A West Hollywood New American mainstay set in a former hardware store — the industrial bones kept, softened into one of the more enduringly cool patios on Santa Monica Boulevard. Laurel Hardware draws a stylish, regular crowd for seasonal, market-driven cooking and strong cocktails, equally at home for a long lunch on the patio or a dim, buzzy dinner inside. It's been a neighborhood fixture for years without coasting — polished but unpretentious, the kind of reliable LA spot locals quietly keep returning to.