Where to eat at and around Hotel Figueroa
The hotel has three tables: Cafe Fig for breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch, Bar Magnolia, the lobby bar, with a bar menu until 10pm, and Florence by the Water for Tuscan dinners from Tuesday to Saturday. La Casita, the poolside lounge, is closed for the season. Outside, L.A. Live is two minutes' walk away and everything below is within ten minutes on foot, so you do not need a car; on arena nights, book the places nearest the arena.
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Within ten minutes on foot
- 2 min walk
Soul food kitchen at L.A. Live · $$
Soul food at L.A. Live, two minutes from the door. The fried chicken is brined for 24 hours: two pieces are $20 and three $24, with two sides and a biscuit, and the sides to choose are collard greens with turkey necks, mac and cheese and candied yams. Shrimp and grits is $26 and the gumbo $24. It opens at 11am Monday to Friday and 10am at weekends, closes at 9pm from Sunday to Thursday and 11pm on Friday and Saturday, and asks diners to book, which matters most on arena nights.
Reserve ahead800 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite A150, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- 4 min walk
Japanese sushi room from the late Katsuya Uechi, designed by Philippe Starck · $$$
Katsuya pairs the sushi of the master chef Katsuya Uechi, who died in June 2026, with a room by the designer Philippe Starck and a patio over the L.A. Live promenade. Start with the crispy rice with spicy tuna, an original creation of the house, and the Burning Mandarin cocktail. It serves dinner only: 5pm to 10pm from Sunday to Thursday and 5pm to 11pm on Friday and Saturday, and it can open earlier when the arena has an event. Book ahead for those nights.
Reserve ahead800 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite A175, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- 4 min walk
Mexican family restaurant, cooking since 1923 · $$
The family has cooked Mexican food in Los Angeles since 1923, and this branch opened in 2010 in a single-storey adobe building a short block from the arena, with a brick-walled dining room and a patio. Order the Sonora-style enchilada, the first enchilada El Cholo served, with chicken, two salsas and a fried egg, or the nachos it has made since 1959, with a margarita in a pint glass, a house recipe since 1967. Lunch specials run daily until 4pm. Reserve for arena nights.
Reserve ahead1037 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- 4 min walk
Modern Indian restaurant and cocktail bar, from chef Sujan Sarkar · $$$
Chef Sujan Sarkar's progressive Indian menu, with a bar whose Indian-inspired cocktails pay tribute to Bollywood cinema. The $55-a-head set menu runs from a dahi puri canapé through a small plate, such as the cauliflower 65 or the Kerala duck birria taco, and a large plate, such as the butter chicken, to a gulab jamun cheesecake. Dinner is Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday 5pm to 9pm and Friday and Saturday to 10pm, closed Monday, with Sunday brunch 11:30am to 2:30pm. A 4% service charge is added to each bill.
Reserve ahead705 W. 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Level 8 (Qué Bárbaro and Golden Hour)
9 min walkLive-fire grill and pool-deck carousel bar, 21 and over after 9pm · $$$
A complex of bars and restaurants on the Moxy's eighth floor, for adults only after 9pm. Qué Bárbaro, chef Ray Garcia's live-fire South American grill, serves dinner from Thursday to Saturday, and Golden Hour, the pool-deck carousel bar with a rotating top, is open from 5pm on Thursday and Friday and from 2pm at weekends. Both are closed from Monday to Wednesday. The dress code is smart casual: no T-shirts, shorts, caps or flip-flops after 8pm on Friday and Saturday.
Reserve ahead1254 S. Figueroa Street, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- 9 min walk
Specialty coffee bar · $
A coffee bar on the Flower Street side of 12th Street, a block from the arena, serving Sightglass beans as espresso and drip, with matcha and a menu of named house drinks such as the Blueberry Matcha. It opens at 7am from Monday to Saturday and 8am on Sunday and closes at 5pm every day, so it is a morning and afternoon stop, not an evening one.
Walk in1214 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- 10 min walk
Taiwanese counter, open from breakfast · $$
A casual Taiwanese counter in South Park, open every day from 8am to 10pm, with breakfast until 11am. The dishes to order are the breakfast rice porridge set, the purple rice fan tuan, the minced pork rice bowl, the thousand-layer pancake and the pan-fried soup dumplings. You order at the counter, groups of up to 15 or 20 are asked to walk in, and the patio is kept for private parties of 20 to 50.
Walk in1120 S. Grand Avenue, Unit 101, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Breakfast
Breakfast is not covered by the nightly amenity fee, so check whether your rate includes it. Cafe Fig serves it from 7am to noon on weekdays, with brunch from 7am to 3pm at weekends. The all-day menu has a classic breakfast of eggs your way, sourdough, bacon, roasted tomatoes and potato hash at $25, eggs Benedict at $21, blueberry buttermilk pancakes at $19 and a breakfast burrito at $19, with a 4% surcharge and a 20% automatic gratuity added to each bill. The $35 nightly amenity fee covers coffee at Bar Magnolia, the lobby bar, from 7am to 11am. The best outside options are Pine & Crane, ten minutes away, for a Taiwanese breakfast from 8am to 11am, and Virtu Coffee, nine minutes away, for coffee from 7am (8am on Sunday).
What to skip
The Original Pantry Cafe, at 877 South Figueroa Street, two minutes north and still listed in older guides. The diner, open since 1924, closed in March 2025 and is being reopened as a social enterprise of Hope the Mission, with no reopening date or hours announced yet.
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Where can I eat near Hotel Figueroa?
The hotel has three tables: Cafe Fig for breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch, Bar Magnolia, the lobby bar, with a bar menu until 10pm, and Florence by the Water for Tuscan dinners from Tuesday to Saturday. La Casita, the poolside lounge, is closed for the season. Outside, L.A. Live is two minutes' walk away and everything below is within ten minutes on foot, so you do not need a car; on arena nights, book the places nearest the arena. Fixins Soul Kitchen, 2 min walk. Katsuya L.A. Live, 4 min walk. El Cholo, 4 min walk.
Our verdict
Book it for a restored 1926 hotel, a heated courtyard pool and L.A. Live on foot, and pay the step up to the 1 Bedroom Suite for space. Skip it if you want the sea within reach or a pool shallow enough for young children.
Last checked: October 2026