Hippo

Highland Park, Los Angeles · Italian · $$

Chef Matt Molina made his name running the kitchen at Osteria Mozza, and in 2018 he partnered with the Silverlake Wine team to open this Figueroa Street dining room beside their pizza counter and bottle shop. The menu leans Italian through a California market: bright crudos, fresh pasta with rich ragus, and a butterscotch budino that fans of Mozza will recognize. Book a table for four, share everything, and let the wine shop next door steer your bottle.