This week, OpenTable released a list along with PEOPLE magazine of the most beautiful restaurants in the country, with one pick for each state—and, unsurprisingly, California’s top spot went to a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Napa Valley. The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil, located in Rutherford, won the title of most beautiful restaurant in the state with its “sweeping vistas of lush vineyards” and “manicured gardens.”
We’ll readily admit the lush vineyards and luxurious aura of Napa are hard to beat. However, the state-specific division of the list meant that no restaurants in Southern California even stood a chance.
While Los Angeles at large might not always be the most beautiful city in the country, it’s chock full of stunning restaurants. Suffice to say, we were miffed, so we took to Facebook to ask our readers what they thought the most beautiful restaurants in the city were. Here are some of the spots that they thought stand out among the city’s most beautiful (unsurprisingly, you’ll find quite a few of these spots on our list of the best restaurants for outdoor dining in L.A.):
- Nobu (Malibu)
- Geoffrey’s (Malibu)
- Inn of the Seventh Ray (Topanga)
- Meteora (Hollywood)
- Gracias Madre (West Hollywood)
- République (Mid-Wilshire)
- Dama (Downtown Fashion District)
- Castaway (Burbank)
- Bacari (Silver Lake)