$$$, Italian, Hollywood
Fodor's Review:
Celebrated breadmaker Nancy Silverton and Iron Chef Mario Batali have joined forces once again to open Osteria Mozza. The restaurant has linen-clad tables surrounding a central marble-topped mozzarella bar that makes an ideal spot for solo diners. From the bar come several presentations of velvety burrata cheese and perfectly dressed salads, while the kitchen turns out its own taste sensations, among them pig's-trotter croquette; an oversized ravioli oozing ricotta and egg in brown-butter sauce; blissful sweetbreads piccata; and grilled whole orata (Mediterranean sea bream) capped with Italian cheeses and rosemary-olive oil cakes. If you can't score a reservation, dine at the partners' Pizzeria Mozza next door.
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