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With so many amazing restaurants across this sprawled-out city, it can be tough to find just the right dining experience at just the right location. It can be even more of a challenge when looking for a multi-course meal created by an artistic chef who shows a progression and sources only the freshest, in-season ingredients. Here are 20 of the most impressive Los Angeles tasting menus, omakase experiences and kaiseki meals. Please proceed with caution; reading this will cause you to become hungry. Establishments appear in alphabetical order instead of in order of preference.
Number of Courses: one menu of five courses and one menu of eight courses
Cost: Five-course is $125, $175 with wine pairing; the eight-course is $150, $220 with wine pairing
Representative Dishes: the tasting menus change daily depending on what the chef finds at the market and by what inspires him.
Superba Snack Bar [CLOSED]
Number of Courses: four courses + dessert
Cost: $45
Representative Dishes: Wakame spaghettini + smoked bucatini carbonara
Trois Mec [CLOSED]
Number of Courses: approximately five courses
Cost: Depends on the menu; currently $75
Representative Dishes: The menu is constantly evolving varies, though early signatures include BBQ carrots and potato purée.
Urasawa [CLOSED]
Number of Courses: The number of courses vary, though Chef Urasawa will make sure you don’t leave hungry.
Cost: $350 a person
Representative Dishes: Wagyu beef tartare + sushi + shabu shabu
Summary: As one of the best restaurants (not just sushi, but overall) this side of the Mississippi, Urasawa is a real experience. Chef-owner Hiroyuki Urasawa offers only one seating a night, only a few spots at the sushi bar, with a menu made up of only the finest ingredients from one of the true master sushi chefs. Sure, a meal can run about $1000 for 2, but the address is on Rodeo Drive, it will be a food night for the ages.
WP24 [CLOSED]
Number of Courses: one for three and one for four
Cost: three courses for $80 and four courses for $110
Representative Dishes: hot and sour soup with king crab + crispy suckling pig with black plum puree
Note: Any favorite tasting menus we didn’t include? Let us know in the Comments section.
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