Redbird

This breathtakingly beautiful Downtown restaurant is home to an excellent, globally inspired New American brunch and dinner menu guaranteed to impress on special occasions. Housed in what was once the rectory of 19th-century Roman Catholic cathedral, the dining room’s open ceiling and spacious lounge area form the perfect backdrops for veteran L.A. chef Neal Fraser’s globally inspired New American cuisine. When the morning pastry selection might include delights like a salted caramel cinnamon roll and a Swedish cardamom bun manages to harmonize alongside the likes of shrimp and grits and duck confit chilaquiles, you know there’s simply no wrong order here. At night, diners can look forward to highlights like Maine lobster chawanmushi, wild boar tenderloin and day boat scallops with carrots used three ways: honey glazed, potage and gremolata.