Dinner for two (up to $100) at Locanda del Lago, located in Santa Monica.

When Lago opened in April 1991, the upscale Italian restaurant quickly established a reputation as having perhaps the only menu in Los Angeles to focus on the cuisine of Bellagio on Lake Como in Northern Italy.  Today, celebrating over 20 years in business, Lago maintains that unique identity and attracts an eclectic crowd of foodies, celebrities, locals and travelers. 

With its warm, inviting interior, expansive windows and a sidewalk patio overlooking Santa Monica's colorful Third Street Promenade, the restaurant is consistently lauded for imaginative Italian cuisine spotlighting seasonal flavors and the freshest local ingredients.