Rossoblu was a near-unanimous choice from the editorial team for Most Gorgeous Restaurant of the Year for Eater LA’s 2017 Awards. It’s clear why: the restaurant is well-known for its distinctive use of unique industrial space in Downtown LA, informed by chef Steve Samson’s upbringing in Bologna and seamlessly constructed as a first-rate dining room.

First impressions and even photos try their best to encapsulate a dining experience at Rossoblu, but nothing quite matches the look and feel during a busy weekend evening. It’s at once reflective of the current fashion and simultaneously recollective of sitting in an Italian grandmother’s dining room.