Pumpkin isn’t just for pies and lattes! While we love our PSLs and post-Thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin is the fall-time ingredient that never stops giving, which our favorite Los Angeles restaurants clearly know too. Next time you dine out, consider one of these dishes for when you want to go all in on pumpkin-enlivened dining.
Website/ 22878 Pacific Coast Hwy 90265
The ocean-perched restaurant at Malibu Beach Inn makes certain that you can equate fall time with being at the beach. Enliven your Pacific-front dining experience with an order of the Pumpkin Panna Cotta, a premier sweet meets savory dessert that combines pomegranate, cinnamon streusel and aged balsamic.
Website/ 119 Culver Blvd 90293
Top Chef winner and owner Brooke Williamson is satisfying pumpkin cravings beachside. At her Playa Del Rey restaurant, Playa Provisions, her pastry chef, Jennifer Hsiao is whipping up a delectable dessert that’ll make you want to save plenty of room for after dinner. Called the Frozen Pumpkin Chai Cheesecake, the dish is served with toasted meringue, salted caramel and spiced graham cracker leaves.
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Website/ 120 Colorado Ave 90401
The Pierside hotel restaurant has the ultimate dessert for anyone who considers themselves fans of pumpkin just as much as they do arroz con leche. This season, opt for the new seasonal dessert made with roasted pumpkin, pumpkin spice and vegan brown butter.
Website/ 8615 W Sunset Blvd 90069
Available until Thanksgiving, SweetBoy is embracing autumnal vibes with a pumpkin spice version of the signature SweetBun. Founder Ben Sidell’s take on the classic cinnamon roll, this seasonal version also features warm spices, swirls of pumpkin filling and cream cheese frosting. Its is available at Saltie’s Girl’s weekend brunch or for pre-order and pick-up any day of the week a the Sunset Strip restaurant.
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Website/ 10250 Santa Monica Blvd 90067
The Eataly rooftop restaurant is such a fan of pumpkin that it expanded its menu with not one, but two pumpkin-inclusion dishes. For starters, consider the Burrata con Zucca, which comes with housemade burrata, roasted kabocha, radicchio, balsamic vinegar and housemade rustic bread, and for the main event, opt for the Ravioli di Zucca e Tartufo: roasted butternut squash ravioli with butter sage sauce and Urbani black truffle butter.
From savory dinner dishes to night-cap desserts, pumpkin is always a stellar ingredient.
See also: The 10 Best Halloween Events In Los Angeles
Photography by: Ben Sidwell for SweetBoy; Courtesy Malibu Beach Inn; Courtesy Playa Provisions
