✦ Special Occasion · Brentwood

Best Special Occasion Restaurants in Brentwood

5 ranked special occasion restaurants in Brentwood, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

5 picks

These are the 5 best Brentwood restaurants for a celebration dinner, ranked. Divino is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.9 stars across 2,128 reviews. This is a higher-spend list — plan accordingly. If you only order one thing, make it the beef carpaccio at Divino. 2 of the 5 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Brentwood covers a lot of ground for its size — Italian, Persian and American Steakhouse are all well represented across the 5 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.4 stars.

Divino

Italian  ·  Brentwood  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.9

a buzzing Westside room where the pasta does the heavy lifting

Must-try: Beef carpaccio, Chicken ragu, Tiramisu

📍 11714 Barrington Ct, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Giorgio Baldi

Italian · Seafood  ·  Brentwood  ·  $$$$

★★★★½ 4.5

Celebrity Italian in Santa Monica Canyon — Nobu Malibu but for pasta since 1994

Must-try: Tagliolini neri, Branzino, Burrata

📍 114 W Channel Rd, Santa Monica, CA 90402

Perse

Persian · Mediterranean · French  ·  Brentwood  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

Brentwood's Persian-French dining room — refined koobideh and saffron risotto on San Vicente

Must-try: Koobideh (lamb kabob), Fesenjoon (pomegranate walnut stew), Saffron rice

📍 11677 San Vicente Blvd Ste 315, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Baltaire

American Steakhouse  ·  Brentwood  ·  $$$$

★★★★☆ 4.3

Modern steakhouse where a DJ and cinnamon roll cart redefine brunch

Must-try: Filet Mignon, Wagyu Burger, Tableside Cinnamon Roll

📍 11647 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049

The Wilkes

Steakhouse  ·  Brentwood  ·  $$$$

★★★★☆ 4.0

a throwback steakhouse whose non-steak dishes are the surprise

Must-try: Thick pork chop with roasted apples, Latke-crusted schnitzel, Molasses bread

📍 148 S Barrington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best special occasion restaurant in Brentwood?

Divino — 4.9 stars across 2,128 reviews, the highest on this list. a buzzing Westside room where the pasta does the heavy lifting.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

2 of the 5 book online — Perse and Baltaire. 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 beef carpaccio at Divino, the tagliolini neri at Giorgio Baldi and the koobideh (lamb kabob) at Perse. 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 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.