Vanuatu Restaurants

With awards including James Beard s' "Best New Restaurant," Esquire Magazine's "Restaurant of the Year" and Zagat's "Top Newcomer," as well as a four star rating from the Los Angeles Times, The Bazaar offers a highly-recommended dining experience. Accompanying the stellar tapas-style menu is a diverse set of lounge spaces including a European-inspired patisserie with glass cases of cookies, cakes, candy and bon bons where diners can enjoy their dessert, an upscale bar, and a chef’s tasting room. Two dining areas flank the entire space – Blanca, the contemporary area, and Rojo, the traditional side – as well as an …

Simon LA, located at the Sofitel Hotel, has been named one of best restaurants in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine. Simon LA focuses on modern American cuisine created by culinary star Kerry Simon. Dishes are one-of-a-kind, while incorporating the freshest seasonal ingredients. With a relaxed atmosphere and a décor featuring marble water walls, a fire pit, an outdoor patio, and an open exhibition kitchen, the menu is American-influenced with international flair. The menu provides options like pasta, salads, and wood-roasted pizzas, as well as fish, beef, and lamb. Chef Simon’s signature Yellow Tail Carpaccio and Bluefin Tuna Tartare are …

Blue Velvet, a new addition to the Los Angeles culinary scene, is surprisingly refreshing. Nested in a newly constructed sustainable apartment complex called the Flat, the restaurant dishes up exquisite cuisine— with a conscious. A rooftop garden provides herbs, fruit, and vegetables for the kitchen, and the kitchen deftly pays homage to this fresh produce. Chef Kris Morningstar offers a mouthwatering array of contemporary dishes such as a Duo of Pork featuring crispy belly and braised shank with pork broth, udon noodles, and rapini; and “Crispy Skin of Loup de Mer” featuring clams, chickpeas, merguez sausage, lobster and pepper sauce, …