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Best Dinner with Friends Restaurants in Arts District

4 ranked dinner with friends restaurants in Arts District, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

4 picks

These are the 4 best Arts District restaurants for a group dinner, ranked. Everson Royce Bar is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.8 stars across 4,391 reviews. This is a higher-spend list — plan accordingly. If you only order one thing, make it the steak frites at Camphor. 4 of the 4 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Arts District covers a lot of ground for its size — French, American and Mexican are all well represented across the 4 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.7 stars.

Everson Royce Bar

American  ·  Arts District  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

American in the Arts District — 4.8 on Resy across 4,391 diner reviews

📍 1936 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

Camphor

French · New American  ·  Arts District  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.7

Michelin-recognized French-Asian in the Arts District — steak frites, bay scallop ravioli, and the best rigatoni in DTLA

Must-try: Steak frites, Bay scallop ravioli, Rigatoni with artichoke & Comté

📍 923 E 3rd St #109, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Damian

Mexican · Contemporary  ·  Arts District  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.6

Enrique Olvera's Michelin-recognized modern Mexican in the Arts District — the LA outpost of the Cosme and Pujol team

Must-try: Tostadas with seasonal fish, Mole negro, Wood-roasted lamb

📍 2132 E 7th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90021

Camélia

French · Japanese · Bistro  ·  Arts District  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.6

Bon Appétit Best New Restaurant 2025 — French-Japanese bistro from the Tsubaki team in the Arts District

Must-try: Ham katsu croque madame, Koji-roasted chicken, Uni pasta

📍 1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best dinner with friends restaurant in Arts District?

Everson Royce Bar — 4.8 stars across 4,391 reviews, the highest on this list. American in the Arts District — 4.8 on Resy across 4,391 diner reviews.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

4 of the 4 book online — Everson Royce Bar, Camphor and Damian among them. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The steak frites at Camphor, the tostadas with seasonal fish at Damian and the ham katsu croque madame at Camélia. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 4 of the 4 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.