The Biggest Los Angeles Restaurant Openings in January 2025

Los Angeles is no stranger to restaurant openings, whether a splashy opening in iconic buildings helmed by big-name chefs, a humble neighborhood spot, or a pop-up leaping into a permanent space. Consider this monthly rundown a go-to guide for the newest and boldest debuts across the Southland. Casa Gish Bac - Pico-Union The team behind Oaxacan mainstay Gish Bac opened Casa Gish Bac, a second, larger location with a liquor license.

Located in the Pico-Union neighborhood, Casa Gish Bac serves favorites from the original location like Oaxacan moles, barbacoa de chivo, and antojitos . Alongside the food, Casa Gish Bac also offers Mexican beer and wine. Marea - Beverly Hills New York’s highly-acclaimed Italian seafood restaurant Marea opened a Beverly Hills outpost in January.



The upscale restaurant serves a menu of coastal Italian classics like branzino tartare, mafaldine with shrimp, and spaghetti with Manila clams. The restaurant also has a full-time pastry chef preparing desserts like tiramisu, delicate noce di cocco, and a selection of petit fours. Yellow Paper Burger - Eagle Rock One of LA’s best smash burger pop-ups, Yellow Paper Burger, opened its first permanent location in Eagle Rock.

In addition to its famous smash burgers, the new location in the former Meea’s Hot Dogs space on Colorado Boulevard offers hand pies, hot dogs, and tater tots. DamSot - Koreatown Popular South Korean sot bap (pot rice) restaurant Dam Sot opened its first U.S.

location in Koreatown in early January. The menu features sot bap sets, available with toppings including spicy eggplant and ground pork, beef and bean sprouts, eel, abalone, and salmon. Each meal is served with a pot of barley tea to pour over the rice; at the end of the meals, diners can enjoy nurungji, or the leftover crisped rice at the bottom of the pot.

Bread, Espresso & - Redondo Beach Prolific Japanese bakery-cafe chain Bread, Espresso & just opened its first U.S. location in Redondo Beach.

The original location opened in 2009 in Tokyo; there are now 37 locations across Japan. The bakery is known for its mou, a milk bread loaf, used for sandwiches with tuna and cheese, curry, plus edamame and bacon. In addition to the sandwiches, the bakery also sells frosting-topped cinnamon rolls, French toast, breakfast plates, and more.

Koast - Hollywood Kevin Meehan, the chef Michelin-starred Kali just opened Koast , a new seafood restaurant on Melrose with his longtime business partner Drew Langley. The menu takes inspiration from East Coast seafood and Japanese techniques, offering crispy scallop cakes, oysters, crudo, and a rotating chowder. The minimalist interior, designed by Cory Surovek of Studio Surovek, features rich blue banquette seating, exposing steel beams, and medium-hued wood tables.

Outside, a patio with a roaring firepit overlooks the street below. Couplet Coffee - Echo Park Popular coffee pop-up and bean brand Couplet Coffee opened its first permanent location in Westlake. Reflecting the whimsical design of the bean bags, the interior is decorated in vibrant colors, with cartoon characters painted on the walls.

Specialty drinks include the Gulab with saffron and rose, the Choco Banana mocha, and the Coke n’ Cream Spro with Coke and espresso. Settecento - Downtown Downtown LA has gained a stunning new Italian restaurant with the arrival of Settecento in front of the historic public library. Settecento comes from Global Dining Group , the team behind La Bohème in West Hollywood and 1212 in Santa Monica .

The menu consists of approachable Italian fare like wood-fired thin-crust Neapolitan-style pies, cannelloni alla Genovese, and spaghetti all’Amatriciana. Descanso - Mid-Wilshire Mid-Wilshire’s 9,000-square-foot Descanso Restaurant debuted on January 15 where chef Jose Angulo’s menu focuses on Central Mexican street food. That means tacos and quesadillas from a taco bar, made-to-order tortillas, ceviches, sopas, braised short rib platters, and lobster enchiladas.

It’s even got a room with four plancha tables for self-grilling seafood and meats. Sign up for our newsletter. Check your inbox for a welcome email.

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