Tapas in Encino — 4.8 across 67 diner reviews
Must-try: Mediterranean small plates, Handcrafted cocktails
📍 15928 Ventura Blvd Suite 113, Encino, CA 91436
4 ranked dinner with friends restaurants in Encino, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
4 picksThese are the 4 best Encino restaurants for a group dinner, ranked. Pialon is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.8 stars across 67 reviews. Taj Mahal is the one to book when you would rather not spend much. Prices run the whole way from $ counters to $$$$ rooms. If you only order one thing, make it the mediterranean small plates at Pialon. 1 of the 4 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.
Encino covers a lot of ground for its size — Tapas, Californian and Indian are all well represented across the 4 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.5 stars.
Tapas in Encino — 4.8 across 67 diner reviews
Must-try: Mediterranean small plates, Handcrafted cocktails
📍 15928 Ventura Blvd Suite 113, Encino, CA 91436
A 20-course counter where the chefs cook, plate, and serve you themselves
Must-try: Multi-course tasting menu, Seasonal vegetable courses, Aged fish
📍 16101 Ventura Blvd Ste 255, Encino, CA 91436
An Encino legend whose lunch buffet is the best deal of its kind in the city
Must-try: Lunch buffet, Tikka masala, Garlic naan
📍 17815 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91316
A minimalist room where you order nigiri off the cuff and trust the counter
Must-try: Whitefish nigiri, Seared belly nigiri, Sashimi
📍 17302 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91316
Pialon — 4.8 stars across 67 reviews, the highest on this list. Tapas in Encino — 4.8 across 67 diner reviews.
Taj Mahal at $ — 4.4 stars without the $$$$ bill. 1 of the 4 restaurants on this page are $$ or under.
1 of the 4 book online — Pialon. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.
The mediterranean small plates at Pialon, the multi-course tasting menu at Scratch Bar & Kitchen and the lunch buffet at Taj Mahal. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 1 of the 4 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.