THE UNITED STATES OF PIZZA: WHERE TO EAT PIZZA IN CALIFORNIA (PART 2 L.A.)

As seen on Slice:
Haven't heard of Bottega Louie? That won't be the case for long. The folks behind this restaurant are planning a major and rapid expansion across the country. This massive restaurant—one that is housed in a beautiful space in downtown LA that used to be the flagship store for Brooks Brothers (really)—is the biggest success in the LA restaurant scene since, well, Mozza. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner draw hundreds of downtown business types and hipsters alike.

DEAR MOM:

ON THE MAP - 7x7 SAN FRANCISCO

...“lining the surrounding streets—are live-work lofts, each with banners announcing availability. Obviously, all these people have to eat, but is downtown the new West Hollywood, at least as far as dining is concerned?

Year-old Bottega Louie is banking on it. The 10,000-square-foot space is astonishing in scale—its soaring ceilings, acres of white marble and cranking open kitchen (not to mention the deafening decibel level) are somewhat stupefying. Especially if you happen to walk in just after Kate Bosworth is seated and the whole room is abuzz—and not in that NYC 'we know you’re a celebrity but we’re too cool to acknowledge it' way.”

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ENTERING BOTTEGA LOUIE FROM 7th AVENUE