A fall roster of new Los Angeles restaurants includes a French-Southern hybrid in a restored 1931 church, a museum grill tied to Skywalker Ranch flavors, an Afro-Asian spot on the Sunset Strip, a Nikkei restaurant in Culver City, and several neighborhood openings across the city.
Sous Sous opens September 11–12 inside the restored 1931 Hotel Lucile church, blending Southern French, Southern California, and American South flavors.
Skywalker Grill launches September 22 at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art with chef Daniel Guillen serving contemporary American dishes inspired by Skywalker Ranch.
Kozo brings Afro-Asian cooking to the Sunset Strip in October, featuring dishes like kimchi jollof rice and berbere wagyu, paired with a cocktail program using African botanicals.
# Fall 2026 openings to watch in Los Angeles
Los Angeles's fall restaurant slate mixes large-scale destination projects with neighborhood-focused debuts. This season's roll call includes a chapel-turned-restaurant in Silver Lake, a museum grill tied to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, an Afro-Asian concept on the Sunset Strip, and several tightly local additions in Pasadena, Culver City, Sherman Oaks, and the Arts District.
Sous Sous — Silver Lake (opens Sept. 11–12)
Sous Sous occupies the renovated, nearly 100-year-old chapel inside Hotel Lucile, originally built in 1931. Operated by the De La Nonna team in collaboration with Casetta Hotels, the restaurant frames Southern French cooking as its foundation while integrating Southern California and American South influences. The interior setting and hybrid menu make this a notable dining room arrival for Silver Lake.
Skywalker Grill — Exposition Park (opens Sept. 22)
Kozo Los Angeles — Sunset Strip (projected October)
Gilbert Perez Bar — Sherman Oaks (October)
Beverage director Max Reis and partner Matt Egan are opening Gilbert Perez Bar above Daisy Margarita Bar. The concept blends tropical cocktail culture with a Mexican rum bar and is inspired by the legend of Gil Pérez. The bar plans to enforce a strict no-photography policy.
Heisei — Culver City (opens Oct. 2)
Lodge Bread Company — Pasadena (early November)
Lodge Bread expands with a fourth location on Lincoln Avenue at the Altadena border. The 3,000-square-foot space will seat about 75 indoors and on the patio, and it will serve Lodge Bread's popular baked goods, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, shakshuka, salads, and breads. The site will also house Full Proof Pizza Company, which is scheduled to open in January.
La Morocha — Arts District (projected October)
The team behind Mírate and Daisy Margarita brings Ensenada's La Morocha to the Arts District in October. This adds another Baja-influenced option to the neighborhood's evolving food scene.
Fall 2026 brings a mix of experiential destinations and focused neighborhood bets. Larger projects — a museum grill and a chapel-restaurant — lean on site-specific narratives and historically rooted spaces, while smaller openings emphasize cocktail programs, regional cuisines, and expanded bakery footprints. Several concepts tie to broader culinary trends: cross-cultural menus that combine African, Asian, and Latin American influences, and beverage-driven bars with curated rules and thematic storytelling.
Expect high demand for reservations at destination venues and steady neighborhood traffic for bakeries, pizza, and bar-centered openings. Keep an eye on resy listings and restaurant announcements for exact opening dates and reservation windows.
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