Los Angeles’ Newest Restaurant Openings, Now on Resy
Want to know the latest — and greatest — restaurant openings in Los Angeles? You’re in the right spot.
From a Santa Monica hot spot doing Parisian-inspired burgers to the reopening of one of the best bars in America, we have you covered with this continuously updated list of hot new debuts.
And if you’re seeking out some beloved Los Angeles spots that are now bookable on Resy, we’ve got you covered here.
Burgette Santa Monica
Newly added!
When you picture the perfect burger, is it a perfectly medium-rare patty topped with drippy Dijon sauce and melting aged Mimolette cheese? That’s what you’ll find at this burger joint in downtown Santa Monica, where green walls, dim lights, and framed paintings and prints line the walls. It feels like you just wandered off a street in Paris, and we’re here for it.
Kushiba Echo Park
Newly added!
We’re all for picture menus, or in this case, outlines of skewers that chef David Schlosser (of Shibumi) creates. The izakaya menu is full of “sticks,” from skewers of lotus root to an elongated smelt, or even threaded pieces of Wagyu. Order a few, order a ton, or let the chef choose for a stick-frenzy omakase. Sake is a must.
Leopardo Mid-Wilshire
Newly added!
The way chef Joshua Skenes handles pizza is similar to how he handled fish at Angler: Techniques are employed only to bring out the best of the ingredients. The wood-fired grill and pizza oven are everything here, turning out charred pies, grilled vegetables, and even a charred noodle dish.
Pro tip: Reservations drop April 22 at noon.
Old Lightning Marina Del Rey
Newly added!
It’s clandestine, it’s fun, and it’s hidden inside the buzziest Italian restaurant in Venice (that’d be Scopa Italian Roots). This is one of the best bars in America, so take a seat and lean into rare spirits and incredible cocktails that eschew trends — it’s really all about the craft, plus a vintage spirit or two.
Coucou – West Hollywood West Hollywood
Newly added!
The little Venice bistro goes bigger in WeHo, thanks to a bigger kitchen (and menu) and outdoor patio. Of course, you still get an excellent martini, mussels marinières, steak frites, and soft serve sundaes. Just more choices, more joie de vivre.
danbi Koreatown
Newly added!
Among the trailblazers reinterpreting what a modern Korean restaurant can be, this bright spot in Koreatown is streamlined and slick, with inventive dishes made with familiar flavors and exciting cocktails to match. Think scallop pancakes and meltingly good pork jowl to a dreamy riff on the French classic Mont Blanc dessert. The kimchi mule (made with soju) kicks.
Layla Santa Monica
It’s not every day you can eat Jordanian-inspired short rib kebabs, lamb-stuffed grape leaves straight from grandma’s recipe box, and kibbeh with a view of the Santa Monica Pier in the background. If anything, stop for a Mata Hari milk punch made with chai-infused sweet vermouth, and stay for the knafeh.
Cipriani Beverly Hills Beverly Hills
Iconic for a reason, the Beverly Hills location feels every bit as swank as others around the country, from the white-jacketed servers and tableside presentations to the famous carpaccio and Bellinis.
Union @ Compound Long Beach (Zaferia)
Located inside a community art and gathering space, there are some beautiful things happening here. Think: riffs on pancit, papas bravas (made with cassava), and bao buns (filled with fried chicken). Wildly inventive cocktails are not to be missed, like the Tropic, made with pisco and white pepper pandan syrup.
Prima Donna Culver City
No neighborhood can have too many options for bubbly pizzas, saucy meatballs, and fun cocktails. Leaning on the Sicilian side of Italy, the menu at The Shay hotel restaurant has all that and more, party vibe included.
Jilli Koreatown
Some things just go together, like chicken thigh-filled bao, fried rice cakes with gochujang, and Korean fried chicken wings with skin-contact orange wines, Korean beers, and age-old plum liqueur. That is: If you didn’t think they complemented each other before, you do now.
Cosette Wine Bar Studio City
Go for a few new houseplants, stay for the Champagne or Txakolina rosé by the glass, steak tartare, and crunchy celery salad. Or vice versa: Go for the snacks at this charming wine bar, and grab a fiddle leaf fern to go. Since it’s located on the second floor of Rolling Greens, you can have it both ways.
STAY. Zero Proof Cocktail Lounge Chinatown
Whether you’re living a booze-free lifestyle or are just sober-curious, this Chinatown bar serves zero-proof cocktails only. Paying homage to its location (and current vibe), the drinks are named for the Chinese zodiac, like the savory Dragon, an elevated green juice with a touch of spice, and the Ox, made with a non-alcoholic bourbon.
Ladyhawk West Hollywood
The mezze platter at La Peer Hotel’s Lebanese-inspired restaurant has party written all over it. The assemblage of dips — garlic labneh with pickled eggplant, wood-roasted matbucha, and hummus topped with spicy sambal, to name a few — centered by big poofs of flatbread can start or end any night in WeHo. Everything, even the entrées, are meant to be shared.
Chulita West Adams West Adams
Chulita Venice combines colorful Mexican fare with a sense of community, which carries over to its West Adams location. While the menu pays tribute to Oaxacan foodways, the light and bright space is filled with Mexico City influences. When you need mezcal and Tequila cocktails, barbacoa tacos, and cauliflower rice arroz verde, you’ve come to the right place.
The Brothers Sushi Culver City Culver City
An offshoot of a longstanding Valley favorite, this very modern sushi spot is a gem along Culver Boulevard. Stop for excellent chirashi bowls at lunch, or sit along the sushi bar for pristine traditional nigiri and creative reinterpretations from the attentive chefs. Note the aged fish lockers; that’s why everything tastes so dang good.
PLANTA, Brentwood Brentwood
Leave it to chef David Lee to reengineer plant-based cuisine for a high-energy, well-heeled crowd. Planta unleashes its meatless brilliance in the shape of a wild pan-Asian menu, where the sushi rolls and wok-fried noodles are as craveable as “the real thing.” Don’t sleep on the cocktails, either.
La Bettola Di Terroni Larchmont Larchmont
From the Terroni family of restaurants, this little Larchmont gem hits just right with things like vitello tonnato, mortadella, and burrata pizzas, and a really great linguine vongole. You may be torn between the tiramisu and cannoli, so we’re here to tell you: just get both.