SANTA MONICA
AMERICAN
Mélisse
American · Buzzing · Downtown
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Josiah Citrin's Santa Monica anchor has been one of LA's most serious tasting-menu rooms for over two decades and now operates as Citrin (à la carte) and Mélisse (the multi-course experience) under one roof. White tablecloths, deep wine list, the kind of meticulous service that has lost favor everywhere else and is therefore more precious here. For when the occasion deserves real ceremony.