🍟 New Los Angeles Restaurants: Oscar Night 2026Perse brings upscale Persian to Brentwood. Detroit Pizza Depot lands in Inglewood. Miznon opens its first standalone LA spot. Mooney's Pizza Tavern debuts in Long Beach. Popping Yolk hits Melrose. Plus more eats from Culver City to Santa MonicaPublished March 15, 2026
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Perse brings upscale Persian to Brentwood. Detroit Pizza Depot lands in Inglewood. Miznon opens its first standalone LA spot. Mooney's Pizza Tavern debuts in Long Beach. Popping Yolk hits Melrose. Plus more eats from Culver City to Santa Monica
Hal and Cindy Mooney transformed the old Huff's family restaurant on Wardlow Road into one of the most beautiful restaurant renovations Long Beach has seen in years. Midwestern tavern nostalgia meets California craft with long-fermented pizzas, 20 rotating taps, cheese curds straight from Wisconsin, and frozen custard. Custom booths, arcade games, stained-glass lamps. Your new neighborhood spot near El Dorado Park.
Chef Eyal Shani's beloved pita concept opens its first standalone LA restaurant at 8370 West Third Street on March 14. The Beverly Grove spot expands beyond the Grand Central Market stall with a full bar program, more out-of-pita plates, and kosher offerings. First 100 guests score a free signature pita.
The beloved brunch spot known for hand-crafted, daily-sourced breakfast dishes just opened its newest location at 7267 Melrose Ave in West Hollywood. Popping Yolk brings its cozy, community-driven brunch culture to the Westside after expanding from Alhambra, Pasadena, Hacienda Heights, Brea, and Ontario.
Brentwood is getting a refined Persian dining destination. Perse translates centuries of Iranian culinary heritage into a fine-dining experience on San Vicente Blvd. The menu reads beautifully, from sour-marinated Torsh Filet Chenjeh with smoked basmati and tahdig to slow-simmered Fesenjoon and Japanese A5 Wagyu Kabob. Cocktails lean into the tradition with pomegranate, saffron, and rosewater.
Founded by and supporting LA creatives, Dear Neighbor Handrolls is a roaming sushi pop-up serving fresh, handcrafted handrolls across the city. Catch them this Sunday at Smorgasburg LA at ROW DTLA from 10 AM to 4 PM. Free entry, free parking for the first two hours. Follow their Instagram for mid-week and Saturday pop-up locations.
From the Motor City to the Angel City. Detroit Pizza Depot, founded by three Michigan transplants, is expanding from its Hollywood flagship to a new Inglewood kitchen on Crenshaw Blvd. The style traces back to 1940s Detroit autoworkers who used factory oil pans to bake what became the city's signature square pizza: crispy caramelized cheese edges, dense but light enough to eat with your hands. Build your own or go specialty, then wash it down with a Faygo.
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