"It's easy to feel pampered during a meal at Ceviche Project. This stylish mariscos spot in Silver Lake is intimate, with only a few tables and a white marble bar where you watch owner-chef Octavio top oysters with housemade chile oil in a white suit. Everything you eat here has a surprising twist to it, like a "Mayan-style" octopus tostada with a punch of burnt habanero salsa, or kanpachi sashimi with ponzu and sweet bursts of diced melon. Make sure to order the bar's excellent michelada and imagine yourself at a fancy hotel raw bar, because that's exactly what a meal here feels like." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder
Jakob Layman