Below is a listing of restaurants and bars in the Downtown L.A. area. For additional information, please visit either www.ladowntownnews.com/clubs or www.downtownladining.com. To suggest additional links or to report any errors, please email the Communications Committee at communications@thebartlettbuilding.com.

Restaurants/Bars

410 Boyd
410 Boyd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

626 Reserve
626 Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA
626reserve.com

Angelique Cafe
840 S. Spring Street
(213) 623-8698
www.angeliquecafe.com
In the Fashion District, one eats a lot of lunch-counter food.
Possibly the last thing you'd expect to find in this bustling, gaudy-grimy, workaday part of downtown is a sweet little French restaurant, serving old-fashioned French home cooking... The Fashion District is not a place for fashionable food. But, by golly, you can get good old-fashioned French food there.

Arnie Morton’s of Chicago
735 S Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 553-4566
www.mortons.com
Sinatra croons in the background and cocktails from martinis to manhattans lighten the mood as generous portions of USDA prime-aged beef or succulent seafood and classic steakhouse sides arrive at tables dressed in crisp linens. While Arnie Morton's The Steakhouse is synonymous with "the best steak... anywhere," and USDA prime-aged beef is perhaps its chief claim to fame, there's much more to savor.

Bar 107
107 4th Street
Los Angeles California 90013
(213) 625-7382
www.bar107.com
No velvet rope, no power players. Just a bunch of 20- to 70-somethings tossing back strong ones and exchanging stories.

Barbara’s at the Brewery
620 Moulton Ave Suite 110
Los Angeles, California 90031
(323) 221-9204
www.barbarasatthebrewery.com
On the grounds of the Brewery, this bar and restaurant in an unfinished warehouse is where local residents find their artistic sustenance. Beer on tap, wine list and full bar. Happy hour Mon.-Fri., 5-6 p.m., with $1-off well drinks and tap beers.

Blossom
426 S Main St
(213) 620-1024
www.blossomrestaurant.com

The Blue Star
2200 E 15th Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 627-2022
www.bluestarrocksla.com

Bonaventure Brewing Company
404 S Figueroa Street (in the Westin Bonaventure Hotel)
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 236-0802
www.bonaventurehotel.com
Downtown's only on-site brewery, full bar and outdoor beer garden. Happy hour is Mon.-Fri, 3:30-7 p.m.

Bonavista Lounge
404 S Figueroa Street (Rotates atop the 32nd floor of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel)
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 624 1000
www.bonaventurehotel.com

Broadway Bar
830 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90014
(213) 614-9909
www.thebroadwaybar.net
The second in a string of Historic Core district ventures from nightspot magnate Cedd Moses (Golden Gopher, Liquid Kitty) and his new business partner Joe Baxley, this casual-but-classy cocktail lounge has taken a 4,000-square-foot space adjacent to the restored Orpheum's box office and residential lofts. Decor, by Gopher design partner Ricki Kline, merges the building's historic architecture with the developers' quirky, modern aesthetics. Happy hour is all night Mon., 5-9 p.m. Tues.-Fri. $2 off all cocktails and $1 off beer and wine. Limited free pizza from Wise Guys.

Café Current
111 S Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 244-2055

Café Metropol
923 E. Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 613-1537
www.cafemetropol.com/
Great food is an art in and of itself. But when you mix a top menu with a side of art and a taste of jazz thrown in for dessert, you get Café Metropol. This pleasant eatery on the eastern edge of Little Tokyo inhabits a large bricked-lined loft space at the base of a revitalized industrial building.

Café Pinot
700 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 239-6500
www.patinagroup.com/cafePinot/
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a "haven for romantics sharing a great bottle of wine, or urbanites sitting on the wonderful garden patio," Cafe Pinot is one of L.A.'s most cosmopolitan restaurants. The chef highlights the season's freshest ingredients, creating a contemporary menu that perfectly fits the urban garden setting.

Casey's Irish Bar & Grille
613 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 629-2353
www.bigcaseys.com
Happy hour 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. with $3 draft or bottled beer, and $3 well drinks. Live jazz Thurs. and Fri., 9 p.m., club nights with DJs Fri. and Sat., 10 p.m.

CBS Seafood
700 N Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-2323
If the exotic culinary art of dim sum is one of your passions, or just something you've been curious about, CBS Seafood Restaurant, a Hong Kong-style seafood house, belongs on your "A" list. Sit back and select from rolling carts filled with steamed or baked bao (buns filled with chicken or barbecued pork), har gow (translucent shrimp-filled dumplings), jing joon (sticky rice and meat steamed in lotus leaves), deep-fried taro turnovers and more than 50 other varieties of ancient Chinese snacks.

Central City Café
601 S. Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 627-4482

Charlie O’s
At the Alexandria Hotel on 5th and Spring

Checkers
535 South Grand Avenue,
Los Angeles, California 90071
(213) 891-0519
www.hiltoncheckers.com
Located in the downtown Los Angeles' Hilton Checkers hotel, a tall and slender art-deco restoration, Checker's cuisine is one of Los Angeles' finest. Vertical dishes, like Scottish fowl or the delectable "Glass Apple" for dessert, are truly works of art (and a kitchen-full of chefs under the vision of Tony Hodges). Classical guitar music serenades, the stellar wine list is hand-selected by Hodges, and the prices reflect the skill that went into every dish without being self-indulgent.

Cicada Restaurant and Bar
617 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 488-9488
With 30-foot ceilings and a plush bar and lounge area, this art-deco downtown Los Angeles restaurant is modern and mature with dark wood paneling, amber lighting and art-deco chairs. Cicada's Northern Italian cuisine includes such delights as Lobster Tower with Avocado, Tarragon crab cakes, and lots of seafood pastas. Cicada offers "Five Course Tasting Menus" for $65.00 a person (it comes with the Banana Butterscotch Basket for dessert).

Ciudad
445 S Figueroa Street # 100
Los Angeles, 90071
(213) 486-5171
www.ciudad-la.com
Make Ciudad your destination for an exciting all tapas menu and Spanish wines by the glass every Sunday night. Mary Sue and Susan, along with Ciudad Executive Chef Kajsa Dilger, are taking tapas to a whole new level! Sample a wide variety of savory little dishes with everything from Goat Cheese Fritters with Sherry Soaked Bing Cherries and Spinach Empanadas with Pine Nuts and Raisins to Seeded Lamb Chops with Algerian Eggplant Jam and Preserved Lemons and Lobster Salad with Shaved Cucumber, Melon, and Sherry-Mint Aioli. Pair it with a delicious glass of Spanish Rioja and you’ll be in tapas heaven.

Clifton’s Cafeteria
648 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 627-1673
www.cliftonscafeteria.com
Waterfalls, streams, giant Redwood trees and good food at reasonable prices make Clifton’s a downtown legend. Nestled in the bustling setting of historic Broadway, Clifton's Cafeteria is truly a "jewel in the heart of the Jewelry District," or so says Huell Howser, the host of KCET's "California's Gold."

Coles
118 East 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90014
www.colespebuffet.com/home.html
A Place Worthwhile Since 1908 in Historic Downtown Los Angeles

Dinner House M
1263 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 482-3828

Empress Pavilion
988 N Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 617-9898
Follow the steady stream of people up the escalator to the second level of Bamboo Plaza and you'll find a cavernous dining room filled with talkative Chinatown locals. After you're seated, be prepared to choose from carts teeming with dim sum. For the uninitiated, these carts may be intimidating. But not to worry, the restaurant's affable manager Ken Poon is happy to be of service.

Flower Street Café
811 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 623-4777
www.flowerstreetcafe.com
A t the Flower Street Cafe & Sports Bar, it's all about good, reasonably priced American food in a casual environment. Placed throughout the restaurant are 10 television screens and one 70-inch plasma showing events from the NFL, NCAA, NBA, MBL, NHL, PGA and more, so there's not a bad seat in the house.

Frying Fish
120 Japanese Village Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 680-0567
Only revolving sushi counter in LA.

Gallery Bar (in Millennium Biltmore Hotel)
506 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 624-1011

Golden Gopher
417 W 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 614-8001
www.goldengopherbar.com
Between the hand pressed-tin ceiling, the high-backed wooden booths, and the massive mahogany bar, you may start to feel like this subterranean bar is actually a vortex to 1930s Chicago. In reality however, Casey's has been downtown LA beer bar secret for almost 35 years.

Grand Avenue Nightclub
1024 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 747-0999
www.thegrandevent.com

Grand Avenue Sports Bar
506 S Grand Avenue (in the Biltmore Hotel)
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 612-1595
The low key, clubby atmosphere invites guests to loosen their ties while catching up with the latest sports news. Seventeen overhead monitors including three big screens broadcast games from around the globe via state-of-the-art satellite links without being intrusive. There are also activities to satisfy the active sports buff, such as billiard tables and monthly contests. The massive, old-fashioned bar attracts lively conversation and offers such casual spirits as draft, microbrew specials and non-alcoholic brews, along with a long list of bottled beers.

Grand Cafe
251 S. Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA
Call (213) 356-4155
Grand Café is a hidden treasure within the hotel, where visual art meets the culinary arts. The cafe's serene decor of wood, stone and glass is accented by an abundance of greenery and striking modern art. The restaurant offers a delightful dining experience overlooking the Museum of Contemporary Art and dancing majestic fountains. The eclectic menu reflects Los Angeles' diversity, and features á la carte, buffet and alfresco dining influenced by European trained Executive Chef Peter Dean.

Grand Event Café
555 W. 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA
www.lagrandevent.com

Grand Star Jazz Club
943 Sun Mun Way,
Adjacent to 943 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 626-2285

Guelaguetza
3337 ½ W 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 427-0601

Gus’s Drive-In
1657 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 483-8885
Quintessentially Californian - that's the best description for Gus's Drive-In. Where else can you indulge in sinfully delicious crispy fries, but be heart-happy knowing that they are cooked in cholesterol-free vegetable oil? And here in auto heaven, Gus's gives you the option of driving in, driving through, calling ahead or eating inside. There's plenty of parking. Just west of Downtown, this local institution has been dishing up filling breakfasts, lunches and dinners for more than three decades. The menu is power-packed with American and Latin cuisine - you can start off your day right with an affordable array of pancakes, eggs, omelettes and huevos rancheros.

HMS Bounty
3357 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 385-7275
www.hmsbounty.net/home

Kendall’s Brasserie and Bar
135 N Grand Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 972-7322
Kendall's Brasserie brings Parisian style to the Music Center, serving both traditional French favorites, such as croque monsieur and onion soup, and dishes with a contemporary flair. The succulent raw bar is the centerpiece of the casual bar and lounge, where everyone gathers after work or a performance at the Music Center.

Kyoto
Lobby level of the Wilshire Grand Hotel
7th and Figueroa
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 896-3812
A tranquil haven in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. At Kyoto, selecting what to savor first will be the most difficult part of your experience. For this reason, the chefs behind the restaurant have created their own version of the bento box. Ideal because it provides a bit of everything, the Bento Box may be just the ticket when you can't decide. Warm sake, fresh sushi and sashimi, fabulous tempura and delectable rice donburi bowls are also available for your enjoyment.

Lakeview Bistro
At the Westin Bonaventure
404 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 624-1000

La Barca
2414 S Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(323) 735-6567

La Serenata de Garibaldi
1842 E 1st Street
(323) 265-2887

Little Pedro’s
901 E 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 687-3766
www.littlepedros.com

Lost Soul’s Cafe
124 Fourth Street (alley off Fourth between Main and Spring)
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 617-7006
www.lostsouls.com
In the mood for a late-night mint n' chip mocha or a island fresh smoothie? Looking for a decadent dessert following that gallery opening? Head over to the Lost Souls Cafe in the Old Bank District. This hip, friendly coffee shop is attracting loft dwellers, artists from nearby Gallery Row, and anyone looking for a decidedly L.A. spin on an urban hangout. Although the entrance is slightly hidden in Harlem Place alley behind the Hellman building (on Fourth between Spring and Main), it's worth seeking out for its eclectic mix of coffee drinks, handcrafted artisan teas, smoothies and shakes.

The Mayan
1038 S Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 746-4287
www.clubmayan.com

The Mayfair Hotel
1256 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 484-9789
www.mayfairla.com

Mendocino Farms
300 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 620-1114
On historic Bunker Hill sits a new "quick upscale" sandwich place that brings a whole lot of history to the table. With its name alone, Mendocino Farms Sandwiches & Marketplace pays tribute to the county in Northern California known for small organic farms that provide specialty food and produce for local gourmet restaurants and wineries. Located in the newly renovated lower plaza level of the One California Building, this lunchtime establishment is dedicated to putting that fine dining philosophy between two pieces of artisan bread. Better yet, the prices are very reasonable.

Mitsuru Sushi & Grill
316 E 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 626-4046

Moody’s Bar and Grille
Marriott Los Angeles Downtown Hotel
333 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 365-4834

Mountain Bar
475 Gin Ling Way
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-7500

New Otani
120 S Los Angeles St,
Los Angeles, 90012
(213) 253-9200
www.newotani.com

Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse
330 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 680-0330
A contemporary variation on the traditional steakhouse, the centerpiece of Nick & Stef's is the dry-aging chamber, where cuts of beef are carefully aged until they reach peak flavor. The chef also serves an array of sides, sauces and vegetables - a dozen of each - and a variety of other entrees, including daily mixed grill and seafood specials. The casual bar and patio are a favorite destination for the weekday happy hour.

Noe Restaurant and Bar
At the Omni Los Angeles Hotel
251 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 356-4100
www.noerestaurant.com
As the Walt Disney Concert Hall draws worldwide attention to Downtown, Chef Robert Gadsby's Noé Restaurant and Bar elevates the culinary landscape of this reinvigorated city. Cited as one of the best new restaurants of the year by Bon Appétit and one of the Top 10 Restaurants by Los Angeles Magazine, Noé offers diners inspired Progressive American cuisine with a Japanese aesthetic. The elegant bar and lounge are the ideal spot for a cocktail and a bite, either after work or before an engagement at the theater.

Oiwake
122 Japanese Village Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-628-2678
Located in the heart of L.A.'s original Japanese community, Oiwake is the place to go to satisfy your big cravings for Japanese food. The ambience is comfortable and casual, and the rustic wood paneling and decor creates a tranquil feel. The restaurant has a broad appeal among Downtown workers, families, students and seniors who come for the daily buffet ($6.75 for lunch, $8 for dinner) served until 9 p.m. At Oiwake you can load up with entrees such as soba and udon noodles, steaming bowls of miso soup, a colorful assortment of sushi rolls, teriyaki chicken and even desserts like custard, fruit and soft-serve ice cream.

Oomasa
100 Japanese Village Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 623-9048.
L.A. needs more sushi restaurants like Oomasa. The antithesis of many of the city's noisy, crowded Japanese establishments, this casual eatery in Little Tokyo is unpretentious and whips up some of the best and most affordable sushi in town. As one of the first sushi restaurants in the community, Oomasa has developed a loyal following of locals, as well as fans from West L.A. and the San Gabriel Valley. Cozy booths create an intimate feel, perfect for diners who want to share a good meal with friends and carry on a conversation at the same time. Oomasa is open for lunch and dinner Wednesday through Monday.

Original Pantry Café
877 S Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 972-0279

The Original Texas King
867 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 437-0881
Ribs, chicken, links, and beef.

Original Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers
2575 W Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 389-9060
www.originaltommys.com

Pacific Dining Car
1310 W 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 483-6000
www.pacificdiningcar.com
Since 1921, Pacific Dining Car has been the premier steakhouse in Los Angeles. USDA Prime Eastern corn-fed beef is dry-aged in the eatery's cooler, hand-cut by an in-house butcher and cooked over the high heat of mesquite charcoal to sear in the natural juices. There are more than 300 wines to choose from on the award-winning list. Dinner is served 24 hours a day.

The Palm
100 S. Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 763-4600
Walk into The Palm, and it's like you are joining a party that's been going strong for four generations. You are welcomed with a smile and before you know it, you're raising a glass, swept away by the spirit of the place. For nearly eight decades, The Palm Restaurant has proudly served huge cuts of prime beef, jumbo Nova Scotia lobsters and authentic Italian dishes with smiles, service and an atmosphere like nowhere else. Known as the "place to see and be seen," the famed walls of each Palm are adorned with the caricatures of celebrities, politicians and socialites who make up its customer base.

Plum Tree Inn
913 N Broadway
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 613-1819
Voted Best Chinese Dish 2005 by LA Downtown News (Honey Walnut Shrimp).

Patina
141 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 972-3331

Pete’s Cafe & Bar
400 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA
www.petescafe.com
Peter McLaughlin got it right with Pete's Cafe & Bar in Downtown's Old Bank District. With an outdoor terrace facing the historic corner of 4th and Main and the Farmers & Merchants Bank Building, Pete's typifies the new mood of Downtown and its emerging urban culture. The approach is friendly, relaxed and buzzing with Downtown residents and professionals in the area who appreciate the proximity of a dynamic restaurant.

Philippe’s (AKA Philippe the Original)
1001 N Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 628-3781
www.philippes.com
Want a taste of L.A. history? How about a nine-cent cup of coffee? Incredibly, you can find them both at the same place, a block away from Union Station, at Philippe, The Original. Philippe Mathieu opened one of the city's oldest restaurants in 1908, and was credited with creating the first French dipped sandwich a decade later. Like many great discoveries, this one was an accident, as Mathieu inadvertently dropped a sliced French roll into a roasting pan filled with cooking juices. A good-natured customer, an LAPD officer, agreed to take the sandwich anyway, soggy roll and all. He loved it so much that he returned the next day with friends, asking for the same thing. The rest is culinary history.

Pitfire Pizza
108 W. Second Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 808-1200
www.pitfirepizza.com
One of the top artisan pizzerias in town, Pitfire has been commended for producing "fine examples of the form," and the Downtown crowd definitely agrees. This post-modern pizzeria with high ceilings and the cool iPod playlist has a bustling happy hour, convenient Downtown delivery and complete catering services. There's a room for private parties that holds up to 50, and they're even dog-friendly here, with lots of outdoor patio seating. But we digress from the tantalizing topic at hand - pizza.

Point Moorea
930 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 833-5100
www.wilshiregrand.com

R23
923 E Second Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 687-7178
www.r23.com
A bright neon sign beckons diners to R23 in its secluded Arts District space. Since opening 16 years ago, this minimalist gem has needed only its address to identify it as the best in every guidebook, confirmed by the parade of Japanese businessmen, politicos, artists and sushi lovers. The restaurant is situated in a converted warehouse fronted by an old railroad loading dock.

The Roof Bar at the Standard Hotel
550 S Flower Street
(213) 892-8080
www.standardhotel.com

Roy’s
800 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 488-4994
www.roysrestaurant.com
Roy's - Los Angeles is one of a family of restaurants featuring Hawaiian Fusion cuisine of Roy Yamaguchi. Since the first Roy's debuted in Hawaii Kai in 1988, fresh seafood has been an integral part of the Roy's experience.

San Antonio Winery
737 Lamar Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(213) 223-1401
wwww.sanantoniowinery.com

Sabor
847 S Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 388-3311
www.saborlounge.com
Sabor means "flavor" in Spanish, and visitors to this Mexican restaurant, bar, and lounge west of Downtown can enjoy a few different flavors of dining and entertainment depending on when they arrive. At mealtimes, the casual restaurant offers top Mexican food such as carne asada burritos, carnitas tacos, enchiladas, chalupas, and even sizzling steak and shrimp fajitas at low prices, with every item on the menu under $9. For people who can't get enough, Sabor features an all-you-can-eat lunch special including chicken fajitas, quesadillas, hot wings, rice and beans, and other goodies for the astonishing price of just $3.99.

Sai Sai
At the Millennium Biltmore Hotel
501 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 624-1100
Sai Sai has earned rave reviews for its unique twist on traditional Japanese cuisine. From the moment you walk in to the last bite of your green tea and plum wine tiramisu, this restaurant is a seductive dining experience from start to finish. The spacious, ultramodern interior features blonde wood, an elegant 10-seat sushi bar and dramatic pillars and lighting. Beautifully formal in every detail, Sai Sai features exquisite place settings, kimono-clad waitresses and the most efficient, polite staff you will ever encounter.

Soot Bull Jeep
3136 W 8th Street
(213) 387-3865

The Standard
550 S Flower Street
(213) 892-8080
www.standardhotel.com

Stock Exchange
618 S Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 489-3877
www.stockexchangela.com

Sushi Gen
Honda Plaza
422 E Second Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 617-0552

Tamayo
5300 E Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 260-4700
www.telacu.com
At Tamayo, the welcoming south-of-the-border dining experience starts with the decor. Inside a renovated 1928 hacienda-style home, the high ceilings reveal dark wood beams, a waterfall trickles in the background, and the walls are covered with colorful paintings by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, the restaurant's namesake. Diners can wander through the sprawling eatery and peruse the artwork as they sip frothy margaritas.

Tiara Café
127 E 9th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 626-5554

Traxx at Union Station
800 N Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-1999

Veranda Bar at the Figueroa Hotel
939 S Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 627-8971
www.figueroahotel.com

Vertigo’s
801 W Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 977-0888

Water Grill
544 South Grand Avenue,
Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 891-0900
For anyone who's forgotten what fish actually tastes like, be it masked with crusts or heavy spices, downtown Los Angeles' Water Grill is the fine dining answer. Rated by Zagat Survey as the best seafood in Los Angeles, Water Grill keeps it simple with fresh seafood and simple preparations. The atmosphere is not a fishmonger's living room, either, but is warm and inviting with soft woods, low lights and an attentive staff.

Weiland Brewery Restaurant
400 E First Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 680-2881
www.weilandbrewery.net

Windows
1150 S Olive Street (32nd floor of the SBC Tower)
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Yorkshire Grill
610 W 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 629-3020
www.yorkshiregrill.com
New Yorkers longing for a taste of home will find it at the Yorkshire Grill, a classic deli that specializes in East Coast fare served with a friendly West Coast attitude. Some 50 seats surround the horseshoe counter for those on the go, and more than a dozen booths allow for a casual business lunch or a break from shopping. Step through the glass doors off bustling Sixth Street and the first thing you're likely to see is sandwich guru Leonard Gonzalez, who has been making oversized sandwiches for almost half of the 58 years the Grill has existed.

Zip Fusion Sushi
744 E 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 680-3770
www.zipfusion.com
Lead Sushi Chef Ken and his chefs electrify the air with greetings from the sushi bar as guests enter Zip Fusion. From there the incomparable Silvia and razor-thin servers led by Ugi take over, as hip as one would expect in this neighborhood laden with artists and fashionistas. "Zip" means "home" in Korean, the native language of engaging, young, restaurant owner Jason Ha. Located in a picturesque if once barren corner, chic condominiums have recently sprouted up around the four-year-old Zip like an overnight forest.

Zita Trattoria
825 James M Wood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 488-0515

Zucca Ristorante
801 S Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 614-7800
This opulent setting reminiscent of a Tuscan villa provides the backdrop for a seasonal menu of Italian fare, including handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, fresh seafood and hearty meat dishes. After work or before a game at nearby Staples Center, Zucca is a popular destination for weekday happy hour specials.

List compilation by Todd Blickenstaff
Bartlett Communications Committee