1. Chinois on Main

   2709 Main St, Santa Monica, CA
   For the past 25 years, Wolfgang Puck has expertly fused pan-Asian cuisine with European cooking techniques.

2. NeoMeze

   20 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA
   Mediterranean-style bar and lounge in Old Town Pasadena includes outdoor seating and an adjoining dining room serving globally-influenced tapas-style dishes.

3. Ciudad

   445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
   Border Grill's "Two Hot Tamale" owner-chefs venture beyond Mexico to the rest of the Latin world.

4. Tanzore Restaurant & Lounge

   | Website 50 N La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA
   Restaurant Row's Bombay beat-infused Indian restaurant--formerly Gaylord--has been given a makeover fit for the Maharajah.

5. Wilson

   8631 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA
   High design, fine wine and sleek food stylings bring upscale Italian and global cuisine to Culver City gourmands.

6. Gina Lee's Bistro

   211 Palos Verdes Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA
   South Bay mini-mall eatery offers the best of Chinese, Japanese and Korean cuisine melded with New American focus on fresh ingredients.

7. D'Cache

   10717 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, CA
   Secluded tapas restaurant on busy Riverside Drive offers a melded mix of Mediterranean, Spanish and South American specialties.

Orange County

1. Roy's

   453 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA
   This sophisticated Hawaiian-fusion restaurant gives mainlanders an upscale taste of the islands.

Inland Empire

1. Restaurant Omakase

   3720 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA
   One of the Inland Empire's top fine dining restaurants fuses Franco-Japanese cuisine on it's small seasonal set menu.