Lunch and Dinner restaurants in downtown LA?
We will be staying at the Millenium Biltmore for 2 nights. We are looking for good lunch or dinner spots near our hotel. Any suggestions would be great..Only have 2 days to make the most of it. Thanks!
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You're fortunate to have a lot of good restaurants within short walking distance:
More upscale
Water Grill (the best restaurant downtown, IMO)
Drago Centro (also very good)
Cafe Pinot (the prix fixe menu is good for a cheap upscale lunch)
Patina
ChayaMore downscale
Mendocino Farms (delicious healthy food)
Lemonade (delicious healthy food)-----
Water Grill
544 South Grand, Los Angeles, CA 90071Cafe Pinot
700 West Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071Drago Centro
525 S. Flower St., Suite 120, Los Angeles, CA 90071Chaya
525 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90071Mendocino Farms
300 S Grand Ave Ste Lp40, Los Angeles, CA 90071 -
Right next door is the Water Grill for high-end seafood (though I believe that the Chef is in the process of leaving) and a short walk West will bring you to the excellent Italian of Drago Centro. For lunch, check out Mendocino Farms and Starry Kitchen, both just up the hill from the Hotel. A bit more of a jaunt South is L.A. Live! where you can try the new and well-touted Wolfgang Puck Asian restaurant, WP24. If you do not mind a short cab ride or trying the DASH buses (mostly during business hours), you can also venture into Little Tokyo or over to Koreatown for some wonderful places. A non-Asian choice in Little Tokyo that is quite good is Lazy Ox for creative small plates.
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Water Grill
544 South Grand, Los Angeles, CA 90071Drago Centro
525 S. Flower St., Suite 120, Los Angeles, CA 90071Mendocino Farms
300 S Grand Ave Ste Lp40, Los Angeles, CA 90071Lazy Ox Canteen
241 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012Mendocino Farms
444 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90071Starry Kitchen
350 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071WP24
900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015›2 Replies-
re: New Trial
And if you get to little tokyo, not far from the LazyOx is WurstKuche, a sausage haus that is much fun, with good food and beer and wine.
Other quality dinners nearer the hotel could include Chaya adjacent to Drago Centro, both at City National Plaza on Flower Street, or Rivera for super quality Mexican food from Jon Sedlar, located on Flower around 11th. Well worth the bit of an extra walk.-----
Wurstkuche
800 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90013Drago Centro
525 S. Flower St., Suite 120, Los Angeles, CA 90071Chaya
525 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90071 -
re: New Trial
The Biltmore is a block away from the Pershing Square subway station from which you can hop on the red or purple line trains. One stop away on the red line (Civic Center) places you a block away from Little Tokyo and the purple line takes you to Koreatown. You could also take the red line to Union Sation and transfer to the gold line which will take directly to Little Tokyo and East LA as well as Chinatown.
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scarmoza
Nov 8, 2010 05:34 PM
We had a pretty late supper at The Gorbals and loved it! Expect a little quirky menu of Jewish American inspired small plates. Their menu has changed since the summer but I bet it's still fun and delicious . We walked there from the Millennium Biltmore - it's only a couple of blocks away.
Bottega Louie is also within walking distance from the Biltmore. It's a grand space. The menu is Italian inspired (salads, pastas, and pizzas). They've also got a full bar. If you're looking for good coffee (Intelligentsia Roasters) in the mornings, you'll find it here - along with all their beautiful pastries.
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The Gorbals
501 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 -
