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Why Osteria Mozza Is on Our Top 50 Italian Outside Italy
Osteria Mozza, under Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali (founding)'s direction, is ranked #37 on our Top 50 Italian Restaurants Outside Italy. The regional Italian register: Northern Italian (Tuscan and Lombardy lineage).
The pasta-making method: Hand-rolled, fresh, daily. The signature dish: Burrata with squash blossoms, orecchiette, ricotta and egg ravioli.
The wine program: Italian-only; Tuscany, Piedmont, Sicily verticals.
The chef pedigree: James Beard Outstanding Chef 2014; Nancy Silverton flagship. The family lineage: Silverton co-founded Campanile and La Brea Bakery; Batali was founding partner.
How to Book Osteria Mozza
The booking lead time: 8 to 12 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking portal where applicable; many of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy require dedicated concierge or hotel-based bookings during peak season.
Order the regional pasta. The kitchen's strongest expression at Osteria Mozza is the Ricotta and egg raviolo, paired with a producer from the chef's training region.
The dress code: Smart casual. The dinner spend: 180 to 280 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Osteria Mozza is rated 10/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Osteria Mozza Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Nancy Silverton's Hancock Park institution. The mozzarella bar at the entrance, the burrata and squash blossoms, the most consistently Italian fine-dining tasting in Los Angeles since 2007."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 10/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 8/10. The Northern Italian (Tuscan and Lombardy lineage) register is structural; the chef lineage and the kitchen's calibration produce the dinner that rewards the booking effort.
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