THE Blvd Restaurant and Lounge

On our lists of the best romantic restaurants, live music venues, special-occasion restaurants and restaurants with a view in Los Angeles.

Inside the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons hotel built in 1928, THE Blvd keeps the original lofty ceilings and art deco details in a California brasserie that opens onto Wilshire Boulevard toward Rodeo Drive. A wall of more than a thousand bottles backs the dining room, and a pianist plays Thursday through Saturday evenings from 6 to 9. The terrace out front draws a see-and-be-seen crowd for breakfast and lunch as much as dinner.