This new Italian restaurant from the famous Drago family is housed inside the Petersen Automotive Museum.

It is a collaboration between brothers Celestino, Calogero, Tanino and Giacomino Drago, who have run Los Angeles’ most celebrated Italian restaurants for more than three decades.

The entire famiglia has come together to offer a taste of house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas, an innovative assortment of Italian entrees, artisanal breads and pastries from Drago’s Dolce Forno bakery in Culver City and locally grown produce from Drago Farms in Santa Ynez. Serving an approachable lunch menu for all-ages and an elevated dinner experience to those looking for refined Italian cuisine, this restaurant showcases signature dishes from the family’s many other restaurants.

Featuring close to 95,000sq ft of exhibition space, including 10,000sq ft of new areas, the Petersen Automotive museum features three themed floors, which are organized by artistry on the first floor, industry on the second, and history on the third. With 25 new interactive galleries, there’s plenty of fun, including BMW & the Art of the Automobile; Forza Motorsports Racing Experience; Rolling Sculpture; Precious Metal; and the Disney/Pixar Cars Mechanical Institute, which has narration from the movie’s characters.

Ideal For

Lovers of speed, style and Italian food

Signature Dishes

Calamari Salad with jicama, carrots, cucumber, leeks, fine herbs and yuzu dressing; Ravioli Ricotta with spinach and ricotta ravioli and Drago Farms tomato sauce; Trattoria Burger made with Wagyu beef served on a truffle buttered brioche with caramelized onions, Portobello mushrooms, fontina cheese and truffle fries; and Pollo with pan roasted chicken breast, mustard seed crust, sautéed green beans and roasted shallots; and Salmone featuring pan roasted Atlantic salmon and trofie pesto.

Highlights

After lunch check out the museum’s Vault houses Steve McQueen’s 1956 green Jaguar XKSS valued at $30 million, and the luminous silver “Shah Bugatti” (a 1939 Type 57C Bugatti built by Vanvooren) that was sold out of the Persian prince’s imperial garage in 1959 for the equivalent of $275.