3 Venice Locations Among Top 22 Restaurants In Los Angeles

VENICE, CA — Venice's Felix Trattoria, Gjelina and the Rose Venice were named among the top 22 restaurants in Los Angeles by OpenTable.

The listings are part of OpenTable's The Greats, a series on restaurants around the country that define their cities.

"Now that the city is slowly reopening, it’s time to acknowledge those hard-working restaurants — new and old, from Silver Lake to Manhattan Beach — that have defined the city’s dining scene, nourished residents, and established Los Angeles as a global destination for anyone who loves food," Open Table said. "These are The Greats, 22 restaurants that we can’t imagine Los Angeles without."

Open Table shared the best parts about Felix Trattoria:

"There is no shortage of fresh pasta in Los Angeles these days, but no restaurant elevates it to an art form quite like Felix, where chef Evan Funke makes a kaleidoscope of shapes in a glass-walled, temperature controlled pasta “lab.” Funke’s single-minded pursuit of pasta perfection landed him a cookbook deal on the subject, a spot on Eater’s best new restaurants list in 2017, and Felix the reputation as one of the city’s definitive restaurants. Diners can travel Italy from the North to the country’s islands via the restaurant’s menu, eating through geographically organized pastas such as linguini with lemon and asparagus, covered in a shower of pecorino. "

Felix is open for outdoor dining. Reservations are required. At this time, it does not offer takeout. It's located at 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice.

Open Table shared why Gjelina is a top pick:

"Los Angeles’s penchant for all-day cafés and avocado toast has risen to the level of stereotype, but Gjelina is the mother of the genre — when the restaurant opened in 2008, there was nothing else like it in the city. And to this day, the restaurant’s wooden communal tables, industrial chic stools, and effortlessly stylish crowds invite anyone who visits to indulge in the fantasy of California cool. But more importantly, Gjelina pioneered the type of eating that Angelenos take for granted today, where a wood-burning oven cranks out creative pizzas alongside a variety of vegetable-forward small plates, such as charred romanesco cauliflower spiked with anchovies, capers, Fresno chiles, and mint."

Gjelina is currently open for outdoor dining at the backyard patio and the restaurant's rooftop terrace. Takeout and delivery is available just a few doors down with Gjelina Takeaway. It's located at 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice.

Open Table described why The Rose makes the list:

"It’s hard to consider Venice without thinking about The Rose, the sprawling food compound that’s been an integral part of neighborhood life there since it opened in 1979. The restaurant’s ability to reflect its home over the past few decades is key to its longevity, and a reason people return again and again. Today, The Rose maintains some of old Venice’s eccentricity in the modernized digs, serving residents and visitors round the clock items such as avocado toast and a latté via the takeout counter and coffee bar, fresh bread at the bakery, and sit-down dinners with mains such as hearth-roasted Hawaiian prawns swimming in sweet-and-sour crab glaze and butter."

Grab-and-go service is available for breakfast and lunch at the takeout counter. The restaurant is also now open indoors and outdoors for lunch, brunch, dinner. Visit the website for delivery and more. It's located at 220 Rose Ave., Venice.

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