Stella offers a sexy twist on modern Italian cuisine, featuring elegant small plates and standout pizzas in an inviting, upscale atmosphere.
"Stella was one of our best new restaurants of 2024, serving show-stopping regional Italian pastas in a room that feels like you’re on a yacht floating off the coast of Monaco. Expect a similar scene during weekend brunch. Running 11am-3pm Saturday and Sunday, the expansive menu includes prosciutto and bagel spreads, pizza and pasta, and brunchier items like soft scrambled eggs with ricotta and pork loin with crispy duck egg." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"I think it's probably the best Italian that LA has at the moment, if not for a very long time. Everything that we tried was phenomenal—the pizza, the pasta. I barely eat pasta, but here, I eat the whole thing. It's just phenomenal and you leave not feeling heavy because the ingredients are so fresh and high quality. And the place itself is also very, very cute."—MV" - brennan carley
"It took one dinner at this upscale Italian spot in West Hollywood for us to start doing Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, that is screaming “Stella!” to anyone who’ll listen. The cavernous, two-story space feels like a mega-yacht floating off the coast of Monaco, complete with studio execs ordering vintage wines without opening the menu. But the glitzy scene isn’t the reason to come, it’s the food. Gooey mozzarella and anchovy melted over lemon leaves, silky polenta pasta gilded with crab and trout roe, and grilled Iberico pork that practically melts on your fork—all outstanding and welcome change-ups from LA’s chicken parm and bolognese craze. Stella is pure (pricey) extravagance, but the one-of-a-kind cooking here is worth braving the valet line filled with Cybertrucks. " - nikko duren, brant cox, sylvio martins
"Italian food with local California products is the promise at Stella, where a two-story dining room has an Art Deco flair, and the chef's counter offers a mesmerizing look at live-fire cooking.Don't miss the lardo di Colonanta, a dish of thinly sliced and meltingly soft lardo paired with strawberries, razor-thin caciocavello cheese, and a balsamic amaro. Su Filindeu is an impressive pasta dish with hand-stretched noodles cooked in bone broth accompanied by braised lamb neck and pecorino dolce. Other sure bets include Iberico pork pluma with porchetta spices, saba lacquer, and hens yolk cooked over the live fire, or opt for a hand-made pizza. Finally, cassata Sicilliana is a delicious dessert to cap off the meal." - Michelin Inspector
"This upscale Italian restaurant in West Hollywood is split between two floors: a breezy upstairs dining room and dark, moody basement with bar seating, a chef’s table, and private rooms in the far back. In other words, no matter how big your group is, you’ll have options. The food at Stella is expensive as it is delicious—bowls of su filiendeu, a rare string-like pasta, go for $60—so save this spot for big deal graduations, company acquisitions, or any other celebration where you aren’t at least splitting the bill. And save room for the whole Sicilian pistachio cake at the end." - brant cox
