Eat, Drink | $$$$$
République is a jewel in the crown of LA’s restaurant architecture (it’s drop-dead gorgeous, an indoor courtyard of blue tile), history (Charlie Chaplin built it), and talent (it was the home to the late Campanile, where Nancy Silverton became a celebrity chef). Locals flock on weekend mornings for a brunch elevated into the spectacular by high talent in the pastry department. But its dream of an all-day menu approach that will take you from romantic brunches, to birthday dinners, to drinks with colleagues with striking elegance and superb French-ish Californian cuisine.