New Beverly Hills restaurants

Montanara with prosciutto from Vinoteca at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.   (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times )

The escargot at Avec Nous inside the Viceroy L’Ermitage.

The Avec Nous inside the Viceroy L’Ermitage.

The mille-feuille at Avec Nous inside the Viceroy L’Ermitage.

A trio of sweet beignets (graham cracker, cinnamon and powder sugar) with salted caramel dipping sauce at Beverly Hills Beignets on Tuesday.   (Mariah Tauger / For The Times )

Beverly Hills Beignets.

The buttermilk biscuits with chipotle maple syrup and pimento cheese at Citizen.   (Mariah Tauger / For The Times )

Scenes from Citizen.

The Thai snapper at Citizen.

Scenes from Citizen.

The Citizen Champagne cocktail.

New York Sirloin Steak Skewers at Cut Lounge.   (Mariah Tauger / For The Times )

Cut Lounge.

New York sirloin steak skewers at Cut Lounge.

Cut Lounge.

Dover Sole; fingering potatoes, Chanterelle mushrooms, sauce Piccata, at Georgie, at the Montage Hotel.   (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times )

Spaghetti and veal meatballs at Georgie.

Georgie at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Pizza Bianca; stracciatella, California baby artichokes, squash blossoms, winter black truffle, at Nerano.   (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times )

Pasta at Nerano.

The upstairs lounge at Nerano.

Carciofini fritti and fried baby artichokes at Nerano.

The dining area at Nerano in Beverly Hills.

A cauliflower mezze bowl at Matthew Kenney NM, the new vegan restaurant at the Neiman Marcus department store in Beverly Hills.   (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times )

A cobb wrap at Matthew Kenney NM.

Mannequins stand by the dining area at Matthew Kenney NM.