Matū

This Wagyu specialist in Beverly Hills and Brentwood comes from the team behind Sugarfish, Kazunori and Uovo. Matu’s relatively affordable prix-fixe menus demonstrate the many delicious ways you can enjoy this highly marbled type of beef. Exclusively serving halal, grass-fed Wagyu from New Zealand’s First Light Farms (this isn’t A5-grade richness, mind you, which I actually prefer), you’ll find à la carte cuts of picanha, New York strip and ribeye as well, but the tasting menus here deliver the most value—all the better to order a couple more of their stiff cocktails. For dessert, Matu keeps it simple with two solid options: a delicious flourless chocolate cake or a few variants on panna cotta. Recently, Matu expanded to Brentwood with Matu Kai, which serves the same Wagyu tasting menus alongside a handful of location-specific small plates like ribeye ragu and tenderloin skewers with a Thai-style crying tiger sauce.