Just at two-mile of busy boulevards between West Hollywood and Hancock Park is the culinary heart of Los Angeles with a huge number of low-key but worthy restaurants.In this heart french restaurants are no stranger to Los Angeles, but until Comme Ça come along last October.

 

The menu of Comme Ça is like a classic brasserie fare: soup a l’oignon gratinée ($9), coq au vin ($24) and steak frites ($28). But the atmosphere of the dining room and the kitchen’s light touch channel sunny California.

 

The mustardy steak tartare ($24) at Comme Ça is chopped so finely the meat dissolves in every bite.

 

As well as the city loves a calorie-rich morning, and on any given day you’ll find the bed-head crowd squinting in the sun at BLD. A breakfast favorite at BLD is the Ode to Butterfield’s ($16).

 

This dish is served at Osteria Mozza (white-hot Italian restaurant) and is the ricotta and egg raviolo ($18). It’s a single ravioli filled with fresh ricotta and a whole egg that poaches slightly while cooking. When you slice into it, the filling spills out and mixes with the brown butter drizzled on top.