his three-Michelin-star pedigree (Restaurant Frantzén in Stockholm; Restaurant Zén in Singapore), Jernmark takes a refreshingly relaxed approach to fine dining, offering a four-course menu without formal wine pairings. The ever-evolving menu changes monthly, reflecting LA’s biodiverse seasonal produce, with dishes such as BBQ abalone with seaweed rice and fermented hen of the woods, alongside aged California squab with yuzu pepper and bitter greens.
Why we love it: A refreshing take on fine dining – relaxed, unforced, and perfectly calibrated for date night.
Lielle is located at 9575 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035, United States.
Sushisamba
Sushisamba
The globally recognised Japanese-Brazilian concept opens next to Kimpton La Peer in the West Hollywood Design District this March. With a multi-level outdoor space, robata bar and intimate private dining room, this iteration feels distinctly elevated from its London, Dubai, Singapore and Las Vegas counterparts.
The mood: With sweeping views of the Pacific Design Centre, this marks a new 4.0 flagship and a reintroduction of the brand to the US. Designed by Dizon Collective, the space channels old Hollywood glamour – when going out was an occasion. Guests arrive through a dramatic entrance into a central garden courtyard spanning two levels, with over a dozen booths, a large circular bar and a performance stage.
What to order: A considered mix of Japanese, Peruvian and Brazilian dishes – from sushi and sashimi to crispy rock shrimp tempura, Peruvian ceviche and robata-grilled churrasco. While other locations lean heavily into a party atmosphere, here the food takes equal focus, overseen by corporate chef John Um, with a lighter, health-conscious approach suited to LA, including a strong selection of non-alcoholic cocktails.
Why we love it: An energetic, design-led patio that feels set to define the city’s social rhythm this spring and summer.
Sushisamba is located at 639 N La Peer Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069, United States
Beaton’s at Bar Cecil
Beaton’s at Bar Cecil
While half of LA will be in Palm Springs this February for Modernism Week – or soaking up winter sun at weekend homes – be sure to book (well in advance) the hottest new haunt from the wildly popular Bar Cecil team.
The mood: A chic patio and bar with Parisian salon vibes, where stylish guests linger in plush red velvet banquettes, though you may prefer to perch at the marble bar for local gossip. Black-and-white celebrity photography and sketches are chock-a-block beneath the tufted ceiling, featuring the crème de la crème of the fashion and art worlds, from Terry O’Neill to Damien Hirst.
What to order: Try a tropical Singapore Sling to fend off the desert heat, followed by salon bites ranging from pigs in blankets made with wagyu beef cocktail franks to lotus-leaf duck bao buns topped with coriander flower. The spaghetti bolognese features a rich mix of Black Angus beef, Duroc pork and veal. Just when you think it can’t get more over the top, the rich chocolate mousse with Valrhona pearls arrives, perfectly matching the decadent décor.
Why we love it: Pink dinner-jacket-clad bartenders are just the beginning. It feels like a throwback to a glamorous epoch – one without a care in the world.
Beaton’s at Bar Cecil is located at 1555 Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264, United States
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Hermon’s
Hermon’s
Last Word Hospitality – the team behind Found Oyster, Queen’s Raw Bar & Grill and Rasarumah – has opened a new restaurant in Hermon, the historic neighbourhood south of Highland Park and north of Monterey Hills, that dates back to 1903.
The mood: Housed in a former church banquet hall, the Art Deco bones of this 89-seat space make it a true neighbourhood gathering place. The U-shaped bar and all-booth dining room are designed for lingering, with a mix of vintage artwork, handmade California tilework and hickory floors.
What to order: Billed as ‘American cuisine with chophouse sensibility’, chef-partner DK Kolender leads the kitchen with riffs on bar-food favourites, such as fried coconut shrimp with sweet chilli ’nduja sauce. The house speciality – already creating a buzz – is the two-sheet lasagna vongole with clams, cream, guanciale, Parmigiano and breadcrumbs, resembling a flatbread made for sharing. The old-school baked Alaska, a spiralled dome of meringue and lemon curd, will have you booking a return visit.
Why we love it: Hermon’s is a warm, welcoming neighbourhood restaurant and watering hole this area truly needed – and don’t leave without a round of ‘tiny tinis’.
Hermon’s is located at 5800 Monterey Road, Los Angeles, CA 90042, United States
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Lapaba
Lapaba
Owner Robert Kim has harnessed the talents of husband-and-wife chef team McKenna Lelah and Matthew Kim, who first met in 2014 while working at Osteria Mozza under chef Nancy Silverton, who also serves as a consultant on this project.
The mood: While the location sits in the heart of Koreatown, the furniture was custom-made in Italy by Costa Group in collaboration with Kelly Architects. A long, curving Italian Carrara marble counter and a custom-made bamboo bar run the length of the main space, where every seat offers a front-row view of the kitchen’s creativity and the pasta-making room. The front bar area houses a display of over 300 bottles.
What to order: Traditional Italian classics are reinterpreted through the lens of Korean ingredients. Start with the crispy supplì – a fried rice ball stuffed with kimchi, Spam and Fontina cheese. Korean fried chicken appears in the form of lollipop wings with Calabrian chilli, yuzu kosho ranch and pickled radish. Pasta is the star, including a cheesy corn agnolotti, which should be followed by black truffle soft serve for dessert.
Why we love it: A sleek space serving a new breed of comfort fare that seamlessly blends two of the world’s best cuisines.
Lapaba is located at 558 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020, United States.
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Broken Spanish Comedor
Broken Spanish Comedor
Native Angeleno chef Ray Garcia has revived his original downtown LA Modern Mexican concept, Broken Spanish, which closed in 2020, into a new space on Washington Boulevard in Culver City.
The mood: The old ‘A-Frame’ building, which once housed Roy Choi’s restaurant of the same name, has been redesigned by Candace Shure of Shure Design Studio. ‘Comedor’ translates loosely to dining room or a place to eat together, which became a key part of the concept, according to Shure. As such, the studio focused on warm neutrals and comfortable earth tones, seen in laser-cut breezeblock-style wood panels and curved ceiling light pendants wrapped in gauzy linen.
What to order: Garcia brings back his beloved chicharrón entrée (which can take five days to make), utilising crispy pork belly and pickled red cabbage, along with his albóndigas made with duck meatballs, bacon, and nopales, plus a rendition of chicken enchiladas with feta in green tomatillo salsa.
Why we love it: It’s great to have Garcia back on the westside serving some of the original Broken Spanish classics, along with a good salt air margarita.
Broken Spanish Comedor is located at 12565 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066, United States
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Little Mountain
Little Mountain
Montecito in Santa Barbara County is about 60 miles north of LA, but is a well-travelled path for weekend getaways, second-home owners, and a solid celebrity enclave.
The mood: Tucked away in the Upper Village of San Ysidro Road, the design was carried out by Andrew Cosbie (formerly of Commune Design and Studio Shamshiri), in collaboration with owner and creative director Eva Schreier (Mexico’s Hacienda Los Milagros). The warm, rustic details give a nod to Santa Barbara’s Spanish Colonial architecture, and the dining spaces evoke the feeling of gathering at a friend’s home – especially by one of the fireplaces, or if you sit at the chef’s table near the open kitchen hearth.
What to order: Chef Diego Moya has a pedigree that includes Le Comptoir and L’Arpège in Paris, and brings his ‘sourcing-first philosophy’ to this West Coast enclave, which features live-fire cooking with vegetables and seafood. Solid starters include local spiny lobster with Tokyo turnip, and grilled radish with hazelnuts and Seascape white cheddar from the Central Coast. A standout main is the Mt. Lassen trout and wild mushrooms. Do top off the night with the toasted maple sourdough ice cream.
Why we love it: It’s worth the drive, and there is nothing that compares to this warmth in the hills of Montecito.
Little Mountain is located at 516 San Ysidro Rd, Montecito, CA 93108, United States
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Max and Helen’s
Max and Helen’s
Larchmont Village is now home to an old school diner from Somebody Feed Phil television host Phil Rosenthal and Mozza chef Nancy Silverton. The duo has struck a chord as people are lined up around the block for two to five-hour waits – and that’s on a slow day.
The mood: Rosenthal enlisted Matt Winter (of M. Winter Designs) to create ‘an old neighbourhood diner that looks like it has been there for 100 years that you just happened to walk by.’ Winter wanted the room to encompass a post-war aesthetic, as if European artisans had constructed the hand-troweled plaster, custom wall panelling, and white marble counter. Authentic 100-year-old New York subway lights shine over the steel barstools from 1920, which are a prime seat.
What to order: The Larchmont Slam breakfast comes with eggs, bacon, potatoes and what some are calling ‘the best pancakes on the planet.’ Lunch items include a grilled to perfection Reuben sandwich with pastrami and sauerkraut, and the most ordered item, Lily’s thick and rich hot chocolate with a melted marshmallow rim (named after Phil’s daughter who also runs the front of house).
Why we love it: We could all use a dose of cosy, comfort, nostalgic pantry classics right now, and this diner has that covered in spades.
Max and Helen’s is located at 127 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004, United States