Petit Trois Valley

Oodles of butter, fluffy omelettes and a heart-stopping burger covered in bordelaise make Ludo Lefebvre’s Parisian-style bistro in Sherman Oaks one of the best places to eat in the San Fernando Valley. The menu’s iconic French dishes—steak frites, mussels marinières and a wonderful daytime-only croque monsieur—display the kind of technical precision the hallowed cuisine requires, with an excellent wine list to match. Don’t skip out on the Big Mec, undebatably one of the city’s best burgers, and leave room for one of Petit Trois’s excellent seasonal desserts.