Star Wine List Restaurants in Los Angeles

Browse 25 restaurants in Los Angeles listed by Star Wine List, including Kato, Osteria Mozza and Providence. Star Wine List is an independent guide to wine lists and wine bars. Many venues also have recognition from Michelin and Wine Spectator. We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards.

Entries appear in alphabetical order. Each shows the venue's town or city, a short description and awards from independent sources, with a link to its full guide page.

How this list is chosen: Every restaurant here is listed by Star Wine List, the independent guide to wine lists and wine bars. When more qualify than the list can hold, En Primeur Club chooses among them by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order.

Anajak Thai Cuisine
Los Angeles, United States
A 44-year-old Sherman Oaks institution that became one of Los Angeles's most-discussed restaurants after James Beard Award-winning chef Justin Pichetrungsi reimagined its menu from 2019 onward. The à la carte menu runs from wok-fired classics and deep curries to dry-aged fish, with a wine program that draws serious attention. Ranked #11 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024 and a consistent presence on Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings.
Also recognized by James Beard Award, LA Taco, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining
Antico Nuovo
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Opened in Koreatown and later settled on Beverly Boulevard, Antico Nuovo holds a Michelin Plate and ranked twelfth on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024. Chef Chad Colby works with whole-animal technique and preserved-food traditions that most of Los Angeles's Italian restaurants have abandoned, producing pasta and crudo that sit in a different register from the city's more cautious Italian mainstream.
Also recognized by James Beard Award, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Arroyo Chop House
Los Angeles, United States
Arroyo Chop House has anchored Pasadena's upscale dining scene for decades, offering a classic American steakhouse format with a wine program recognized by Star Wine List's White Star designation and consistent placement on Opinionated About Dining's North American casual rankings. Located on South Arroyo Parkway, it draws a loyal local crowd alongside visitors seeking a confident, ingredient-led alternative to the city-center steak corridor.
Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Bavel
Los Angeles, United States
Compared to LA's tasting-menu circuit, Bavel operates in a different register: a shareable, Levant-spanning menu at 500 Mateo St in the Arts District that has held a place on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list and Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings every year since 2023. The kitchen draws on Israeli, Moroccan, Turkish, and Egyptian culinary traditions, producing dishes that reward groups over solo visits.
Also recognized by LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Botanica Restaurant and Market
Los Angeles, United States
A Silver Lake fixture for breakfast, brunch, and easy evening meals, Botanica at 1620 Silver Lake Blvd sits inside the eastside's broader shift toward bright, ingredient-focused neighbourhood dining. The space is open and light-filled, the food simply presented but carefully considered. It draws repeat visitors across multiple dayparts, which in Los Angeles is a reliable indicator of a restaurant doing something right.
Also recognized by Star Wine List, We're Smart World
Capo
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Grand Award
Capo on Ocean Avenue has been a Santa Monica institution for Italian-American dining since the 1990s, anchored by owner-chef Bruce Marder and a wine program of serious depth — 2,725 selections across 13,500 bottles of inventory, with particular strength in California, Burgundy, and Italy. Ranked #317 in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it remains a reliable reference point for the city's Italian dining conversation.
Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Dunsmoor
Los Angeles, United States
A Glassell Park dining room defined by faded brick, amber light, and a central wood-burning hearth, Dunsmoor translates Southern American cooking through a California seasonal lens. Chef Brian Dunsmoor earned a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, and the LA Times ranked the restaurant tenth on its 2024 list of 101 best restaurants. The menu shifts with the calendar but stays rooted in smoke, heirloom produce, and American heritage technique.
Also recognized by Esquire, James Beard Award, LA Times, OpenTable
Felix Trattoria
Los Angeles, United States
On Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Felix Trattoria has become one of Los Angeles's most-cited Italian restaurants, ranked as high as #3 in Opinionated About Dining's North American casual list. The kitchen's commitment to handmade pasta — shaped by Emilia-Romagna technique and executed with rigorous consistency — sets it apart in a city where Italian cooking often drifts toward fusion compromise. Reservations are competitive and the room runs loud with intention.
Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Funke
Los Angeles, United States
Evan Funke's eponymous Beverly Hills restaurant occupies three levels on South Santa Monica Boulevard, anchoring its identity in handcrafted pasta and wood-fired Italian cooking. Reservations have remained notoriously difficult since opening, the dining room draws a stylish, well-connected crowd, and the LA Times ranked it 25th among the city's 101 best restaurants in 2024. Michelin has awarded a Plate in both 2024 and 2025.
Also recognized by Chef's Table, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Grá
Los Angeles, United States
Grá is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised pizza restaurant in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, earning consecutive Bib awards in 2024 and 2025 alongside a Star Wine List White Star citation. It occupies the affordable-end of LA's serious pizza tier, where craft and value intersect more reliably than at most $$-bracket addresses in the city.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Jon & Vinny’s
Los Angeles, United States
Jon & Vinny's on North Fairfax Avenue holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, placing it among the more consistently recognised casual Italian-American tables in Los Angeles. The menu runs salads, pizzas, and pastas at mid-range prices in an all-day format that draws queues from morning through late evening. Planning ahead is worth the effort.
Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Kato
Los Angeles, United States
2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Kato reads Los Angeles through Taiwanese American fine dining rather than through imported tasting-menu orthodoxy. Jon Yao's cooking carries the speed, heat, and precision of Chinese technique into a composed dinner format, while Ryan Bailey's beverage program has become a major part of the restaurant's national standing.
Also recognized by Chinese Restaurant Awards, James Beard Award, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining
majordōmo
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Ranked #69 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list and holding a Michelin Plate, majordōmo has anchored the northern Chinatown industrial corridor since 2018. David Chang's Los Angeles flagship runs Korean-inflected California cooking through large-format dishes — smoked bo ssäm, whole short rib — in a warehouse space that draws a fashion-forward crowd. The wine list runs 515 selections across 3,175 bottles, with particular depth in France, California, and Italy.
Also recognized by LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Marino
Los Angeles, United States
On Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, Marino occupies a category that Los Angeles dining rarely sustains: the family-run Italian institution that functions less like a restaurant than a recurring invitation. Comparisons to Rao's in New York are made often and earned honestly. For milestone dinners and occasions that require more than a reservation, Marino is where the city's regulars keep returning.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles, United States
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Open since 2007 on Melrose Avenue, Osteria Mozza holds a Michelin star and a James Beard Award in Nancy Silverton's corner, and it has shaped how Los Angeles understands Italian cooking at the table-cloth tier. The mozzarella bar anchors the room; handmade pasta and a wine list of serious depth do the rest. Ranked 30th on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024, it remains a benchmark in the city's Italian category.
Also recognized by Chef's Table, James Beard Award, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining
OTOTO
Los Angeles, United States
OTOTO is a neo-izakaya on Allison Avenue in Silver Lake, run by the team behind Tsubaki and recognized with the 2023 James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. The sake list is among the more considered in Los Angeles, anchoring a casual-to-mid-range menu of Japanese small plates pitched at the neighborhood bar register rather than the formal dining room. Walk-ins are possible, but the program draws a devoted following that rewards advance planning.
Also recognized by James Beard Award, Star Wine List
Parkway Grill
Los Angeles, United States
One of Pasadena's most enduring American dinner houses, Parkway Grill has held a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual list since at least 2024, and earned a Star Wine List White Star for its cellar. Under chef Rochelle Daniel, the kitchen draws on California's produce-driven tradition, making it a consistent reference point for the San Gabriel Valley's more serious dining options.
Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Providence
Los Angeles, United States
3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Providence is Los Angeles fine dining at its seafood end: formal, sustainability-minded, and built around Michael Cimarusti's long commitment to precise contemporary cooking. Its 2026 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality and OAD North America ranking place it in the city's serious dining bracket rather than its casual seafood lane.
Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste
Redbird
Los Angeles, United States
Occupying the soaring nave of a former Catholic cathedral in Downtown Los Angeles, Redbird has held steady in Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings since 2023, reaching #192 in 2025. Chef Neal Fraser's New American menu operates at the $$$ tier, placing the restaurant in a middle bracket between accessible neighbourhood dining and the city's most expensive tasting counters. The setting does much of the editorial work; the cooking earns the rest.
Also recognized by James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
République
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Located in a 1928 building on La Brea Avenue, République operates as a French-inspired bakery, café, and formal dining room under chefs Walter and Margarita Manzke. The restaurant holds a 2023 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, a Michelin Plate, and ranked #4 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list in 2024. The wine program runs to nearly 1,845 selections and 9,280 bottles of inventory.
Also recognized by James Beard Award, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Rustic Canyon
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Rustic Canyon has anchored the Santa Monica dining scene since its early days as a farmers' market-driven neighborhood restaurant, earning Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 alongside consistent placement on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. The daily-changing menu tracks California's harvest calendar through local seafood, vegetables, and meats sourced from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market. Dinner runs nightly from 5 pm on Wilshire Boulevard.
Also recognized by LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report, Star Wine List
Terroni
Los Angeles, United States
Rooted in a family tradition of importing Southern Italian staples that dates to the early 1990s, Terroni on Beverly Boulevard brings a specific regional conviction to Los Angeles Italian dining. The menu draws from classic Southern Italian templates rather than the pan-Italian comfort cooking that dominates much of the city. It occupies a distinct position on a stretch of Beverly that rewards those who know where to look.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Tsubaki
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in 2024 and 2025, Tsubaki has been Echo Park's most consistent izakaya since Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan opened the 32-seat room in 2017. The kitchen runs a daily-shifting menu of grilled, raw, steamed, and fried small plates grounded in California farmers market produce, paired against a sake program that earns as much attention as the food.
Also recognized by LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Wally’s
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Grand Award
Wally's on W Adams Blvd operates across the full day — lunch through late night, seven days a week — with a wine list of 1,600 selections and 18,000 bottles in inventory, weighted toward Burgundy, California, Bordeaux, and Italy. Recognised by Star Wine List with a White Star and ranked by Opinionated About Dining in 2024, it sits at the serious end of Los Angeles wine bar dining, with American-French cuisine priced in the upper tier.
Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List
Wife & The Somm
Los Angeles, United States
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Wife & The Somm sits on Verdugo Road in Glassell Park, one of Los Angeles's quieter northeast neighbourhoods, where the combination of wine-forward programming and kitchen ambition has earned it a White Star recognition from Star Wine List. The name signals the format before you walk in: this is a restaurant shaped by the relationship between food and the bottle, in a city where that pairing is increasingly the editorial point.
Also recognized by Star Wine List

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