SEA AND BE SEEN

AN ORANGE COUNTY SUPERSTAR LANDS IN CENTURY CITY.

“I want to make sure that when a guest walks out of the restaurant after dinner they walk out with an experience,” says Javier Sosa of the fine Mexican dining gem that bears his name, Javier’s, which opens its new Westfield Century City location this summer. Known for fresh, ocean-to-table ceviche, seafood enchiladas, steaks, and spectacular service, the dramatic Dodd Mitchell- and Peter Maxwell Bowden-designed space will also be a feast for the eyes. “The ambience is going to blow LA away,” states co-owner Mark Post. Not to be forgotten is the mixology program, which made the original Javier’s one of the buzziest scenes in the OC. An artisanal hand-shaken margarita… or two? Claro! Salud! 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., LA; javiers-cantina.com

OC fave Javier’s is bringing a tequilainspired splash this summer to the revamped Westfield Century City with the Mexican restaurant’s famed margarita and rope-themed bar (ABOVE), as well as their popular seafood and ceviche offerings (HERE AND RIGHT).