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These 9 LA Restaurants Just Nabbed Michelin Honors: How Many Have You Tried?
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Getting a table in L.A. just got a little harder.
The Michelin Guide announced 10 additions to its guide to California dining Tuesday — and nine of the new spots are in and around Los Angeles.
The restaurants run the range from a Peruvian chicken place — Pollo a la Brasa in Koreatown — that's the definition of the kind of casual dining that we love here in L.A., to Quarter Sheets Pizza in Echo Park and Sushi Sonagi, an exclusive sushi bar in Gardena that will set you back three figures, easy. The new additions to the guide showcase the wide variety of dining experiences that Los Angeles has to offer.
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While this isn’t the coveted Michelin star, the organization's top honor, the mention is still a big deal for many of these restaurants who began from humble origins: they've now earned the title of “recommended” by Michelin.
Sushi Sonagi's IG feed celebrated the recognition this way: "WOW... Our family is incredibly proud and honored to be included and to represent the city of Gardena, South Bay, and Los Angeles! Thank you to all our guests for cheering us on and for completing our purpose and we promise to only get better and keep pushing for you!!"
This new crop of restaurants represents a continuing shift for the Michelin Guide, which was famous for highlighting fine dining establishments in certain geographic locations (think Los Angeles, San Francisco, Napa.)
However, the organization has recently made great strides inviting diners to explore beyond traditional dining destinations: Heritage in Long Beach nabbed the only Michelin Star awarded to a California restaurant last year.
Michelin’s full guide to California dining will be unveiled later this year. Until then, Michelin has been adding to its dining list here and there — a kind of amuse-bouche while we wait.
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“We hope that these regular revelations and updates to the selection throughout the year will provide opportunities to highlight the profession and invite everyone to discover and support the restaurants around them,” Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, said in a statement announcing the newest inclusions on the list. Here they are, along with their price point and guide description.
Amour
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Location: 8715 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
Guide description: $$$$ · French Contemporary
AmourWeHo.love
Little Fish
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Little Fish
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Location: 1606 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park
Guide description: $ · American
LittleFishEchoPark.com
Liu's Cafe
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Liu's Cafe
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Location: 3915 1/2 W. 6th St., Los Angeles
Guide description: $ · Chinese, Taiwanese
LiusCafe.com
Pollo a la Brasa
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Pollo a la Brasa
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Location: 764 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles
Guide description: $ · Peruvian
@Pollo-a-la-brasa
Quarter Sheets
Location: 1305 Portia St., Los Angeles
Guide description: $$ · Pizza
@QuarterSheets
sawa
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sawa
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Location: 111 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles
Guide description: $$$$ · Japanese, Sushi
BarSawa.us
UKA
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Location: 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles
Guide description: $$$$ · Japanese Contemporary
JapanHouseLA.com
Sushi Sonagi
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Location:1425 W. Artesia Blvd., Gardena
Guide description: $$$$ · Japanese, Sushi
@Sushi.Sonagi
Funke
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Funke
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Location: 9388 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills
Guide description: $$$$ · Italian
FunkeLA.com
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