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Hwa-On KBBQ
November 2026Korean barbecue, wagyu · Downtown Culver City, Culver CityMikomi Sushi and Seoul Alley teamAn upscale, beef-only Korean barbecue restaurant with tabletop grills and wagyu combos, set in the historic Citizen Publishing Company Building. It comes from the team behind Mikomi Sushi and Seoul Alley.
Little Sister
November 2026Vietnamese, Southeast Asian small plates · Beverly Grove (Beverly Center), Los AngelesBlackhouse Hospitality GroupChef Tin Vuong's Little Sister has moved from the South Bay into the Beverly Center, taking the former Angler space. The menu centers on herb-heavy Vietnamese and Southeast Asian dishes.
Little Luck
October 19, 2026Japanese izakaya · Sunset Strip, West HollywoodThe h.wood GroupThe h.wood Group's first Japanese restaurant, a modern izakaya in the former Bootsy Bellows space on the Sunset Strip. Former Nobu chef Erik Idos serves sashimi, charcoal-grilled skewers and noodles, with a vinyl booth set against a wall of about 4,000 records and two karaoke private rooms.
Spacca Tutto
October 15, 2026Italian American steakhouse · Palisades Village, Pacific PalisadesNew School Hospitality with CarusoNancy Silverton's Italian American steakhouse at Rick Caruso's Palisades Village, built with New School Hospitality. A beef program by cut, breed and age, Focaccia di Recco from Chi Spacca and a wine list of about 250 labels.
Votana
October 15, 2026Coastal Mediterranean, Californian · Historic Core, Downtown, Los AngelesAll-day Mediterranean-inspired California restaurant inside the newly opened Hotel Clark on Hill Street, led by executive chef Gio Koletty. It anchors the 1914 building's return after sitting idle for more than a decade.Inside Hotel ClarkStiletto
October 2026Live-fire steakhouse · Santa Monica Airport, Santa MonicaSean Martin (The Cloverfield, Matilda's)A charcoal-fired steakhouse in the restored 1940s administration building at Santa Monica Airport, from The Cloverfield team with chef Patrick Powell, formerly of Chiltern Firehouse and Allegra in London. It seats 100 in the dining room with a 38-seat marble bar.
Briciola
October 2026Brazilian-Italian · Silver Lake, Los AngelesA small Silver Lake restaurant with a patio that pairs Brazilian and Italian cooking. The Infatuation added it to its Hit List of the best new LA restaurants shortly after it opened.Gilbert Pérez Bar
October 2026Cocktail bar, Mexican rum · Sherman Oaks, Sherman OaksMatt Egan (Mírate, Daisy Margarita Bar)A 24-seat rum bar hidden upstairs from Daisy Margarita Bar, pouring about 75 Mexican rums in a phone-free room. It comes from the team behind Mírate and La Morocha, one of the most active bar and restaurant groups in the city.
Umitosora
October 2026Japanese, sushi · Chinatown, Los AngelesTemaki Society and Sonmari teamA Chinatown sushi restaurant from the team behind Temaki Society and Sonmari, serving nigiri, rice bowls and less conventional rolls.
Bar Harry
October 2026Cocktail bar and restaurant · Toluca Lake, Los AngelesTipple & Brine and Tunnel Bar teamA Debbie Harry-themed bar and restaurant in Toluca Lake from the team behind Tipple & Brine and Tunnel Bar, with a kitchen serving dishes like fried squid and toro larb.
Bar Mitzvah
October 2026Cocktail bar, Jewish deli snacks · Fairfax / La Brea, Los AngelesMish (Eric Greenspan)The night side of Eric Greenspan's Mish deli, a Thursday to Saturday cocktail bar with DJs and snacks such as pastrami-wrapped dates, bagel dogs and chicken soup for two.
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Bar Fortuna
October 21, 2026Italian Californian pasta and wine bar · Ocean Park, Santa MonicaCrudo e Nudo teamCrudo e Nudo chef Brian Bornemann's pasta and wine bar on Main Street, in the former Vamos Vamos space. Handmade pasta, farmers market plates, stirred Italian cocktails and an Italian and Californian wine list by J.D. Plotnick.
Birdie G's
October 26, 2026American comfort food, Jewish deli · Century City, Los AngelesJeremy Fox brings back Birdie G's, the Santa Monica favorite that closed at the end of 2025, as the all-day flagship restaurant of Fairmont Century Plaza. The matzo ball soup, Pickle Chick and rose petal pie return alongside dishes made for the new room.Inside Fairmont Century PlazaHeisei
October 2026Japanese American, donburi · Washington Boulevard, Culver CityFirst permanent restaurant from chef Chris Ono, an Eleven Madison Park, RyuGin and Providence alum whose Hansei pop-up in Little Tokyo built a following. Heisei is a Japanese American neighborhood spot in his hometown of Culver City built around donburi rice bowls.Kōzo
October 2026Afro-Asian · Sunset Strip, West HollywoodKōzo HospitalityThe first location outside Africa for Kōzo, the Afro-Asian restaurant from Accra and Kigali, on the Sunset Strip with Embār, a cocktail bar led by Julian Cox. Interiors are by Nisa Punjabi of NAP Design Studio.
KYU
November 9, 2026Asian-inspired wood-fired steakhouse · Century City, Los AngelesKYU RestaurantsThe Miami-born wood-fired Asian restaurant makes its West Coast debut at the Century Plaza Promenade, with an LA-only WoodFire Reserve menu of Australian, American and Japanese cuts.
Original Pantry Cafe
November 19, 2026Classic American diner · Downtown, Los AngelesHope the MissionThe century-old Downtown diner at 9th and Figueroa reopens after nearly two years closed, now run by the nonprofit Hope the Mission as a social enterprise. An $800,000 campaign funded kitchen upgrades and interior renovation while keeping the classic room and recipes.
La Morocha
November 2026Baja seafood, live fire · Arts District, Los AngelesMatt Egan (Mírate, Daisy Margarita Bar)The Los Angeles version of La Morocha in Ensenada, a wood-fired Baja seafood restaurant from Mírate's Matt Egan and David Castro Hussong of Fauna in Valle de Guadalupe, his first US restaurant. Plans call for 182 seats inside and a 40-seat patio.
Cole's
November 2026French dip, prime rib, American chophouse · Downtown, Los AngelesJeremy Fall and Sean MaloneyThe 1908 downtown French dip landmark, closed in March 2026, returns under Jeremy Fall and former Mozza hospitality chief Sean Maloney with white tablecloths, a piano and a prime rib menu from Osteria Mozza alum Daniel Nguyen.
LAYA Café
November 2026Lebanese-Californian all-day café · Santa MonicaCharbel Hayek (LAYA)Chef Charbel Hayek's follow-up to his Hollywood restaurant LAYA, an all-day café pairing Lebanese cooking with farmers market produce, running from morning coffee to evening cocktails, with a Mediterranean pantry shop.
Lodge Bread
November 2026Bakery cafe, sourdough and wood-fired baking · Lincoln Avenue, Altadena border, PasadenaLodge Bread CompanyA 75-seat, roughly 3,000 square foot Pasadena cafe from the James Beard-recognized Lodge Bread, on Lincoln Avenue at the Altadena border. Part of the space is held for Full Proof Pizza Company, due in January.
By the end of 2026
Sushi Noz LA2026Edomae omakase · Century City, Los Angeles · Noz (Nozomu Abe)Schezwan Club2026Indo-Chinese · Silver Lake, Los Angeles · Avish Naran (Pijja Palace)The Nice Guy2026Italian · Mariners Mile, Newport Beach · The h.wood GroupHenri's2026Raw bar, oysters and cocktails · Sherman Oaks, Sherman Oaks · Jonah Freedman and Josh Migdal (Mistral, Freedman's, Greekman's)
Coming in 2027
Sant Ambroeus2027Milanese Italian, cafe and pasticceria · Golden Triangle, Beverly Hills · SA Hospitality GroupCasa Tua2027Italian · South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills · Casa TuaBest Friend2027Korean barbecue · OCVIBE, Anaheim · Roy ChoiMontana's2027Lounge and restaurant, American · Brentwood, Los Angeles · The h.wood GroupUchi2027Japanese, sushi · Mariners Mile, Newport Beach · Hai HospitalityOsen Urban Table2027Japanese izakaya · OCVIBE (Urban Park), Anaheim · Osen Hospitality GroupLos Mochis2027Mexican-Japanese · Beverly Hills · One Beverly Hills
Questions about new restaurants in Los Angeles
What new restaurants are opening in Los Angeles?
The next openings in Los Angeles are Bar Fortuna (October 21, 2026), Birdie G's (October 26, 2026), Heisei (October 2026), Kōzo (October 2026), KYU (November 9, 2026), Original Pantry Cafe (November 19, 2026), La Morocha (November 2026) and Cole's (November 2026). We are tracking 23 in all.
What restaurants are opening in Los Angeles in November 2026?
KYU, Original Pantry Cafe, La Morocha, Cole's, LAYA Café and Lodge Bread are due in November 2026. See every restaurant opening in November 2026 across the cities we cover.
What restaurants just opened in Los Angeles?
Hwa-On KBBQ, Little Sister, Little Luck, Spacca Tutto, Votana, Stiletto, Briciola and Gilbert Pérez Bar opened in the last 30 days.
How does Markets of Tomorrow track restaurant openings?
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