Soup’s On : <i> For those times you need a little liquid comfort. </i>

Enzo’s Talk of the Town, 3730 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. (818) 793-6926. Style: Italian Westside. Setting: Nightclubby. Recommended: Cioppino, $24.

Hortobagy, 11138 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. (818) 980-2273. Style: Homey Hungarian with humongous helpings. Setting: Peasantly pristine. Recommended: Goulash soup, $5.90.

La Scala Malibu, 3874 Cross Creek Road, Malibu. (213) 456-1979. Style: Malibu branch of a Beverly Hills institution. Setting: Spacious and comfortable, filled with casual, beautiful people. Recommended: Bean soup, $7.75.

Lotus Restaurant, Midtown Hilton, 400 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. (213) 661-8011. Style: Serious Mandarin overlooking the fast lane. Setting: Standard issue. Recommended: Sizzling rice soup, $4.25.

Restaurant Yeejoh, 2500 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. (213) 380-3346. Style: Korean with a kick. Setting: Plain with colorful pillows and traditionally garbed waitresses. Recommended: Oyster broth-clam soup, $11.50.