Donna's

On our lists of the best romantic restaurants and special-occasion restaurants in Los Angeles.

The dining room plays mid-century red sauce joint in saturated color: gold curtains, teal floral wallpaper, a checkerboard floor, and vinyl booths that fill with families and regulars who get poured a complimentary limoncello shot. The kitchen turns out handmade fusilli alla vodka, pinwheel lasagna bolognese, and a crisp-crusted chicken parm. Reservations open 28 days out at 10am; walk-ins can try after 5:30pm, though waits can run over an hour, with Bar Flores upstairs and Lowboy next door from the same team.