Cicada Los Angeles

Cicada is on South Olive Street, a five-minute walk from Pershing Square. The room runs smart and elegant, serving a menu of Italian, seafood, and Mediterranean dishes.

The space feels like a holdover from a grander era of Los Angeles, offering a sense of gravity that the city’s newer, more casual openings frequently lack. While the surrounding streets near Grand Central Market are often chaotic and noisy, the interior here provides a deliberate, quiet stillness. It is a better choice for a serious conversation than the bustling stalls nearby, as the scale of the room prevents the sound of the city from bleeding into the meal. You go here for the architecture and the pace, both of which demand a more measured approach than the usual downtown rush.