This Is The Most Expensive Restaurant You'll Find In California - Tasting Table

"Tucked into a side street off Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, you'll find Somni, a gorgeously designed 14-seat restaurant that showcases chef Aitor Zabala's exquisite Spanish cuisine. Since Somni was recently awarded a third Michelin star - a first for a Los Angeles restaurant - scoring a reservation is like "The Hunger Games." There is a single seating, and, over two-and-a-half hours, Zabala prepares 25 courses in front of guests."

"Like all chefs' tasting menus, it's prix fixe, and at Somni, the food alone is $495 per person - substantially more expensive than The French Laundry ($425) and Atelier Crenn ($395-$405). This second reiteration of Somni (the first closed during the pandemic) opened in November 2024, and as of February 2025, the restaurant was requiring diners to purchase a non-alcoholic pairing at $150 or a wine pairing at $225, bringing the total to a whopping $645 or $720 per person before taxes and gratuity."

"The Somni Experience, as the restaurant calls it, offers different wine pairings that range from $820-$1,595 per person, all of which must be partially prepaid ($500 per person), and does not include gratuity and taxes. Unless you're Jeff Bezos (who tried and failed to get in without a reservation), a meal at Somni isn't exactly the ideal place for a date night."

Somni is a 14-seat West Hollywood restaurant where chef Aitor Zabala prepares a 25-course Spanish tasting menu over a single two-and-a-half-hour seating. Somni earned a third Michelin star, a first for a Los Angeles restaurant. The food-only prix fixe is $495 per person. Diners must purchase either a $150 non-alcoholic pairing or a $225 wine pairing, producing totals of about $645 or $720 per person before taxes and gratuity. The Somni Experience offers wine pairings ranging from $820 to $1,595 per person, with a $500 partial prepayment required. The reopened second iteration opened in November 2024; the first closed during the pandemic. Reservations are highly competitive.

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