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8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat
Sunset Tower Hotel is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

1. Sunset Tower Hotel

8.1
8358 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
Hotel · 44 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Sunset Tower's bar terrace is perfect for a big dirty martini and a view of the pool with Hollywood twinkling in the distance. So, so glam. Read more.

71Above is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

2. 71Above

8.7
633 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 18 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Newly opened, this fine-dining spot (think truffle-scented chicken, citrus-marinated hamachi) lets you choose your exact windowside online when you make your reservation. Read more.

Rao's Hollywood is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

3. Rao's Hollywood

8.5
1006 Seward St (at Romaine), Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Central Hollywood · 16 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This impossible-to-get-into NYC institution feels super Tony Soprano, from the jukebox to the year-round Christmas lights. Plus, Italian-American fare like fusilli arrabbiata is pretty great, too. Read more.

Jon & Vinny's is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

4. Jon & Vinny's

9.1
412 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mid-City West · 104 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: It's got its own custom-curated wine boutique. The booths are sleek plywood. And the food is newfangled Italian, like thin-crust pizzas (even flower-topped ones) and pistachio cannoli. Read more.

Spring is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

5. Spring

257 S Spring St (3rd), Los Angeles, CA
French Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Perfectly executed French dishes such as escargot swimming in fennel and pâté made from rabbit and bacon, served in a glorious courtyard outfitted with an iron roof and fountain? Perfect. Read more.

Din Tai Fung is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

6. Din Tai Fung

8.0
171 Caruso Ave (at Brand Blvd), Glendale, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · City Center · 120 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This outpost of the Taiwan-based Din Tai Fung empire is known for its precisely handmade dumplings, which you can watch being meticulously made by lab-coat-wearing technicians behind a glass window. Read more.

Geoffrey's is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

7. Geoffrey's

8.6
27400 Pacific Coast Hwy (Pacific Highway), Malibu, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 110 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: An evening that’s got the seductive powers of a Richard Neutra beach house where you’re served puff pastry with Brie and foie gras risotto. Malibu perfection. Perfect to convince someone to move here. Read more.

In-N-Out Burger is one of 8 Great Restaurants to Take Out-of-Towners to Eat.

8. In-N-Out Burger

9.3
2600 Stearns St (at Barnard St), Simi Valley, CA
Fast Food Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This is where Adele went after the Grammys. And what Brie Larson celebrated her Oscar win with. So it’s only natural that everybody wants a piece of this fast-food joint. Read more.