Avra

On our list of the best special-occasion restaurants in Los Angeles.

A seafood case sits near the entrance, holding the day's whole fish, priced by the pound and grilled once you choose one. The rest of the Greek menu runs to charcoal-grilled fish, spreads and mezze, served across a large indoor-outdoor dining room off Beverly Drive, one of Beverly Hills's few upscale Greek restaurants built around that seafood display rather than a fixed list of entrees.