"A fresh coastal Italian contender emerges this week inside of Downtown Los Angeles's Hotel Figueroa. Florence by the Water opens on February 13 to coincide the hotel's 100th anniversary, from the same operator who debuted L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Hollywood and Long Beach, and Florence Osteria & Piano Bar on Beverly Boulevard. This time, the Tuscan menu is an extension of the latter with dining that overlooks an outdoor pool."
"Former Pizzeria il Fico chef and Puglia-born Giuseppe Gentile helms the kitchen. Gentile's dishes lean coastal Italian with nods to other regional cuisines: starters like wagyu souvlaki and whipped ricotta make the menu, while antipasti include whole Argentine prawns and grilled calamari. Diners will also find pastas such as fusilli all'Amatriciana, pizzas flying from a wood-fired oven, and mains that include a whole branzino with Meyer lemon herb relish and chicken Milanese. The Hotel Figueroa's previous poolside restaurant, the east Mediterranean-leaning Deme, closed in 2025."
Florence by the Water opens February 13 at Hotel Figueroa in Downtown Los Angeles to coincide with the hotel's 100th anniversary. The restaurant is operated by the team behind L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele and Florence Osteria & Piano Bar. Puglia-born chef Giuseppe Gentile, formerly of Pizzeria il Fico, leads a menu focused on coastal Italian with regional influences. Offerings include wagyu souvlaki, whipped ricotta, whole Argentine prawns, grilled calamari, fusilli all'Amatriciana, wood-fired pizzas, whole branzino with Meyer lemon herb relish, and chicken Milanese. The hotel's prior poolside restaurant Deme closed in 2025. Reservations are available on OpenTable. Joy filed a permit to open a Santa Monica location at the former Wahoo's Fish Tacos on Wilshire Boulevard. David Chang's Super Peach in Century City has drawn notable critical attention for its seafoam-green space and place within a global mall dining matrix.
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