Although the West Hollywood-based Bastide features an outdoor stone courtyard, on rainy nights, diners gravitate towards the interior fireplace. The intimate setting also features candlelight, dark earth-tone colored walls and Assouline, an attached art and travel book store. The dinner menu offers fish and fine meats, including steelhead salmon trout and braised lamb shoulder, alongside an extensive wine list with selections from Italy, France and Spain.The Amalfi Ristorante & Bar, located in the mid-city region of Los Angeles, offers a cozy setting, complete with dark wood furnishings, high wood beam ceilings and candlelight. On some evenings, the restaurant accepts reservations specifically near the main dining hall's fireplace. Italian fare includes such items as pumpkin ravioli and linguini with clams. As an added attraction, The Acme Comedy Theatre is directly above the restaurant.
Situated in downtown Los Angeles' Little Tokyo region, Daikokuya offers limited red vinyl booths and counter seating amid tight quarters. The small eatery serves miso soup and ramen, including their specialty, the Daikoku ramen, featuring egg noodles, pork, boiled eggs and a secret soy sauce blend. The restaurant brews its soup for an entire day before serving and uses only ionized mineral water and tender Kurobuta pork. Absolutely PHObulous sits in West Hollywood, within walking distance of the famed Beverly Center shopping mall. The restaurant offers a variety of pho, a traditional Vietnamese soup featuring noodles and rice. Pho samplings at Absolutely PHObulous include such options as beef, chicken, vegetable and seafood. The casual setting features bright red walls, stone slate floors and fresh flowers.
Situated just west of downtown Los Angeles, Papa Cristo's lies in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter. The Greek eatery offers an intimate interior outfitted with blue-and-white checkered tablecloths, wooden French bistro chairs and a deli shop featuring Mediterranean cooking supplies. The menu includes individual entrees or platters ideal for family-style dining. The restaurant features free valet parking, allowing diners to avoid fighting for parking on a rainy night. The West Los Angeles-based Hide Sushi remains just a five-to-10-minute drive from Westside Pavilion Shopping Center and the UCLA campus. The menu includes more than 40 types of sushi, including jellyfish, giant clam and spicy tuna. The restaurant also offers free valet parking, a true rarity in Los Angeles and a perk on a rain-soaked evening.
Miceli's sits in the heart of Hollywood, serving Italian fare such as chicken cacciatore, spaghetti with meatballs and spinach lasagna, as well as complimentary warm rolls. The cozy and dark eatery features red-and-white checkered tablecloths, candlelight and bottles of Chianti hanging from the ceiling. Servers provide entertainment, taking turns belting out show tunes alongside Miceli's resident piano player. Dar Maghreb, located in Hollywood, offers authentic Moroccan dining in a replica 15th-century palace. Diners enjoy a leisurely meal, ideal for a rainy night, complete with a traditional hand-washing ceremony, six courses and a belly-dancing show. The interior features low tables and pillow seating, as well as ornately tiled walls and carpets. Cuisine includes such dishes as couscous, lentil soup and marinated beef loins.
