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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Cantina Frida
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BY SHELLEY LEVITT
Bottlefish The co-founders of California Pizza Kitchen are behind this stylish seafood-centric restaurant in the tony Brentwood neighborhood, so you can count on warm and polished hospitality. The main dining room seats 120 guests, the outdoor patio terrace seats 40 and full and partial buyouts are available. Prix fixe group dining menus served family-style range from $70 to $110 per person, and include delectables like lobster toast, salmon poke, Thai-braised baby back ribs, miso black cod and, for dessert, brioche bread pudding, market berries and cream, and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Menus can also be customized.
Cantina Frida If you think Beverly Hills means staid dining, you haven’t been to Cantina Frida, the
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latest and most upscale outpost of modern Mexican restaurants from the Frimex Hospitality Group. Cantina Frida has been drawing crowds every night since it opened a few months ago. What they find there is the conviviality of a Mexican plaza, complete with olive trees and the buzz that comes from a wide-open space with soaring ceilings. The menu features dishes meant to be shared, like a ceviche tasting and guacamole prepared tableside. A private dining room, with its own entry, is available for parties of 15 to 25 and partial and full buyouts are available for large groups, subject to availability.
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele The first U.S. location of the Naples pizzeria made famous in the film “Eat Pray Love” has landed in Hollywood. It’s a pretty, sto-
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rybook location, with brown leather sofas and a white tiled bar in the interior space, and a gorgeous, sprawling outdoor garden with lots of greenery, long communal tables and L’Antica’s signature stone oven. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, the menu ranges from prosciutto and eggs to classic thin-crust margherita and marinara pizzas, housemade pastas, stellar charcuterie, grilled vegetables and a little gem of a Caesar salad. With its liquor license in place, L’Antica now offers Aperitivo Hour, with an extensive cocktail list and bites that include fried calamari and cavatelli all’Arrabbiata. Partial and full buyouts are available for 50 to 200 guests.
Get Connected BOTTLEFISH bottlefish.com CANTINA FRIDA cantinafrida.com L’ANTICA PIZZERIA DA MICHELE damicheleusa.com
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Los Angeles abounds with terrific restaurants. Here are three, with great food and memorable settings, that you’ll want to keep on your radar whether you’re dining with a few colleagues or planning a private event for a few dozen.
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