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Los Angeles Map: CiudadCiudad Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Latin
Hours Mon-Tues 11:30am-9pm; Wed-Thurs 11:30am-10pm; Fri 11:30am-11pm; Sat 5-11pm; Sun 5-9pm
Address
445 S. Figueroa St
Location At 5th St, Downtown
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 213/486-5171
Web site www.ciudad-la.com
Prices Main courses $16-$29; tapas $4-$6
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
Other Day parking $3 with validation; valet parking (after 5pm) $5

Frommer's Review

The latest L.A. venture of celebrity chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken is this intriguing restaurant in the heart of Downtown. Ciudad means "city" in Spanish and is a nod to the partners' long-ago venture, City Restaurant. Here, amid juicy sherbet pastel walls and Miró-esque abstract designs, exuberant crowds gather to revel in a menu that brings together cuisines from the world's great Latin urban centers: Havana, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, and so on. Standout dishes include the tortilla soup, Argentine empanadas, Swiss chard with tomatillo sauce, citrus-roasted Cuban-style chicken (served with Puerto Rican rice and fried plantains), and a Brazilian moqueca -- shrimp, mussels, and other seafood in a coconut-lime broth over coconut rice. Between 4 and 9pm on Sundays, Ciudad presents happy hour tapas served at the bar; it's easy to make a meal of several, choosing from carnitas tacos, goat cheese fritters with sherry-soaked cherries, lamb meatballs with chimichurri, and more. As with the pair's superb Border Grill, desserts are worth saving room for and are large enough to share. Tip: From Tuesday through Saturday Ciudad provides free shuttle service to the Music Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and select STAPLES Center events.

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