Dudley Market

On our lists of the best special-occasion restaurants and restaurants with a view in Los Angeles.

Tucked on a residential Venice side street a few blocks from the beach, the space looks like a beachside vacation rental turned into a restaurant, with a patio that catches the sunset over the water. The raw bar runs to crudo and oysters, and the kitchen's wagyu burger with caramelized onion-bacon jam has a following of its own, alongside fish tacos, quesadillas, and a Tom Kha clams dish. At night the room fills in with DJs spinning disco and a sommelier steering wine club regulars toward whatever mineral-forward white is in season.