Explore our curated restaurants, hotels, bars, and wineries in Culver City.
Accolades in Culver City
These rooms have the clearest wine direction in the city, from curated lists to the one Wine Spectator award in our guide.
Bacari Culver City is a Venetian-inspired Mediterranean small-plates restaurant in Culver City with a curated wine program and an extensive wine list. The centerpiece bar shapes the room, and the menu sits in the small-plates tradition of the bacaro format.
Margot is a rooftop Coastal Mediterranean restaurant in Culver City with a curated wine program and craft cocktails. The indoor-outdoor setting and 360-degree city views sit alongside a la carte and small-plates service.
MillCross Coffee Bar & Kitchen / La Sabina Wine Bar in the Culver City Arts District shifts from daytime specialty coffee and brunch to an evening natural-wine bar. The evening selection is ever-changing, with live music and vinyl part of the room.
These places keep the format relaxed while still giving the meal a clear point of view, from pizza and sushi to vegetarian Indian cooking.
Roberta's is a Brooklyn-born pizza destination in Culver City with a standard wine program, beer, and craft cocktails. It is a casual room built for groups and easy dinners, with an a la carte format and a lively energy inside Platform.
Samosa House East in Culver City is a vegetarian Indian restaurant built around samosas, pakoras, and vegan-friendly curries. The restaurant is in a former donut shop. The wine program is minimal. The format is a la carte.
Sake House by Hikari in Culver City is a Japanese sushi restaurant with sake service and an a la carte format. Flaming sushi rolls set the tone, and the drinks side includes sake.
Culver City and Downtown Culver City lead the guide, with 24 venues in Culver City and 10 in Downtown Culver City. The Culver City Arts District also matters for wine-minded visitors because it holds MillCross Coffee Bar & Kitchen / La Sabina Wine Bar and a few other independent rooms.
There are no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide for Culver City. The citywide Michelin star total is 0. Broken Spanish Comedor in Culver City holds a Michelin Plate (2026). Palihotel Culver City in Culver City holds Michelin Selected (2025).
One venue in Culver City holds the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in our guide. The award is part of the citywide wine picture here, alongside curated programs, extensive wine lists, and natural wine in the Culver City Arts District.
Culver City’s guide here does not include a tasting-menu venue. The closest formats are a la carte and small plates at Bacari Culver City, Margot, Broken Spanish Comedor, Platform, Piccalilli, Esme, Nardò Culver City, and ALMOST FAMOUS CHAI + FOOD BOUTIQUE.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Broken Spanish Comedor fits into Culver City’s larger conversation about modern Los Angeles cooking, where Mexican technique, market produce, and casual dining formats increasingly overlap. With few public specifics attached to the current format, the editorial case rests less on formal accolades and more on how the concept reads within a city that takes ingredient sourcing and regional Mexican influence seriously.
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Margot occupies a suite address on Washington Boulevard in Culver City, where the bar food programme runs parallel to — and in deliberate conversation with — the drinks list. The format places it inside a West Side tier that prizes specificity over spectacle, and the 8820 Washington Blvd location makes it a workable anchor for an evening that moves through the neighbourhood's growing roster of serious drinking rooms.
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Book Roberta's for a casual Culver City pizza meal with Brooklyn roots, lively room energy, and an approachable price point. It is strongest for groups, after-work dinners, and low-pressure dates; skip it if the brief is quiet, formal, or tasting-menu driven.
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Tucked inside the Palihotel, Simonette channels the charm of a Parisian café with a laid-back LA sensibility. The space is effortlessly chic—think herringbone floors, a red lacquered bar, and a leafy courtyard well-suited for lingering over brunch or cocktails.
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All Too Well - Culver City sits inside a Culver City dining scene shaped by studio traffic, lunch-counter habits, and a growing appetite for independent neighborhood restaurants. With few public-facing specifics attached to the venue, the useful read is contextual: treat it as part of a compact Westside circuit where casual formats, quick decisions, and local repeat business matter more than spectacle.
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Almost Famous Chai + Food Boutique on Washington Boulevard brings the chai house tradition to Culver City's increasingly diverse dining corridor. Operating at the intersection of South Asian beverage culture and casual boutique dining, the space represents a category that LA's westside has historically underserved. Find it alongside a growing cluster of independent operators redefining the neighborhood's daytime and early-evening food scene.
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On Venice Boulevard in Culver City, Annapurna Cuisine occupies a corner of Los Angeles's Indian dining scene that rewards the patient and the curious. The restaurant draws from South Asian culinary tradition in a neighborhood better known for its creative-casual scene than for subcontinental cooking. For those tracing the city's more overlooked dining corridors, it earns a place on any considered itinerary.
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Bacari Culver City occupies a Main Street address in one of LA's most food-dense mid-city neighbourhoods, operating in the small-plates tradition that defines the Venetian bacaro format. The address places it within walking distance of Culver City's creative-industry corridor, which shapes both the crowd and the pace of service. For the area, it represents a European-inflected counterpoint to the neighbourhood's broader casual-dining mix.
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Cafe Vida occupies a direct address on Culver Boulevard, fitting into Culver City's mid-range casual dining scene with an approachable format that suits neighbourhood regulars and office-area lunch crowds alike. Its position on one of Culver City's main commercial corridors places it within easy reach of the area's broader dining mix, from wine-bar formats to long-running steakhouses.
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Citizen Public Market fits Culver City’s current dining rhythm: flexible, vendor-led, and better suited to grazing than a single formal meal. Its value is the market format itself, where sourcing, speed, and choice matter more than ceremony, especially in a city where lunch, pre-show eating, and casual group dining often overlap.
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City Tavern occupies a grounded corner of Culver Boulevard, operating as one of the neighbourhood's established gathering points in a district where the dining scene has grown considerably more competitive over the past decade. The tavern format — convivial, accessible, built on repeat custom rather than destination traffic — positions it within a distinct tier of Culver City hospitality that prioritises familiarity over spectacle.
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Esme blends California ingredients with global influences. The menu features refined picks like flaky croissants, shakshuka, and smoked salmon tartines, offering a thoughtful take on all-day dining. Whether you're stopping by for a matcha latte, a leisurely brunch, or a glass of wine in the afternoon sun, esme brings a relaxed yet polished vibe to the neighborhood.
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George Petrelli Steak House has held its address on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City long enough to become a fixture in a neighbourhood that has cycled through several dining identities. The format is classic American steakhouse — direct, unpretentious, and oriented toward regulars. In a city where new openings often crowd out the long-standing, Petrelli's persistence is its own statement.
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On Culver Boulevard, Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken occupies a particular niche in the LA fried chicken conversation: a casual, high-volume counter where the product is taken seriously and the sourcing philosophy drives the kitchen. Culver City's food scene spans everything from small-plates wine bars to South Asian kitchens, and Honey's Kettle holds its own corner of that spectrum with a clear, unambiguous focus on the bird.
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Jackson Market is the kind of spot you stumble upon and instantly want to keep to yourself. The deli churns out sandwiches that locals swear by. But the real magic is out back: a hidden garden patio complete with koi pond and gazebo, well-suited for a leisurely lunch, or a peaceful coffee break. It’s been around since 1925, but it still feels like a secret.
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Johnnie's Pastrami has been a Culver City fixture on Sepulveda Boulevard for decades, representing the deli-counter tradition that once defined working-class Los Angeles eating. The format is direct: cured meat stacked on bread, eaten at the counter or in the car. No tasting menu, no reservation system — just the kind of place that earns its reputation one sandwich at a time.
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Book Mayura Indian Restaurant for casual Kerala and South Indian cooking in Culver City, especially if the table wants dosas, seafood, vegetarian options, and low-friction group dining. It is better for food-focused meals than for cocktails or formal service, with walk-in-friendly access and a casual dress code.
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MEET in Paris occupies a spot on Culver Blvd that places it squarely within Culver City's growing dining corridor. The name signals a Franco-inflected sensibility, though the specifics of cuisine, format, and pacing reward those who arrive with curiosity rather than expectations. For a neighbourhood that has seen rapid diversification in its restaurant offerings, it represents one more data point worth investigating.
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By day, MillCross is a cozy neighborhood café known for its specialty coffee and lively brunch menu. Come evening, it transforms into La Sabina Wine Bar, offering an ever-changing selection of natural wines, live music, and chef collaborations.
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Mom's List occupies a suite on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City, a stretch that has quietly absorbed some of the Westside's more interesting independent dining. With limited publicly available data on format and pricing, the draw here is local word-of-mouth rather than award-circuit visibility — positioning it squarely in the neighbourhood-discovery tier of Culver City's dining scene.
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Monroe Place feels like the neighborhood sandwich shop you wish you had growing up. Easily among the leading sandwiches in the city. These sandwiches are piled high with fresh greens and high quality meats. Pair a sando with one of their homemade bevs and you have a solid lunch.
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Moto Ramen on Washington Boulevard brings serious ramen craft to Culver City's increasingly competitive dining corridor. The shop occupies a position in the neighbourhood's casual-but-considered tier, sitting alongside destinations like Bacari Culver City and Cafe Vida as evidence that Culver City's mid-register dining scene has genuine depth. For ramen specifically, the address on Washington Blvd is the reference point west of the 405.
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Ms. Chi Cafe on Main Street in Culver City sits at the intersection of Chinese-American home cooking and the casual-dining energy that defines this part of the Westside. The kitchen draws regulars with a menu rooted in Taiwanese and Chinese flavors translated for a neighborhood that expects accessibility without apology. Plan to arrive with time to spare and a flexible approach to the menu.
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Mustard’s bagels have that crackly crust, chewy center, and “okay now I get the hype” energy that makes the wait feel irrelevant once you take a bite.
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Palihotel Culver City sits at the quieter, design-conscious end of the Los Angeles lodging spectrum, earning Michelin Selected recognition in 2025. The property occupies a mid-century-influenced building on Van Buren Place, positioned well for Culver City's galleries, studios, and restaurant row. For travelers who find the Westside's larger hotels impersonal, this is a considered alternative.
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A 1924 Spanish Colonial Revival building at the center of Culver City's civic identity, The Culver Hotel has served as a landmark long before the neighborhood's current creative renaissance. The property sits at 9400 Culver Blvd, where its distinctive triangular footprint and terracotta facade have anchored the district for a century. For travelers already tracking Culver City's dining and arts scene, it functions as both address and orientation point.
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Margot occupies a suite address on Washington Boulevard in Culver City, where the bar food programme runs parallel to — and in deliberate conversation with — the drinks list. The format places it inside a West Side tier that prizes specificity over spectacle, and the 8820 Washington Blvd location makes it a workable anchor for an evening that moves through the neighbourhood's growing roster of serious drinking rooms.
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A Culver City bar that anchors its identity in spirits curation rather than cocktail spectacle, Alibi Room at 12236 Washington Blvd operates in the tradition of serious back-bar programs that reward patient drinkers over trend-chasers. The selection runs deep across whiskey and classic categories, making it a reference point in a neighbourhood that has quietly built one of LA's more considered drinking scenes.
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A Culver City bar and grill that fits the neighbourhood's pattern of casual-serious drinking spots, where the sourcing conversation matters as much as the pour. Backstage Bar & Grill occupies the mid-tier of Culver City's bar scene, positioned between the craft-focused rooms and the neighbourhood taverns that have defined the area's post-production crowd for years.
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Bar Bohemien occupies a quietly assertive position on Culver Boulevard, where the back bar does the talking. For the Westside drinker who knows what they're looking for, it earns a second visit.
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At first glance, Blind Barber appears to be a sleek, modern barbershop offering cuts and shaves. But step through the unmarked door at the back, and you're transported into a dimly lit speakeasy that blends vintage charm with contemporary flair.
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A Korean-Mexican fusion bar shaking up Culver City. Come for the cocktails, stay for the shared bites and dim lights.
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