Tasting menus

RESTAURANTS • The Nines

• Providence (Hollywood), landmark restaurant serving a seafood-focused menu by Michael Cimarusti ($325, 8 courses)

• Melisse (Santa Monica), Chef Josiah Citrin’s restaurant inside a restaurant ($399,18 courses)

• Kato (Arts District), by Taiwanese chef Jon Yao, with one of the best N/A pairings in the country ($325, 12 courses)

• Vespertine