Inn of the Seventh Ray

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If you lived through the 1960s, you might experience flashbacks at this new-agey hideaway in an impossibly idyllic creekside setting in Topanga Canyon. It grills hanger steaks and roast lamb belly, but it also bubbles soba noodles and makes a nice squid-ink pasta, all served on elegant white tablecloths.

A bookstore on site sells all your new-age needs: incense and holders, aromatherapy candles, goddess clothing, natural soaps and books for making your next breakthrough.


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