Family celebration - Super nice place recommendations

[Luluthemagnificent]

Nephew just passed the bar exam, sister wants to go someplace really nice. No Bestia please, we went recently. Where else? Rustic Canyon? Unfortunately, that is the extent of my knowledge. $$$ is not a consideration. prefer downtown, but anywhere is good. Type of food not important either.
Thanks!

[PorkyBelly]

Providence
Majordomo
Redbird
Bavel
Osteria Mozza
Chi spacca
Angler
Pasjoli

[robert]

Gwen
Lucques
Majordomo
Orsa & Winston
Osteria Mozza

Broken Spanish is very casual, great food but not what I would call super nice for a celebration a la Providence, Majordomo, or Osteria Mozza.

I have similar reservations about Chi Spacca, it’s one of my favorite places in LA but it’s a bit crowded and noisy, really all about the food.

Redbird’s dining room might be the prettiest in LA but is the food all that? I’ve only had drinks at the bar.

[ediner]

Manuela has good food, and each table has lots of space. A great choice for a celebratory dinner, plus you can see art and chickens!

[robert]

Oh, maybe:

Dear Johns on Culver

This used to be a rat-pack hangout I believe (or at least Sinatra claimed it as a watering hole). The building is going to be torn down in a couple years, so Josiah Citrin and Hans Rockenwagner decided to make a go of it as a temporary steak joint. They just opened last night and it was big fun. A lot of appropriate and interesting “found” art on the walls. A dark room, with no windows, small and intimate with an old school feel and old school menu of steaks, lobster thermidor, Oysters Roc…

Dear John's - Fantastic Evening

Had dinner at Dear John’s last week. It was my fourth visit and each time it has been wonderful. This time it got off to an alarming start. I was hosting a group of four. Actually, paying off an overdue Super Bowl bet - fuckin Rams!. Anyway, I think I must have messed up the reservation date because it wasn’t in their system and I could not find my confirmation. The hostess (Tanya) could not have been better or more gracious. Although they were fully packed and booked for the night, ther…

[hungryhungryhippos]

Dear johns is awesome but a little throwback and could be deemed basic plus not downtown.

I would recommend majordomo if Bestia is out for downtown!

[Luluthemagnificent]

Thanks everyone. I sent these to my sister so she could choose.

[frommtron]

I just went back to Bavel after some almost a year. It’s just so damn good.
LOUD AF, but once again every dish we had was a knockout.

[aaqjr]

This is definitely a go early place! I have a high tolerance for loud and crowded but Bavel pushes that almost to club level. Food and service have always been really good tho