Rossoblu is a charming Italian spot in DTLA serving up Steve Samson’s Bolognese-inspired cuisine, featuring handmade pastas and an impressive wine list in a beautifully inviting setting.
"You’re taking your parents to Rossoblu because, above all else, this Italian restaurant in the Fashion District is impressive. Opened by the Sotto crew, Rossoblu is all about pastas and meats and eating them in large quantities. The large industrial space is beautiful, the waitstaff will help you figure out how to plan your meal, and the wine list will have your folks feeling good in no time. Get the belly-on pork chop." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating
"Steve and Dina Samson’s enduring Northern Italian restaurant continues to prepare some of the best, well-rounded cooking in the city. Rustic wood-fired dishes complement the incredible handmade pasta like the gramigna with sausage, twisty extruded pasta, rapini and garlic slivers. The entrees are massive and easily shareable, including porchetta with crackling skin and a butterflied whole branzino. Rossoblu continues to be one of the top Northern Italian restaurants, stylish yet comfortable. The whole experience is delivered inside one of the city's most impressive high-ceiling dining rooms that bustles as the night gets later." - Matthew Kang
"Rossoblu is an Italian restaurant in Downtown LA, inspired by the Emilia-Romagna region, known for its simple yet mesmerizing pasta dishes. The gramigna pasta, with its balance of tangy, sweet tomato, aromatic garlic, and meaty sausage, is particularly celebrated." - Eater Staff
"Steve and Dina Samson crafted an industrial masterpiece in the Fashion District, a high-ceiling space with hanging lamps, an artful mural, and a gold-painted bar. Chef Steve Samson leans on food from Bologna, like tortellini and minestra del sacco (parmesan dumplings) in brodo poured from porcelain pots tableside — plus some of the finest handmade pasta in town. The grilled pork chop and branzino showcase the kitchen’s wood grill. Rossoblu remains a star in Los Angeles’s oft-crowded Italian restaurant scene, and as a bonus tables aren’t too difficult given the large venue." - Matthew Kang, Eater Staff
"An Italian restaurant in Downtown LA, offering a menu inspired by Emilia-Romagna with simple, quality ingredients." - Kevin Chau
