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Downtown’s Bestia Named No. 1 Newcomer in 2014 Los Angeles Restaurants Survey; Sushi Spots Land the Top Food Awards; Sugarfish Scores Overall Popularity
September 26, 2013
Other Winners Include:
Asanebo
(Food),
The Belvedere
(Decor),
Mélisse
(Service),
Gjelina Take Away
(Best Buy)
The
results
of Zagat’s 2014 Los Angeles Restaurants Survey are now available on zagat.com and in local bookstores. Sushi tops the
Food list
for the fifth year running, as
Asanebo
unseats last year’s winner,
Urasawa
, for the No. 1 spot. Other Japanese notables in the Top Food category include
Sushi Zo
(No. 2),
Hamasaku
(No. 3) and
Matsuhisa
(No. 5). Meanwhile, the fast-growing
Sugarfish
empire from Sushi Nozawa chef-master Kazunori Nozawa is LA’s
Most Popular
restaurant.
Top Decor
and
Service
awards go to
The Belvedere
in the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel and Santa Monica’s
Mélisse
, respectively.
New to the top lists this year are Downtown’s
Bestia
, ranked LA’s No. 1
Newcomer
, and
Gjelina Take Away
– the casual offshoot of Venice’s popular
Gjelina
– pulling in the award for
Best Buy
.
On average, Los Angeles surveyors report eating 2.4 dinners out per week, spending an average of $38.62 per person, just under the national average of $40.53. Additional stats from the survey reveal that noise is the No. 1 dining irritant, with 76% of diners saying they avoid restaurants that are too loud.
Zagat.com and Google Maps feature 115 curated lists of Los Angeles restaurants designed to help users find the perfect place to dine. Brand-new lists in LA this year include "Tops by Occasion" across a variety of scenarios, from “
Anniversaries
” to “
Group Dinners
” to “
Lunch with your Agent
,” and location-specific lists around local landmarks like “
LA Live
,” “
Gallery Row
” and the “
Hollywood Walk of Fame
.” All of this year’s ratings and reviews are available on
zagat.com
, the Zagat app for
Android
and
iPhone
, and in guides available at local bookstores.
The Los Angeles Survey covers 1,499 restaurants as rated and reviewed by 19,694 avid diners.
Posted by Michelle Golden, Zagat Senior Editor
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