Dish ranking
Best pasta dishes in Los Angeles
13 pasta dishes from 12 restaurants, ranked by 338 community votes.
Pasta is the dish people most often get wrong at a new restaurant — the menu looks familiar, but only one or two plates are what the kitchen actually excels at.
In Los Angeles the community's current pick is Bucatini all'Amatriciana at Bestia, with 47 votes. Every row below links to the dish page, where you can see the other dishes at that restaurant and add your own vote.
The ranking
- 1Bucatini all'AmatricianaBestia47 votes
- 2Fettuccine AlfredoPerino's39 votes
- 3Spaghetti & MeatballsLittle Dom's37 votes
- 4Spicy RigatoniCraig's36 votes
- 5Cacio e Pepe PizzaPizzana33 votes
- 6OrecchietteBestia32 votes
- 7PastaJon & Vinny's31 votes
- 8PastaMilo and Olive19 votes
- 9PastaGjelina19 votes
- 10PastaBottega Louie13 votes
- 11PastaAOC Wine Bar12 votes
- 12PastaOtium10 votes
- 13TagliatelleOsteria Mozza10 votes
How to order pasta dishes well
- A short pasta section usually means a better plate — long lists are a sign of pre-made sauces.
- House-made pasta is worth the upcharge; ask which shapes are rolled in-house.
- Order the regional speciality where you are: cacio e pepe in Rome, seafood pasta on the coast.
Pasta dishes in Los Angeles: common questions
- What are the best pasta dishes in Los Angeles?
- Right now diners rank Bucatini all'Amatriciana at Bestia first, with 47 votes. The full ranking above covers 13 pasta dishes across 12 Los Angeles restaurants and updates every time someone votes.
- How is this Los Angeles ranking decided?
- Each dish is voted on individually by DishVote members, so the order reflects the specific plates people say are worth ordering — not an overall star rating for the restaurant.
- Can I add a pasta dish that is missing?
- Yes. Open the restaurant page, add the dish, and it enters this ranking as soon as it gets its first vote.