Top Restaurant Ratings: Los Angeles

A Comparison of Ratings

Urasawa

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Side-by-side ratings comparison from May 5, 2009:

GAYOT

18/20

- Urasawa

17/20

- The Dining Room
- Mélisse
- Patina
- Providence
- Sona
- Spago Beverly Hills


16/20

- The Belvedere
- DRAGO Centro
- Hokusai
- Il Grano
- The Loft
- Marché Moderne
- Matsuhisa
- Muse
- Tradition by Pascal

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MICHELIN

***

(None)


**

- Mélisse
- Providence
- Spago
- Urasawa

*

- Asanebo
- The Dining Room
- Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood
- Hatfield's
- Mori Sushi
- Ortolan
- Osteria Mozza
- Sona
- Trattoria Tre Venezie
- Valentino
- Water Grill


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ZAGAT

29

- Sushi Zo
- Tabu Grill

28

- Asanebo
- Hayakawa
- Mélisse
- Napa Rose
- Tradition by Pascal
- Urasawa

27

- Amarone Kitchen & Wine
- Angelini Osteria
- Basilic
- Bluefin
- The Brandywine
- Café Zoolu
- Derek’s
- Hatfield's
- The Hobbit
- Katsu-ya
- Katsu-ya
- La Cachette
- Le Vallauris
- Leila's
- Lucques
- Marché Moderne
- Matsuhisa
- Mori Sushi
- Nobu Malibu
- Piccolo Ristorante - Rattlesnake
- Shima
- Shiro
- Sona
- Spago Beverly Hills
- Stonehill Tavern
- Water Grill


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