The Best dineL.A. Restaurants for a Girls' Night Out

A girls’ night out doesn’t get more classic than at a.o.c., L.A.’s original wine bar (opened in 2002 and at its current location since 2012) with fantastic, zesty fare by James Beard Award winning chef Suzanne Goin paired with wines selected by award-winning sommelier Caroline Styne. Snack on the cheese plate and well-known Spanish fried chicken before moving on to one of the main courses such as polenta, lamb skewers or grilled hanger steak. The dineL.A. wine pairing is just $20 extra - perfect for enjoying with your four courses and friends at the bar, in the rustic dining room, or out on the tree-lined, foliage-covered brick patio.

Dining rooms don’t achieve Mid-Century modern elegance better than at The Arthur J, the Manhattan Beach steakhouse gem known for impressive cuts. They’re served with not only an additional topping such as foie gras, blue crab or truffles, but a variety of vibrant and umami-laden dipping sauces. It’s the perfect place to come hungry with your girlfriends as it’s also good bang for your dineL.A. Exclusive Series buck. 

Set in the heart of Sunset Plaza on the Boulevard, the bright, yellow-trimmed dining room of The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker is worth a visit for dineL.A. dinner - especially for your gluten-free and vegan friends, since there are options every step of the way. You’ll enjoy four courses of classic California fare inside the incredibly bright and charming, white dining room flanked by plush, canary yellow booths.

There’s no better time than dineL.A. to revisit the flagship restaurant of L.A.’s culinary godfather, Spago by Wolfgang Puck. Though the tasting menu option is in the Exclusive Series and the entire table is required to partake, course after course of whimsically constructed bites - six, to be exact - make the $125 pricing more than worth it. There’s also a choice of six entrees touting a wide variety of global influences, including handmade agnolotti, herb tamale with oxtail, braised pork belly in gamjatang soup, and more, at the center of your meal, putting any doubts about this long-standing institution of fine dining to rest.