Little Fish Melrose Hill
seafood
bub & grandma’s sourdough, meunier beurre de baratte
12
radish, parsley
3
don bocarte anchovies, lipstick peppers
16
mayo, tomato
6
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tuna stuffed olives, citrus, fennel
13
beach sandwich’, soy-cured mussels, guindilla pepper
16
rockfish arancini
15
n25 kaluga hybrid caviar (14g)sourcing signal
60
chilled brilliant melon, shrimp shell tajin
15
grilled squid skewer, guajillo, purslane
14
rockfish karaage, fresno chili aioli, lime
21
gem lettuce, celtuce, mint, pistachio, coriander
19
dungeness crab, tosazu gelee, summer squash, sea oak
32
charred cucumbers, red miso, sunflower seed, golden raisin
14
grilled broccolini, brown butter, fish sauce, mimolette
16
corn dumpling, koji butter, wakame
32
french fries, black pepper, horseradish aioli
12
pork & shellfish sausage, peppers, onions
32
waygu denver steak, chard
57
poached steelhead, melon rind, sungolds, cilantro, trout roe
38
half chicken, ham jus, mustard
46
Menu as captured Sep 3, 2026 · source ↗
Tied with 3 other venues on equal evidence.
We hold 301 venues in Los Angeles, CA and could score 189 of them. Positions are counted against those 189.
v1.7.4 16.1/100 = sourcing 5.3/50 (named-farm 1 distinct [dudley-market-conner-mitchell (producer/None) x0.60], named-region 0 distinct, attribute 1 distinct [class=species-name x0.00], buzzword 0 distinct; +15% corroboration lift from sourcing press) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 10.7/18 (capped at 35% of the 5.3-point evidence base).
seafood
Little Fish works with Dudley Market owner and fisherman Conner Mitchell to source its seafood
Named farm“Little Fish works with Dudley Market owner and fisherman Conner Mitchell to source its seafood”
Dudley Market (Conner Mitchell) ↗
found online · source ↗
sourcing
kaluga
Attribute“-- 6 tuna stuffed olives, citrus, fennel -- 13 beach sandwich’, soy-cured mussels, guindilla pepper -- 16 rockfish arancini -- 15 + n25 kaluga hybrid caviar (14g) -- 60 chilled brilliant melon, shrimp shell tajin -- 15 grilled squid skewer, guajillo, purslane -- 14 rockfish”
on the menu · source ↗
Book on Resy ↗link checked Aug 24, 2026
Authority & awards
- Yes, the fried fish sandwich is famous. But dive deeper into this Melrose Hill seafood menu ↗
Los Angeles Times
National authorityBill Addison · Jul 9, 2026
“Review describing an in-house dry-aging practice ('dry-aged fish hangs at Little Fish... a display of dry-aged fish is visible from the dining room'). A technique/practice claim, not a named upstream producer.”
mentions sourcing - MICHELIN Guide 2026: Bib Gourmand ↗
MICHELIN Guide
Award
Local authority
- Fried Fish Sandwich Superstar Little Fish Opens in Melrose Hill ↗
Eater LA
Local authority“Opening feature on co-owners Niki Vahle and Anna Sonenshein's seafood restaurant (5035 Melrose Ave). States: 'Little Fish works with Dudley Market owner and fisherman Conner Mitchell to source its seafood.' Specific, named fisherman/market relationship, reporter-stated.”
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Lifestyle coverage
- Little Fish — Melrose Hill Review ↗
Mariana in LA
Local lifestyleMay 15, 2026
“Independent blog review noting the restaurant's March Michelin Guide recognition and that the menu 'meets the sea' with 'California seasonal produce.' General claim, no specific farm named.”
mentions sourcing - Little Fish is all grown up and better than ever - Review ↗
The Infatuation
National lifestyleMar 6, 2026
“Review; 'fishmongers' describes the restaurant's own staff/aging-room practice, not an external producer -- no additional producer named beyond the Eater LA row above.”
Coverage
- Michelin Guide Unveils 2026 Stars and Awards for Los Angeles ↗
Resy (blog.resy.com)
Press“Bib Gourmand | Melrose Hill Once upon a time, Angelenos chased Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle’s coveted fried fish sandwich pop-up across the city like it was a rare celestial event, but with their second permanent outpost—this time, in Melrose Hill — the duo proves Little Fish is not only here to stay, but that it has more to offer than just a really good lunch. Locally sourced seafood is served in a stylish bistro, where warm wood glows in the daytime and marble tabletops shine at night. *In addition to receiving a Bib Gourmand, Sonenshein and Vahle were also named Michelin’s Young Chefs of ”
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