Élephante

A rooftop in Santa Monica holds loungelike dining areas serving Italian food styled after Pantelleria and the Aeolian Islands. Brunch runs daily before the kitchen switches to a dinner and pizza menu built around puccia flatbread, dips like whipped eggplant, and pastas such as cacio e pepe. Heavier plates take over at the high end, including branzino and a bone-in wagyu ribeye big enough to share.