Bestia still runs the loudest pass in the Arts District.
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis’s bone marrow gnocchetti, salumi and wood-fired pizza, more than a decade in.
Down a graffiti-lined alley in the industrial edge of the Arts District, Bestia's heavy warehouse doors open into a roaring, high-decibel dining hall filled with reclaimed brick and pipe fixtures.
Chefs Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis ignite the dining room with visceral Italian cooking: roasted bone marrow tossed with spinach gnocchetti, house-cured salumi platters, and pizzas charred in the wood-burning oven.
Electrifying, kinetic, and unapologetically loud; the kitchen pass runs at maximum speed while bartenders shake amaro-infused cocktails for packed communal tables.
Bestia practically ignited the modern Arts District culinary boom, remaining one of the city's most coveted and enduring table tickets more than a decade after opening.
- Ori MenasheChef, Bestia
- Genevieve GergisPastry chef, Bestia
From the MICHELIN listing
- Distinction
- MICHELIN Guide selection · 2026 USA
- Price band
- $$$$
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Address
- 2121 E. 7th Pl., Los Angeles
Sources
- MICHELIN Guide · Bestia (2026 USA) · checked Sep 28, 2026
Distinction, address, cuisine and price band come from the listing above. Descriptions of rooms and dishes are from Dine Digest’s earlier reporting and were not re-checked for this issue.
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