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The 12 Best Dine LA Dinner Deals, Winter 2020

LA’s semi-annual restaurant week returns with excellent meals for a fraction of the price

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Paying slightly less for dining out is always welcome in Los Angeles. Lucky for us, dineLA comes around twice a year with a reduced prix fixe menu, where locals can take advantage of deals that can knock off a significant amount from the final bill. The selections aren’t just a repeat from last year. The menus rotate as do the participating restaurants, with longtime staples like Lawry’s offering dinner for $59, a $39 meal at Los Balcones in Studio City, or a serious deal at Bon Temps in the Arts District. With that, Eater compiled 12 fantastic dineLA dinners, which run from January 17 until the 31.

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Los Balcones

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A year ago, Los Angeles Times critic Patricia Escárcega raved about Los Balcones. This modern Peruvian restaurant’s dineLA deal is only $39. This price is incredible, especially when entrees usually run anywhere between $23 and $28.

1360 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 871-9600
(323) 871-9600

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Tesse

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Tesse’s dineLA deal is a fantastic opportunity to try chef Raphael Francois’s food. Each guest receives a glass of champagne, plus a dish between two guests which includes bucatini with bone marrow, or jidori chicken for $49.

8500 Sunset Blvd Suite B, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 360-3866
(310) 360-3866
Tesse, West Hollywood
Tesse
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Saddle Peak Lodge

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Three courses for $59 makes up Saddle Peak Lodge’s dineLA menu. Try the bison short ribs, or add an extra $20 for a killer wild game trio, right in the heart of Calabasas.

419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 222-3888
(818) 222-3888

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Lawry's The Prime Rib

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At Lawry’s, a California cut usually runs $45 per person. But during dineLA, that same prime rib accompanies a broiled lobster tail with Yorkshire pudding and mashed potatoes for $59. Lawry’s famous salad prepared table side is also included, as is dessert.

100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-2827
(310) 652-2827

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Maccheroni Republic

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At $29, three courses at Maccheroni Republic is one of dineLA’s best priced with a crispy pan fried shrimp cake to start, stone ground white farro pasta with truffle mushroom sauce, dessert, and other options right in Downtown.

332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 346-9725
(213) 346-9725

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Red Herring

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Chef Dave Woodall and partner Alexis Martin Woodall moved Red Herring from Eagle Rock to Downtown in December. Their dineLA menu includes, fittingly, a whole grilled fish for the second course, and a butterscotch pot de crème for $49.

770 S Grand Ave suite a, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 375-3290
(213) 375-3290
The exterior of Red Herring with cars streaming past.
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Bon Temps

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Even though Bon Temps has an incredible pastry-filled daytime menu, the mood shifts significantly for dinner. Chef Lincoln Carson’s dineLA dinner begins with an amuse bouche, and entrees for all types of diners including seared Maine scallops, vegetable tart, or the Creekstone flatiron steak for $59.

712 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 784-0044
(213) 784-0044
Bon Temps Arts District Los Angeles
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Harajuku Taproom

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For $39, Culver City’s craft beer izakaya joint will immediately build a beer, shochu, or sake flight. Pair it with your choice of gyoza, karaage fried chicken, miso-glazed pork belly on skewers, and Impossible meat fried rice during dineLA week. The dining area is downright pleasant, and a great spot to finish the meal with mochi brownies.

4410 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 398-9000
(310) 398-9000

Plant Food + Wine

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dineLA’s sole plant-based options are a bit scarce, but includes Matthew Kenney’s vegan spot in Venice. His menu typically boasts a high price tag because of the high-level of prep required for dishes like the spaghetti squash with young papaya and spicy cashew dressing, the handmade gnocchi, or the coconut cream pie. All of these options and more are available during dineLA for $49.

1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
(310) 450-1009
(310) 450-1009
Plant Food and Wine is Matthew Kenney’s Slick New Vegan Outpost on Abbot Kinney
Plant Food + Wine’s patio
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Yours Truly Venice

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Chef Vartan Abgaryan’s Westside restaurant turns one year this March. For dineLA, Abgaryan will go full-on comfort food with a fingerling potato cacio e pepe, roasted delicata squash, and roast chicken with brioche stuffing for $39 per person.

1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
(310) 396-9333
(310) 396-9333
yours truly
Yours Truly
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Little Sister

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Tin Vuong’s second Manhattan Beach location eatery is a staple for locals. Vuong’s menu draws from his Vietnamese family’s recipes, plus influence from his upbringing in the San Gabriel Valley. And for $39, the dineLA options include salt and pepper prawns, lamb satay, and tres leches cake.

1131 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 545-2096
(310) 545-2096

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Michael's on Naples Ristorante

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One of Southern California’s best kept surprises is the gorgeous rooftop patio at Michael’s in Long Beach. The Naples location is a stunner, and its dineLA options impresses with four courses. Options include octopus carpaccio to start, or choose from house made pasta for secondi, the local black cod, and vanilla rum gelato to finish for $49.

5620 E 2nd St, Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 439-7080
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Los Balcones

1360 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028

A year ago, Los Angeles Times critic Patricia Escárcega raved about Los Balcones. This modern Peruvian restaurant’s dineLA deal is only $39. This price is incredible, especially when entrees usually run anywhere between $23 and $28.

1360 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 871-9600
(323) 871-9600

Tesse

8500 Sunset Blvd Suite B, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Tesse’s dineLA deal is a fantastic opportunity to try chef Raphael Francois’s food. Each guest receives a glass of champagne, plus a dish between two guests which includes bucatini with bone marrow, or jidori chicken for $49.

8500 Sunset Blvd Suite B, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 360-3866
(310) 360-3866
Tesse, West Hollywood
Tesse
Wonho Frank Lee

Saddle Peak Lodge

419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302

Three courses for $59 makes up Saddle Peak Lodge’s dineLA menu. Try the bison short ribs, or add an extra $20 for a killer wild game trio, right in the heart of Calabasas.

419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 222-3888
(818) 222-3888

Lawry's The Prime Rib

100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

At Lawry’s, a California cut usually runs $45 per person. But during dineLA, that same prime rib accompanies a broiled lobster tail with Yorkshire pudding and mashed potatoes for $59. Lawry’s famous salad prepared table side is also included, as is dessert.

100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-2827
(310) 652-2827

Maccheroni Republic

332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

At $29, three courses at Maccheroni Republic is one of dineLA’s best priced with a crispy pan fried shrimp cake to start, stone ground white farro pasta with truffle mushroom sauce, dessert, and other options right in Downtown.

332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 346-9725
(213) 346-9725

Red Herring

770 S Grand Ave suite a, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Chef Dave Woodall and partner Alexis Martin Woodall moved Red Herring from Eagle Rock to Downtown in December. Their dineLA menu includes, fittingly, a whole grilled fish for the second course, and a butterscotch pot de crème for $49.

770 S Grand Ave suite a, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 375-3290
(213) 375-3290
The exterior of Red Herring with cars streaming past.
Red Herring
Wonho Frank Lee

Bon Temps

712 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021

Even though Bon Temps has an incredible pastry-filled daytime menu, the mood shifts significantly for dinner. Chef Lincoln Carson’s dineLA dinner begins with an amuse bouche, and entrees for all types of diners including seared Maine scallops, vegetable tart, or the Creekstone flatiron steak for $59.

712 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 784-0044
(213) 784-0044
Bon Temps Arts District Los Angeles
Bon Temps
Wonho Frank Lee

Harajuku Taproom

4410 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230

For $39, Culver City’s craft beer izakaya joint will immediately build a beer, shochu, or sake flight. Pair it with your choice of gyoza, karaage fried chicken, miso-glazed pork belly on skewers, and Impossible meat fried rice during dineLA week. The dining area is downright pleasant, and a great spot to finish the meal with mochi brownies.

4410 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 398-9000
(310) 398-9000

Plant Food + Wine

1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

dineLA’s sole plant-based options are a bit scarce, but includes Matthew Kenney’s vegan spot in Venice. His menu typically boasts a high price tag because of the high-level of prep required for dishes like the spaghetti squash with young papaya and spicy cashew dressing, the handmade gnocchi, or the coconut cream pie. All of these options and more are available during dineLA for $49.

1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
(310) 450-1009
(310) 450-1009
Plant Food and Wine is Matthew Kenney’s Slick New Vegan Outpost on Abbot Kinney
Plant Food + Wine’s patio
Wonho Frank Lee

Yours Truly Venice

1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Chef Vartan Abgaryan’s Westside restaurant turns one year this March. For dineLA, Abgaryan will go full-on comfort food with a fingerling potato cacio e pepe, roasted delicata squash, and roast chicken with brioche stuffing for $39 per person.

1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
(310) 396-9333
(310) 396-9333
yours truly
Yours Truly
Wonho Frank Lee

Little Sister

1131 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Tin Vuong’s second Manhattan Beach location eatery is a staple for locals. Vuong’s menu draws from his Vietnamese family’s recipes, plus influence from his upbringing in the San Gabriel Valley. And for $39, the dineLA options include salt and pepper prawns, lamb satay, and tres leches cake.

1131 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 545-2096
(310) 545-2096

Michael's on Naples Ristorante

5620 E 2nd St, Long Beach, CA 90803

One of Southern California’s best kept surprises is the gorgeous rooftop patio at Michael’s in Long Beach. The Naples location is a stunner, and its dineLA options impresses with four courses. Options include octopus carpaccio to start, or choose from house made pasta for secondi, the local black cod, and vanilla rum gelato to finish for $49.

5620 E 2nd St, Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 439-7080
(562) 439-7080

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