Kali

Chef Kevin Meehan and co-owner/wine director Drew Langley’s critically acclaimed Kali is technically located in Hancock Park, but it’s close enough to Hollywood to deserve a spot. You can order a la carte, but there is also an eight-course tasting menu, which gives you the full scope of Meehan’s contemporary California cuisine. Meehan often picks produce from his home garden and looks at his fixings a little differently than most, infusing Barley Risotto with fermented black garlic tea and shaving savory salt- and sugar-cured egg yolk on top of Meringue Gelato. If you’re just dropping in for a quick bite before a show, it’s hard to beat the cocktails and bar snacks.