Your dineLA Restaurant Guide: Where To Eat During Restaurant Week

::New American::

Upstairs 2

Where: West LA Why: Dinner $35.00. Located above L.A.'s most renowned wine store, The Wine House, Upstairs 2 offers a one-of-a-kind experience allowing the diner to select a bottle of wine and pair it with one of its plates. (Bottle of wine is an additional $20.00). Some of the New American plates include roast duck spring rolls, pan roasted ling cod, and grain fed herb crusted veal chops. [Details]

JiRaffe Restaurant

Where: Santa Monica Why: Lunch $25.00/ Dinner $ 45.00 (offered Fridays only). Inspired by his love of surfing, chef Raphael Lunetta serves the best of New American cuisine. See for yourself during this week's dineLA and taste some of his unique dishes like the grilled wild spinach octopus salad and the crispy potato wrapped East coast yellowfin tuna. [Details]

Craft

Where: Century City Why: Lunch $25.00/ Dinner $45.00. Founded by celebrity chef Tom Colicchio in 2001,  the restaurant has become world-renowned and earned many accolades and awards in the culinary world.  The high-end establishment would usually make a dent on your wallet, but thanks to its dineLA menus, you can enjoy dishes such as mugifugi pork, chestnut cavatelli, and duck sausage without having to worry. [Details] [Photo via Facebook]