Nobody goes to Dan Tana's for the cooking. It's not that the simple, old-fashioned Italian fare is bad: it's more that the old Hollywood atmosphere is wonderfully thick. The older servers can tell you what LA was like back when this food was cutting-edge, a time when they were much younger but Dan Tana's looked the same. It's favoured by celebs with respect for olde Hollywood (George Clooney, James Woods); younger stars prefer Foxtail next door (9077 Santa Monica Boulevard, 1-310 859 8369, www.sbeent.com).
Area Los Angeles
Transport Bus 4, 704/I-10, exit Robertson Boulevard north.
Telephone 1-310 275 9444
Open 5pm-12.30am daily.
Main courses $28.
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