Dining in the vast multi-cultural city of Los Angeles affords an infinite array of opportunities to satisfy your appetite as well as any desires and curiosities that have tickled your taste buds, and Los Angeles dining is as much about enjoying the environment as it is about enjoying the food.
Let us begin our food fest at the founding site of Los Angeles, Olvera Street, located in the historic El Pueblo De Los Angeles Park, next to the Union Station, and across the street from China Town, at 845 N. Alameda Street.
The gala plaza of Olvera Street is filled with Mexican cultural festivities all year long. The air is filled with music and songs of the Mariachis, as colorful dancers whirl with delight. The air is also filled with the aroma of authentic Mexican delicacies from restaurants that line the plaza with courtyard tables that allow visitors to enjoy the festivities as they savor their meals. The reasonably priced meals will satisfy two for less than $40.00. Some of the most popular restaurants on Olvera Street include the El Paseo Inn, Las Anitas Mexican Restaurant, El Rancho Grande, and La Golandrina Mexican Restaurant.
A visit to Los Angeles would not be complete without a trip to the beach, and the Paradise Cove at 28128 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is a perfect restaurant to dine while savoring the gorgeous shoreline. Paradise Cove is set on the beach, and offers cabanas for rent. The casual cuisine, has an emphasis on seafood dishes that include classic fish, ocean shrimp, lobster, and Kobe barbeque beef tacos; buckets of crispy calamari; old fashioned fish and chips; barbeque beef, pork, and chicken dishes; blackened chicken or steak; and an unbelievably tasty veggie-burger. Paradise cove has a full bar and offers an array of unique tropical drinks. Their breakfast menu is classic American style, and their prices are surprisingly reasonable at $15.00 - $30.00 per dish.
Dukes Restaurant just a few minutes up the road at 21150 Pacific Coast Highway serves its seafood and other courses with a Hawaiian flair with Tahitian-shrimp dishes and Poke tacos made with raw Ahi, Shoyu, Maui onions, and wasabi aioli. Dukes Restaurant is especially popular for its Sunday Brunch Buffet from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. with an incredible list of tempting options for $25.00 per person.
Fine dining can be found at three Luxe hotels with locations in downtown, Beverly Hills, and on Sunset Boulevard in Bel Air. The "On Rodeo Bistro and Lounge" and "On Sunset" restaurants serve classic French cuisine under the stewardship of Chef de Cuisine David Padilla, and Executive Chef Olivier Rousselle, for $70.00 - $80.00 per person, while the downtown "FigOly- Stafford+Mathis Kitchen Restaurant" offers modern American cuisine for breakfast lunch and dinner.
The "On Sunset" restaurant also offers a Sunday Jazz Brunch. Diners are entertained by lively jazz music while savoring their luscious meals from 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. for $49.95 per adult and $24.95 for children under twelve years old.
