Kismet

"A nice thing about living in LA is that your out-of-town friends end up visiting a lot for work. Another nice thing is that they usually get to put their meals on the company card. If your college friend is in the city, rescue them from whatever expo they’re at, take them to Kismet, then convince them to pretend you’re a client and order the $80 rabbit for two." - amy clark, brett keating

"The Los Feliz restaurant and rotisserie is offering gorgeous flower bouquets from Earth Shoppe this weekend. Preorder through their website, with pick-ups happening on Saturday, May 8th, and Sunday, May 9th." - kat hong

"The Los Feliz restaurant and rotisserie is offering gorgeous flower bouquets from Earth Shoppe this weekend. Preorder through their website, with pick-ups happening on Saturday and Sunday." - kat hong

"Kismet’s bright, airy space might look like it’s made for daytime - but we like this place even better at night. The menu reads something close to Eastern European, plus a whole bunch of colorful vegetables. Think Persian cucumbers with citrus, roasted radicchio with sunflower seed tahini, and a rabbit for two you’ll definitely want to get involved in. The modern space is mellow and ideal for that early-in-the-game date you don’t want to get too romantic." - jess basser sanders, amy clark, brant cox

"Kismet in Los Feliz is the perfect example of a “Mediterranean” spot (read: the menu is geographically broad). It’s kind of Persian, sometimes Turkish, other times Levantine, yet everything has a general sense of health and tastes delicious, like cucumber salad on rosewater-infused labneh, lamb ribs brushed with a tart plum sauce, and crispy tahdig rice with a golden, buttery crust. Kismet’s menu changes with the seasons, but it’s always a reliable choice for casual and crowd-pleasing dinner. " - sylvio martins, brant cox, nikko duren