LA is home to a number of great restaurants, ranging from the casual red-sauce joint to ones fit for a romantic date night. Here, the 8 best Italian restaurants in Los Angeles.
1
FELIX TRATTORIA
FELIX TRATTORIA
Felix is one of LA’s most famous pasta destinations. There is a climate-controlled room specifically for hand-making pastas.
2
ROSSOBLU
ROSSOBLU
Chef Steve Samson’s Rossoblu is an ode to the summers he spent in Bologna. The pastas are excellent, but don’t skip the rest of the menu.
3
ANGELINI OSTERIA
RYAN TANAKA/ANGELINI OSTERIA
Chef Gino Angelini’s classic osteria has been one of LA’s best Italian restaurants for more than 20 years and will likely remain so for a while yet.
4
ETTA
RYAN TANAKA/ETTA
The Shay Hotel in Culver City brings in one of Chicago’s most popular Italian restaurants, Etta, while adding in items especially for the LA location.
5
SPARROW
SPARROW
Sparrow is serving modern coastal Italian food inside Hotel Figueroa in downtown LA that is better than it needed to be.
6
JON & VINNY’S
ERICA GOULD
Obviously the 'Old school Italian food meets modern diner vibes' formula works, since this has become one of LA’s most popular restaurants with 3 locations.
7
CENTO
CENTO
Cento was once a popular downtown lunch-only pop-up, but it has since landed a brick and mortar location with a charming patio in West Adams.
8
SUNDAY GRAVY
FIONA CHANDRA
Sometimes an old-fashioned red sauce dish is the comfort food you’re looking for, and Sunday Gravy serves up exactly that.