An airy and chic space imbued with wood, tile, and natural hues. You've seen it before? Perhaps, but this Runway Playa Vista haunt is a modern steakhouse that bestows equal love to vegetables galore. Inside, nab a seat in the bar area set below a dramatic ceiling or at one of the booths and banquettes on the right.
A window in the back offers a view of the kitchen, and ergo, all the action. Plates turned out of here are ample and possess a certain decadence—think asparagus with brown butter and crab. Even all the expected elements are given a creative twist, as in the pastrami "steak" with rye bread and caraway sauerkraut. Sides, like coal-roasted carrots with preserved lemon butter or saffron rice "cake" with pickled grapes, are all depth and balance.