Fusion Restaurants

Opaque

Address: 2020 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403
Opaque
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Opaque in Santa Monica offers diners a one of a kind culinary experience. One that is proposed to enhance the senses of taste, smell, touch, and hearing by abandoning one that we often take for granted, Opaque is “Dining in the Dark”. The straightforward menu offers diners the entrée choice of Filet Mignon, Roasted Herb Chicken Breast, Seared Atlantic Salmon, or Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Rigatoni. Dessert is either a Mango Panna Cotta or Warm Chocolate Lava Cake. Blind servers aid guests with tips on how to approach dining free of sight, and a portion of the bill goes towards blindness …

Christine

Address: 24530 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
Christine
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For delectable fusion cuisine, blending flavors of the Pacific Rim, Provence, and Tuscany, travel no further than Restaurant Christine. Chef and Owner Christine Brown created an eclectic menu that is both unique and flavorful, incorporating Asian, Mediterranean and French influences to offer a wide variety of tastes. Located in Torrance near the foot of Rolling Hills, Restaurant Christine feels like a cozy Mediterranean villa, and provides a relaxed setting to enjoy a meal with friends and family or perhaps celebrate a special occasion. A reasonably priced wine list, friendly service, and excellent fare make Restaurant Christine an experience worth repeating.

Cima at Pacific Palms Resort

Address: 1 Industry Hills Parkway, City of Industry, CA 91744
Cima at Pacific Palms Resort
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Cima Restaurant at Pacific Palms Resort offers guests one of the area's most exciting restaurants. Diners will enjoy an eclectic menu featuring Pacific Fusion cuisine during the week. Saturday night features an “East Meets West Buffet” with buffet favorites such as lobster, prime rib, and sushi. The Sunday California Champagne Brunch is a great way for families to get together and enjoy a meal without the limitations of having to order off a menu. Offering a lively atmosphere with impeccable service, majestic views, and an expansive deck for outdoor dining, Cima is perfect for a casual diner or corporate gathering.

Providence

Address: 5955 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Providence
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Inspired by coastal living, Providence in Mid Wilshire offers diners an assortment of the world’s finest wild seafood and shellfish presented in a pure and simple form. Chefs Michael Cimarusti and Donato Poto have developed a menu of exceptional quality influenced by the treasures of the ocean. In addition to noteworthy cuisine and excellent service, an excellent selection of wine graces Providence's walls, showcased in an elegant glass cellar in the restaurant. Diners can order a la carte, a tasting menu, as well as the chef menu. For those looking to sample the tasting and chef menus, be aware that …

Jer-Ne

Address: 4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Jer-Ne
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Jer-ne Restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton is one of Los Angeles' only waterfront restaurants. With an exquisitely classical appearance it’s no surprise that the food tastes just as luxurious. Executive chef Fabian Ludwig has over twenty years culinary experience and it shows in the delicate yet tantalizing dishes he creates. Offering, brunch, lunch, and dinner there are many delicious dishes to choose from including the Maine lobster gratinee and the New York Reuben. With so many different menu options why wouldn’t you want to go try Jer-ne?

Catal Restaurant & Uva Bar

Address: 1580 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92803
Catal Restaurant & Uva Bar
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Catal Restaurant is a foodie’s paradise in the midst of the dining chaos that is Downtown Disney, in Anaheim. Sophisticated and calm, Catal presents guests with the welcomed opportunity to escape the crowds, settle in, and experience a tantalizing menu of Mediterranean specialties and lavish libations. The restaurant’s balcony offers panoramic views of all the goings-on below, while Chef Weber keeps all eyes happily on the plate with his thoughtful spread of delectable tapas and entrée dishes. Savor favorites like the House-Made Crispy Pork Chicharrones, the Lantern Scallop Tartare, and the Paella Mixta. And let’s not forget to top off …

Smog City Brewing Co.

Address: 1901 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501

Hurricanes Bar & Grill

Address: 200 Main Street, Suite 201, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
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Hurricanes — The Place To Be In HB! We are the authority in California Pub cuisine and Hurricanes continues to honor the flavorful history and melting pot that is California. It was in 1992 that Hurricanes Bar & Grill first splashed onto the Huntington Beach local scene. Over 25 years later we are still making every item from scratch, from rich and creamy clam chowders to thick chargrilled sirloin steak burgers, mountainous sandwich creations, teasing and tasty taco platters and mouthwatering mac n cheese just to name a few of over 60 items. Combine that with a full bar and …

BiergartenLA

Address: 206 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Five Feet

Address: 328 Glenneyre Street, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Five Feet
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Michael Kang is the owner and Executive Chef of the 5' restaurant in Laguna Beach, California. Since 1985, Kang has served Orange County residents the best in non-traditional Chinese-French cuisine, creating masterful dishes that are unconventional to both the palate and the eye.

Chaya Brasserie

Address: 8741 Alden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90048
$$$$ Editor's Pick
CLOSED! Located just off fashionable Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills, Chaya Brasserie has remained an enduring success for nearly thirty years, catering to an endless stream of discriminating diners and celebrities, as well as a loyal following that continues to return nightly. The lure is the distinctive East meets West cooking by Executive Chef Shigefumi Tachibe, who first introduced Los Angeles to Franco-Japonaise cooking at the legendary La Petit Chaya in the early 1980s. At Chaya Brasserie, Chef Tachibe blends exotic ingredients and time honored traditions from his native Japan to create an inspired menu. The use of local and …

Chaya - Venice

Address: 110 Navy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90291
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CLOSED! For more than two decades, Chaya Venice has consistently entertained the Venice beach community with its famous Franco-Japanese Fusion cuisine. Located at the corner of Main Street and Navy, it has become the premier gathering spot for local artists, musicians, and movie industry moguls, making Chaya Venice a major landmark of the new Venice. It is no wonder, as not only is the food top notch, but Happy Hour is all night, every night. The sushi and bar menu available for Happy Hour is extensive, and offers guests signature cocktails, a cold sake flight, appetizers, and select sushi rolls. …

Hush

Address: 858 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
$$$ Recommended
Hush, named for its understated elegance and simplicity, blends extraordinary contemporary American Cuisine, an expansive world-class wine collection and a welcome atmosphere that is sure to satisfy the most discriminating palates.

Gotham Hall

Address: 1431 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Gotham Hall
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The Dining Room at Gotham Hall overlooks Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, and is open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Enjoy a luxurious and award-winning interior while dining on such selections as Grilled Sonoma Salmon or New Orleans Blackened Chicken. More casual offerings, from gourmet pizzas to comforting appetizers create a well rounded menu that is sure to please a crowd. With a full bar and several private rooms, Gotham Hall is also a prime location for events and private parties, and can accommodate groups from 25 to 1,000.

Ritual

Address: 1743 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Ritual
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Chef Andrew Pastore’s Pacific Rim menu is so elegant, exotic, and beautifully presented, it’s a shame dishes aren’t delivered to tables by elephant. Transcend Hollywood’s club scene into a Zen-like wonderland that calms the senses, enlivens the soul, and thrills the palate. Ritual is located on Cahuenga Blvd., just north of chaotic Hollywood Blvd. It is the pricier, hotter, more attractive cousin of its predecessor White Lotus. Ritual’s food and ambience will make you forget you’re in Hollywood, and its transformation into weekend Hollywood hotspot is a feat to make you forget about any other nightclub this side of La …

Mako

Address: 225 Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Mako
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Hailed by many restaurant critiques as “Serving some of the most exciting food in L.A.,” Mako refines it’s menu of small plates, designed for sharing. Mako calls this Ippin-Ryouri – meaning individual sized portions – allowing guests the freedom to tour the menu and build their own meal from several small tastes of Executive Chef Makoto Tanaka’s masterfully created contemporary Asian cuisine.

Michi

Address: 903 Manhattan Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90266
Michi
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Michi Restaurant serves award-winning Eurasion cuisine and impresses also by its stylishly hip martini bar and Tokyo style sushi bar. Michi has live music on Wednesday & Thursday nights.

Asia de Cuba

Address: 8440 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Asia de Cuba
$$$ Special Offer
Asia de Cuba aims to transport diners to unseen worlds, and they very well may accomplish this with an innovative menu, unique ambiance, and hip crowd. The atmosphere combines the best of both indoors and out, with a hip, see-and-be-seen vibe indoors and a quiet and romantic landscaped patio outside. The menu equally fuses two drastically different worlds, inventing a new type of cuisine in the process. As the restaurant’s name suggests, Asian cuisine mingles with Latin flavors, with such dishes as Seafood Pad Thai, “Havana Style” and Cuban Spiced Chicken with Thai coconut sticky rice and avocado fruit salsa. …

Cinch

Address: 1519 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90403
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