Along with partner James Brennan, chef Brian Malarkey—a former contestant on Bravo reality show Top Chef and now a judge on ABC’s The Taste—replicates his ocean-to-table concept at the swanky Mondrian hotel. On the seafood-heavy menu, Southern inspirations such as chicken-fried uni with a maple waffle and crab gravy mingle with surf-and-turf-style dishes (for instance, lamb agnolotti with lobster, porcini mushrooms, parsnips and sea beans) and wood-fired pizzas. From the raw bar, select fresh West or East coast oysters, California spiny lobster, Santa Barbara spot prawns or one of Malarkey’s innovative crudos. (Pictured: Peter Rabbit mimosa with bruised basil lemonade.) 8440 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 323.848.6000. herringboneeats.com