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Best Special Occasion Restaurants in Chinatown

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

4 picks

These are the 4 best Chinatown restaurants for a celebration dinner, ranked. Lasita is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.6 stars across 2,100 reviews. Prices run the whole way from $ counters to $$$$ rooms. If you only order one thing, make it the chicken inasal at Lasita. 2 of the 4 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Manhattan's Chinatown still does the things it has always done well, and a newer generation of rooms has opened alongside without displacing them.

Lasita

Filipino · Modern  ·  Chinatown  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.6

Chinatown's acclaimed Filipino restaurant where chicken inasal, sisig, and the spirit of Manila arrive in a beautiful space

Must-try: Chicken inasal, Mushroom sisig, Garlic fried rice

📍 727 N Broadway #120, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Majordōmo

American · Korean-inflected  ·  Chinatown  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.4

David Chang's California restaurant — large-format short ribs and Korean-inflected American cooking near Chinatown

Must-try: Whole plate short rib (for the table), Scallop bing, Smoked bo ssäm

📍 1725 Naud St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Firstborn

Chinese  ·  Chinatown  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.3

inventive Chinese cooking and real cocktails in a polished little room

Must-try: Chilled mapo tofu with steak tartare, Cumin lamb, Fried chicken legs

📍 978 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Baby Bistro

Californian  ·  Chinatown  ·  $$$$

★★★★☆ 4.2

a cozy Craftsman cottage running a six-dish menu at $140

Must-try: Soft onion bread with feta, Flaky white fish in bordelaise, Six-course menu

📍 1027 Alpine St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best special occasion restaurant in Chinatown?

Lasita — 4.6 stars across 2,100 reviews, the highest on this list. Chinatown's acclaimed Filipino restaurant where chicken inasal, sisig, and the spirit of Manila arrive in a beautiful space.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

2 of the 4 book online — Lasita and Majordōmo. 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 chicken inasal at Lasita, the whole plate short rib (for the table) at Majordōmo and the chilled mapo tofu with steak tartare at Firstborn. 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.