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Top 5 old school LA restaurants

Top 5 old school LA restaurants

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Created by LA Home & Style • Updated On: September 3, 2013

A list of some of our favorite classic joints around town.

Musso & Frank Grill is one of Top 5 old school LA restaurants.

1. Musso & Frank Grill

9.0
6667 Hollywood Blvd (at N Cherokee Ave), California
American Restaurant · Hollywood · 130 tips and reviews

LA Home & StyleLA Home & Style: This is the perfect place for a steak and a martini, but it's open for breakfast too with famous flannel cakes.

2. The Galley

8.0
2442 Main St (btwn Mills & Hollister), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Ocean Park · 60 tips and reviews

LA Home & StyleLA Home & Style: Perfect for old school seafood like fried jumbo shrimp and decor provided by set decorations from the movie Mutiny on the Bounty

Tam O'Shanter is one of Top 5 old school LA restaurants.

3. Tam O'Shanter

9.0
2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Steakhouse · Central Atwater · 87 tips and reviews

LA Home & StyleLA Home & Style: Traditional scottish fare and saucy waitresses.

La Dolce Vita is one of Top 5 old school LA restaurants.

4. La Dolce Vita

7.5
9785 Santa Monica Blvd (at Wilshire Blvd), Beverly Hills, CA
Italian Restaurant · 14 tips and reviews

LA Home & StyleLA Home & Style: Hang out in Ronald Reagan's favorite italian joint.

The Magic Castle is one of Top 5 old school LA restaurants.

5. The Magic Castle

8.8
7001 Franklin Ave (at Orange Dr), California
Performing Arts Venue · 161 tips and reviews

LA Home & StyleLA Home & Style: The safest bet is the cobb salad. But you're their for the magic don't expect to a great meal.