There’s nothing novel about a restaurant with a patio, at least in LA. But at Florence Osteria, the patio is the restaurant, and everything else is just an entryway to get there. Walk past the small bar and dining room and you’ll arrive on a lantern-lit terrace with plush booths and an olive tree decorated with twinkly fairy lights. It makes sense that this spot comes from the owner behind L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele (a branch of the Naples pizzeria with a cameo in Eat, Pray, Love) because Florence Osteria could also double as a movie set, with the patio serving as a romantic backdrop for dates twirling handmade pasta and drinking wine while being serenaded by a piano player. The food is just as flashy as the setting: buttery grilled meats, bubbling-hot dishes layered with cheese, and a $50 handmade pasta dish showered with fresh-shaved truffle tableside. It’s definitely a splurge, but if you’re here, you’re signing up for a big, showy night out anyway. Order a bottle of wine and a spread of pasta for the table (they’re the best things on the menu), and appreciate that you’ll be hanging out under a massive tree for a while.