Mírate Los Angeles

Mírate sits on North Vermont Avenue, roughly equidistant from the trails of Griffith Observatory and the retail corridor of Los Feliz Village. It holds the number 45 spot on the 2024 North America’s 50 Best Bars list, a rare accolade for a kitchen that leans as heavily into contemporary Mexican cooking as it does its cocktail program.

The room runs smart and elegant, but the focus here is a more technical approach to regional ingredients than you usually find in this part of Los Angeles. While the sprawl of the city often encourages casual, low-stakes dining, the kitchen at Mírate commits to a creative, labor-intensive menu. It is a sharper, more deliberate experience than the neighborhood joints nearby, making it the better choice if you want your dinner to require as much attention as your drinks.