Best Business Lunch Restaurants in Westwood
7 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Clementine
Scratch-made bakery case and market-driven café menu under one cozy roof.
Notable Picks
#1
Clementine
8.5
This family-run bakery-café near Century City leans as hard into seasonal salads and sandwiches as it does into lemon bars, brownies, and nostalgic cookies. Regulars treat it as an all-day spot for breakfast pastries, workday lunches, and pastry box pickups before events.
Must-Try Dishes:
Lemon bar, Butterscotch brownie, Peanut butter sandwich cookie
What Makes it Special: Scratch-made bakery case and market-driven café menu under one cozy roof.
#2
Bread Head
8.4
Vibes:
Trendy Table Hotspots
Quick Bites Champions
Instagram Worthy Wonders
Business Lunch Power Players
Bread Head’s Westwood location brings chef-driven focaccia sandwiches from a team with fine-dining roots into a bright, poster-lined space aimed at the UCLA crowd. Thick, crackly slabs of house-baked focaccia anchor cold and hot sandwiches like the Calabrian Turkey, Muffaletta, and Turkey Pesto, with half and whole sizes that can easily feed one or two. It feels more like a modern sandwich bar than a deli, with pricing and execution to match.
Must-Try Dishes:
Calabrian Turkey Sandwich, Muffaletta, Turkey Pesto Sandwich
What Makes it Special: Chef-led sandwich shop built around custom-baked focaccia and carefully sourced deli ingredients.
8.3
Fresh Corn Grill is a fast-casual Westwood staple since 2006, known for build-your-own plates, grilled vegetables, and a lighter take on tacos. Students, hospital staff, and office workers rely on it for char-grilled chicken, salmon, and steak tacos that feel noticeably fresher than the average combo plate.
Must-Try Dishes:
Grilled chicken tacos, Salmon tacos, Skirt steak tacos
What Makes it Special: Health-leaning California spot where grilled fish and chicken tacos headline a bigger menu of customizable plates.
8.3
Pomodoro Trattoria is a cozy neighborhood room where the Lasagna Classica anchors a menu of pastas, risotti, and veal plates. It’s a go-to for locals seeking hearty, saucy comfort food and a glass of wine without leaving the Westwood Boulevard strip.
Must-Try Dishes:
Lasagna Classica, Gnocchi al Pesto, Polpette Della Casa
What Makes it Special: Casual trattoria known for generously portioned lasagna baked with béchamel and slow-cooked ragu.
8.2
Vibes:
Group Dining Gatherings
Comfort Food Classics
Business Lunch Power Players
Trendy Table Hotspots
A heavyweight Sichuan operation that leans hard into proper ma la technique—rattan pepper boiled fish, tea smoked duck, and toothpick lamb all land with the numbing-spicy intensity the cuisine demands. The West LA outpost trades the cramped SGV format for a designer dining room (Jialun Xiong, featured in Wallpaper* and Dezeen), making it the more comfortable way to eat through a menu that earned Jonathan Gold's repeated endorsement and has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand for five-plus consecutive years. Expect communal energy, tight table spacing, and dishes built for sharing—not a quiet date night, but a serious Sichuan meal.
Must-Try Dishes:
Tea-Smoked Pork Ribs, Mapo Tofu, Chongqing Spicy Chicken
What Makes it Special: Tea-smoked ribs bring Sichuan perfume and crunch to the rib game.
#6
Mandi House
8.1
Vibes:
Group Dining Gatherings
Comfort Food Classics
Hidden Gems Heaven
Business Lunch Power Players
House of Mandi brings shareable Yemeni rice platters and long tables to Gayley, making it a standout for cross-cultural lunches with room to spread out. It works especially well for internal team meetups or student-plus-professor lunches where generous portions and communal platters help keep the conversation moving.
Must-Try Dishes:
Lamb mandi, Chicken mandi, Mixed grill platter
What Makes it Special: Big-format Yemeni rice and meat platters designed for sharing at long tables.
Worthy Picks
7.7
Flame Persian Cuisine offers a slightly more polished take on Tehrangeles dining, with white tablecloths, a long kebab menu, and full plates built for sit-down meals. It’s used as a neighborhood option for mixed groups looking for a comfortable room and shareable grilled meats without leaving Westwood.
Must-Try Dishes:
Rack of lamb kebab, Barg filet kebab, Tadig with khoresh
What Makes it Special: Sit-down Persian restaurant with a broad kebab menu and polished setting.