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Restaurant News in Los Angeles
Weekly LA Restaurant Openings, Closings, and Dining News!
Food Journal Magazine covers Los Angeles restaurant news every week, with openings, closings, chef moves, pop-ups, and menu changes from across the city. From the San Fernando Valley to the Westside, DTLA to the South Bay, we track what's new in LA dining and publish fresh briefs throughout the week. Use this page as your hub for the latest restaurant openings in Los Angeles, plus our monthly new restaurants in Los Angeles roundup and coverage of food events in Los Angeles around the county.
Fire Cooking Is Having Its Michelin Moment, and LA Has a Seat by the Hearth
Michelin's inspectors just spotlighted the world's best fire cooking, and Los Angeles has skin in the flame, from Alto in Studio City to the city's live fire wave.
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11 hours ago2 min read
Bar Fortuna Is Coming to Main Street From the Crudo e Nudo Team
Brian Bornemann is opening Bar Fortuna, a handmade pasta restaurant, at 2917 Main Street in Santa Monica, one block from Crudo e Nudo. An early fall opening is targeted for the former Vamos Vamos space.
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2 days ago2 min read
Lielle Earned a Michelin Star in Its First Year on Pico Boulevard
Swedish chef Marcus Jernmark opened Lielle in the former Bicyclette space in February. By June it had a Michelin star. The 42-seat subterranean room runs a four-course menu built on California ingredients and Nordic technique.
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4 days ago2 min read
Cafe Laurent Is Opening a New Location on Centinela Near La Cienega
Cafe Laurent announced a new location on Centinela near La Cienega, on the Inglewood and Culver City border, reviving the patio and garden of its Overland years.
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5 days ago2 min read
Marcus Jernmark Is Opening Maree Above Lielle on Pico Boulevard
Maree, a more casual Parisian Californian cafe and wine bar from Lielle chef Marcus Jernmark, is planned for the upstairs space that formerly held Manzke. No opening date has been announced.
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5 days ago2 min read
Badmaash Is Open on Abbot Kinney, and It Is Not the Same Menu
The Mahendro family opened Badmaash on Abbot Kinney in March, turning a takeout window into a full dining room. It is the brand's third restaurant and the first with a patio.
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6 days ago2 min read
Soma Suisan Is Moving From West Hollywood to Ovation Hollywood
Soma Suisan closed its La Cienega Boulevard location in West Hollywood on July 26 and is relocating to the fifth floor of Ovation Hollywood at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.
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7 days ago1 min read
Chain Takes Over Topanga Social September 2 With Roy Choi, Mei Lin and More
B.J. Novak's Chain opens its first long-term residency at Topanga Social inside Westfield Topanga on September 2, running six months with signature dishes from Roy Choi, Mason Hereford, Mei Lin and Calvin Eng.
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Aug 72 min read
Casa Luna Is Headed to Topanga Village in Woodland Hills
Boulevard Hospitality Group is bringing a new concept called Casa Luna to Topanga Village in Woodland Hills, near Alfred's Coffee. Signage is up and the restaurant is expected to serve Mexican food.
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Aug 71 min read
BOBO Thai Opens Its First U.S. Location in Silver Lake
BOBO Thai has opened its first U.S. location in Silver Lake, bringing a menu built around 12 distinct versions of Pad Thai to Sunset Boulevard. The brand comes from Taiwanese restaurant group TTFB and made its American debut on August 2.
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Aug 62 min read
Bocha Ice Cream Brings Argentine Gelato to a Van Nuys Strip Mall
Bocha Ice Cream brings Argentine gelato to Van Nuys with dulce de leche, sambayon, and crema del cielo, plus passionfruit and strawberry, on Sepulveda Blvd.
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Aug 52 min read
Nancy Silverton's Spacca Tutto Is Set to Anchor Palisades Village
Nancy Silverton's Spacca Tutto, an Italian American steakhouse built with Caruso and River Jetty, is set to anchor the rebuilt Palisades Village in the Palisades.
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Aug 42 min read
Lapaba Brings Korean Italian Pasta to Koreatown
Lapaba, the Silverton backed Korean Italian pasta bar at 6th and Western, is Koreatown's boldest new opening, and the Michelin Guide already took notice this spring.
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Aug 32 min read
Jitlada Is Now on Resy: One of LA's Hardest Tables Just Got Easier
Jitlada, LA's Southern Thai institution and three time Bib Gourmand pick, is now taking reservations on Resy. One of the city's toughest tables just got easier.
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Aug 21 min read
Philadelphia and Ziggi's Coffee Are Turning the Everything Bagel Into a Latte
Philadelphia and Ziggi's Coffee launch the Everything Bagel Latte, an iced latte with cream cheese cold foam, August 11 to 17 at LA locations for one week only.
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Aug 21 min read
Wife and the Somm Earns a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Glassell Park's Wife and the Somm earns a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for a list of 75-plus selections and one of the region's largest Coravin programs.
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Jul 313 min read
Santa Monica's Circle Bar Reopens on Main Street Under Hinano and Tavern on Main Ownership
Santa Monica's Circle Bar reopens on Main Street May 22, 2026 under Hinano Cafe and Tavern on Main ownership, with a new DJ booth and a daily Power Hour.
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Jul 302 min read
Koreatown's Rok Coffee & Tea Is Open in Studio City on Ventura Blvd
Koreatown's Rok Coffee & Tea opens a Studio City location on Ventura Blvd with matcha duos, mugwort duos, and a blueberry shortcake matcha exclusive.
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Jul 292 min read
Shadow Grove's Where the Creatures Sleep Is Open on Lankershim in NoHo
San Fernando's Shadow Grove Brewing opens its first full-service brewpub, Where the Creatures Sleep, on Lankershim in the NoHo Arts District. Here's what to know.
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Jul 282 min read
Pizzeria Sei Is Ranked No. 2 in the Country, and Its Palms Dining Room Is Open
Pizzeria Sei is 50 Top Pizza's No. 2 US pizzeria for a second year. The Palms dining room opened June 24, and the Pico original lives on as Sei Pizza Bar.
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Jul 272 min read
Crustacean Beverly Hills Says Its Last Day on Bedford Is July 29, Not July 31
Crustacean Beverly Hills says its final day on Bedford Drive is Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Most outlets reported July 31. The restaurant's own site says otherwise.
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Jul 263 min read
Brodard's Long Beach Debut Set for 2ND & PCH, but the Date Is Still TBD
Fountain Valley's Brodard, named one of California's best Vietnamese restaurants, is coming to 2ND & PCH in Long Beach. Here's what to know about the debut.
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Jul 263 min read
Atlanta's Rumi's Kitchen Is Still Set for Westfield Century City, but Spring Has Passed
Atlanta's upscale Persian chain Rumi's Kitchen is set to open on the second floor of Westfield Century City, its first California location, with a Spring target.
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Jul 253 min read
Jitlada and Junior Cookies Debut a Limited-Time Mango Sticky Rice Cookie in Los Angeles
Junior Cookies and Michelin-recognized Southern Thai institution Jitlada have reimagined the city's beloved mango sticky rice as a limited-time cookie, layering coconut pastry cream, fresh mango, toasted coconut, and warm coconut sauce on a signature Junior Cookies base.
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Jul 222 min read
Highly Likely Is Officially Open in Studio City on Ventura Blvd
The all-day cafe Highly Likely opens its fourth LA location on Ventura Blvd in Studio City, with Japanese breakfast bowls, burgers, and steak frites at night.
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Jul 222 min read
Michelin Adds Six Los Angeles Restaurants to Its 2026 Bib Gourmand List
Michelin's 2026 California Bib Gourmand additions include six new Los Angeles restaurants: Lapaba in Koreatown, Little Fish in Echo Park and its Melrose Hill sibling, Lugya'h in West Adams, Lynx in the Arts District, and Sonoratown across multiple locations.
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Jul 213 min read
Vignette Is Open on Ventura Blvd, a Studio City Wine Bar From a Three-Friend Supper Club
Vignette, a new Studio City wine bar from a three-friend supper club, opens on Ventura Blvd with pho skewers, citrus-butter branzino, and roasted celeriac.
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Jul 202 min read
Wife and the Somm Debuts "Simplicity of Summer" Supper Series in Glassell Park
Wife and the Somm debuts its Simplicity of Summer supper series in Glassell Park: a two week, market driven prix fixe with curated wine flights and pairings.
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Jul 172 min read
Dine LA Returns August 14-28 With Two Weeks of Prix Fixe Menus
Dine LA Restaurant Week returns August 14 to 28, 2026 with two weeks of prix fixe menus starting at $15 at hundreds of restaurants across Los Angeles this summer.
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Jul 171 min read
New Restaurant Alert: San Damian Brings Enrique Olvera's Mariscos to Venice
San Damian brings Enrique Olvera's modern Mexican seafood to Venice, with chef Chuy Cervantes serving ceviches, tostadas, and kanpachi al pastor on Abbot Kinney.
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Jul 172 min read
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