✦ Dinner with Friends · Mar Vista

Best Dinner with Friends Restaurants in Mar Vista

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

4 picks

These are the 4 best Mar Vista restaurants for a group dinner, ranked. Beethoven Market is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.7 stars across 4,396 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the prawns at Beethoven Market. 2 of the 4 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Mar Vista covers a lot of ground for its size — Italian, French and Taiwanese are all well represented across the 4 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.7 stars.

Beethoven Market

Italian  ·  Mar Vista  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

Italian in Mar Vista — 4.7 on Resy across 4,396 diner reviews

Must-try: Prawns, Fennel citrus salad, Rotisserie chicken

📍 12904 Palms Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Electric Bleu

Electric Bleu

French  ·  Mar Vista  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.7

a California bistro with French-Australian leanings and very clean execution

Must-try: Roast chicken, Charred figs with nduja, Duck breast with champagne grapes

📍 3523 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Little Fatty

Taiwanese  ·  Mar Vista  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Taiwanese in Mar Vista — 4.7 on Resy across 3,767 diner reviews

Must-try: Lo rou fan, Fried dumplings

📍 3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Taverna at The Mar Vista

Greek · Mediterranean  ·  Mar Vista  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.5

LA's only authentic Greek barbecue — Sunday lamb on the patio on Venice Blvd

Must-try: Sunday Greek BBQ lamb, Grilled octopus, Spanakopita

📍 12249 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best dinner with friends restaurant in Mar Vista?

Beethoven Market — 4.7 stars across 4,396 reviews, the highest on this list. Italian in Mar Vista — 4.7 on Resy across 4,396 diner reviews.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

2 of the 4 book online — Beethoven Market and Little Fatty. 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 prawns at Beethoven Market, the roast chicken at Electric Bleu and the lo rou fan at Little Fatty. 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 — 3 of the 4 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.