These 7 on the map
The 7 restaurants on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
LA Italian
Evan Funke and Nancy Silverton run five of the twenty between them, and the pasta houses run from Venice to the Arts District.
7 of the 20
Bestia
Arts District$$$The Italian juggernaut of the Arts District; cavatelli alla norcina and roasted bone marrow.
Mother Wolf
Hollywood$$$Funke's dazzling Roman room in a landmarked space; cacio e pepe and carbonara.
Osteria Mozza
Melrose$$$$Nancy Silverton's Michelin-starred flagship — sit at the mozzarella bar.
Angelini Osteria
Beverly Grove$$$The warm trattoria Angelenos name first; lasagna verde and whole branzino.
Jon & Vinny's
Fairfax$$$The all-day Italian-American crowd-pleaser that started on Fairfax; the spicy fusilli.
Dan Tana's
West Hollywood$$$The 1964 red-sauce clubhouse; chicken parm, a New York steak, and dark leather booths.
The other 13
The 20 are spread across 14 neighborhoods. Melrose (3), Downtown (2), Hancock Park (2), Venice (2) and West Hollywood (2) have the most; Arts District, Beverly Grove, Beverly Hills, Fairfax, Highland Park, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Santa Monica and West Adams have one each.
+13 more in the app
Evan Funke's glass-walled pasta lab in Beverly Hills, a carnivore temple with a tomahawk for the table, a cult pasta counter in West Adams, pasta cut daily from Bologna-made dough, and more.
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For pizza, see the best pizza in LA.
Common questions
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Where can I see all 20?
All 20, on your own map
This page is 7 of them. The LA Italian pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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