The Los Angeles Restaurant Openings That Need To Be On Your Radar This Year

Jônt

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DC’s 2 Michelin-starred restaurant Jônt is slated to open at the SLS Beverly Hills this summer. The concept is seasonal, Japanese, and in a tasting menu format. Chef Ryan Ratino meticulously plays with technique, studies ingredients and searches for their soul so he can make the invisible, visible in works of culinary design. Thus, a typical meal at Jônt consists of over 20 presentations serviced directly around the kitchen over the span of about three hours. The meal is broken into a few parts consisting of small bites or finger food and composed plates.

SLS Beverly Hills, 465 La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90048

Estiatorio Milos, Sushi Noz, and Kyu

UK-based developers Simon and David Reuben are opening some pretty sweet dining situations at the $2 billion development behind the Fairmont Century Plaza. These includeAsian barbecue restaurant Kyu, the 2-Michelin-starred Sushi Noz, and Greek fan favorite Estiatorio Milos as its opening eateries.

Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, 90067

Maydan Market

Photo Credit: Jen Chase

This summer, Maydan Market will open in LA’s West Adams neighborhood, the first West Coast project of Rose Previte, co-owner of DC’s Michelin-starred Maydan, Compass Rose, and Kirby Club restaurants.This new 10,000-square-foot market will be anchored by a live fire hearth, like its DC namesake restaurant. Inspired by markets from around the world, Maydan Market will bring diverse gems together under one roof including a Maydan restaurant and bar; Compass Rose, an indoor & outdoor patio bar with bites, cocktails and natural wine; and home to five Los Angeles food businesses each with their own distinctive cuisine and family recipe.  Maydan, a word with roots in many languages from Tangier to Tehran and Beirut to Batumi, signifies a gathering place often in the middle of a city.  Here, all vendors will have access to cook from the live fire, sharing the flame.  Open from day-to-night, the market offers Angelenos a new destination within the community for events, private functions, catering and take-out.

4301 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90016 

Argento

For those who have heard the rumblings, they’re true: Billie Eilish and brother Finneas O’Connell are officially opening a restaurant this year. Projected to open March 1, Argento, which also cites Nic Adler of Nic’s on Beverly and Monty’s Good Burger as an investor, are opening Argento as a plant-based restaurant with American and Italian influences in the space formerly occupied by another musician: Moby’s plant-based Little Pine.

2870 Rowena Ave, Los Angeles, 90039

Somni

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They say you should never give up on your dreams, and chef Aitor Zabala takes that adage to heart. His beloved Beverly Hills restaurant, Somni (Catalan for “dream”), is poised to make a comeback. Originally opened as a ThinkFoodGroup project in 2018, this new iteration will be Zabala’s own. Situated at 9045 Nemo Street in West Hollywood, Somni will be nearly double the size of the original location, including 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, with mature trees buffering a tranquil courtyard from the hustle and bustle of L.A. Offering one service per night for only 14 guests, every aspect of the dining experience will be personalized and feature one-of-a-kind pieces made by artisan glassblowers, millworkers, and ceramicists. El Bulli-trained Zabala will redefine Somni as a modern, transportive and emotive experience reflecting his Catalan heritage and love for Southern California where he has established roots. Expect 20+ courses with dishes such as “The Flower of Autumn” (which will bring together various types of mushrooms, pancetta, essence of egg yolk, pine nuts, and a delicate mushroom cracker); as well as “The Bone” (which will blend sweet and savory elements featuring an apple meringue, smoked eel, fresh Granny Smith apple, bone marrow emulsion and caviar for a touch of saltiness.) Barcelona-born architect and designer Juli Capella, who created the luminous look of the original Somni, will be designing the new interiors, including an exclusive private dining space for six guests.

9045 Nemo St, West Hollywood, 90069