"Chefs Wedchayan "Deau" Arpapornnopparat and Tongkamal "Joy" Yuon's acclaimed Thai restaurant, Holy Basil, opened in Santa Monica on November 29, 2025. The restaurant's Westside outpost underwent a year of development before its debut on Santa Monica Boulevard and Yale Street. The chefs are serving their known specialties like the chile chicken, steak topped with Thai basil chimichurri, and tom yum risotto."
"With humble beginnings as a popular pop-up, to a shared Echo Park space with Dada Market in 2023, partners Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle debuted Little Fish Melrose Hill in early December. This Central LA outlet was years in the making and is a shift to full-service as a neighborhood seafood, bistro-like joint. Lunch includes a casual menu with crudo, tuna stuffed olives, chicories salad, and a tuna melt made with Bub & Grandma's rye,"
"This is West Coast-style seafood, folks, all with a well-curated wine list to boot. Industry veterans Shawn Lickliter and Vay Su opened their new Los Feliz cocktail bar, Vandell, on December 5. The Double Dragon bar pop-up duo partnered with Park Hospitality's Michael Francesconi and Matthew Glaser ( Bar Flores, Donna's, Lowboy) to transform the 800-square-foot space previously occupied by Brazilian restaurant Nossa into a neighborhood bar."
Los Angeles welcomed several new dining and drinking destinations across different neighborhoods. Holy Basil opened a Santa Monica outpost on November 29, 2025, after a year of development and offers signature Thai dishes such as chile chicken, steak with Thai basil chimichurri, and tom yum risotto plus non-alcoholic pairings with beer, wine, and sake arriving soon. Little Fish Melrose Hill evolved from a pop-up into a full-service Central LA seafood bistro featuring crudo, tuna-stuffed olives, chicories salad, a tuna melt on Bub & Grandma's rye, and richer dinner plates with a curated wine list. Vandell launched in Los Feliz as an 800-square-foot neighborhood cocktail bar helmed by industry veterans and partners from Park Hospitality, currently presenting a focused cocktail program.
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