You don't have to know someone to get a table at this romantic garden hideaway, you just have to be able to find the place. The restaurant doesn't advertise and shuns publicity—it's that good.

There's no sign from the street (of course, since it is a celeb and Industry hangout), just a weather-worn door with few valets out front. Behind that door lies a romantic courtyard with a canopy of twinkling lights, a burbling fountain and candles flickering in the breeze; we've seen Oscar-winning actors, trendy French chefs and English royalty here. The frequently changing menu reflects the aroma of garlic, lavender and saffron wafting from the kitchen. Among the specialties are calamari salad, lamb tagine and such seductive seafood dishes as pistachio-crusted red snapper in an orange or port sauce.