Nestled on a tranquil street, this historic Italian pizzeria serves up mouthwatering Neapolitan pies in a charming indoor-outdoor setting surrounded by greenery.
"Located on a quiet side street a few blocks from Hollywood and Highland, this upscale pizzeria feels a world away from the chaotic neighborhood it resides in. While we’d come here regardless for the excellent Neapolitan pizza (the place has been cranking out pies in Italy since 1870), the incredible back patio is the reason we’ll stay and hang out all night. With red brick walls, string lights, a real fireplace, and enough trees to qualify as a miniature forest, this sprawling space has all the features you want in a patio, but it’s the glass window that peers into the pizza kitchen that takes it to a whole different level." - brant cox, arden shore, sylvio martins, cathy park
"While this expansive Hollywood restaurant opened with the wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas plucked right out of the famous Naples original, the LA edition has since expanded from wide, crepe-like pizzas topped with fresh mozzarella to a menu of salads, pizza, and mains. While the pizza remains the main draw, what makes L’Antica worthy of repeat visits is the laid-back patio that feels like an escape from the bustle of LA." - Matthew Kang, Eater Staff
"L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele is offering a two-course meal, including a whole pizza, for $25. Start with a choice of gnocco fritto or Caesar salad, before digging into a margherita pizza. Meals come with a choice of beer or a non-alcoholic beverage." - Rebecca Roland
"Made famous in the book and film Eat, Pray, Love, the Naples-based L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele has successfully opened three locations in Hollywood, Santa Barbara, and Long Beach. While all three restaurants have an oven cranking out Neapolitan-style pizzas, the Hollywood outlet has two fireplaces that are always roaring during the cooler weather months." - Mona Holmes, Eater Staff
"L’Antica is only a few blocks from the manic energy of Hollywood and Highland, but their sprawling back patio - with exposed brick walls, string lights, and a legitimate mini-forest - feels like a completely different universe. And when you’re trying to get a bunch of friends together in the middle of Hollywood, that’s exactly what you want. That and a bunch of fantastic Neapolitan-style pizzas that everybody can share - something L’Antica also has going for it. If you want to add some other plates to the table, go for the calamari or squash blossoms. Otherwise, just do what we do, and order another pizza." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating
