The Most Famous Restaurants in Los Angeles

Restaurants in Los Angeles Famous for Celebrity Spotting

Spago

Everybody who is anybody in Hollywood has enjoyed a meal at Spago in Beverly Hills. This Wolfgang Puck masterpiece features gourmet creations such as a grilled lobster club sandwich, caviar, endive salad, and steamed wild black bass. Even the burger on the menu is haute, made with smoked onion marmalade, Vermont Farmhouse white cheddar, and garlic aioli. It's no surprise really that Spago is one of the most famous restaurants in Los Angeles for celebrities.

The Polo Lounge

Commoners have been hobnobbing with the rich and famous at The Polo Lounge for decades. The lounge, located within the Beverly Hills Hotel, opens early for breakfast and stays open late with a cocktail bar, accompanied by swanky jazz music all day long. Nibble on omelets, linguine pomodoro, coconut chicken curry, yellow fin tuna, and steak tartare, or indulge in private reserve caviar sold by the ounce.

Pink's Hot Dogs

Pink's Hot Dogs is more than a famous restaurant in Los Angeles – it's a celebrity-loved institution. The hot dogs at Pink's come in an astonishing amount of variety (at reasonable enough prices for all). Basic burgers, chili dogs, and onion rings please most. The menu also includes some items for adventurous eaters, such as a 12-inch jalapeno hot dog and the L.A. Philharmonic Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Dog that comes topped with guacamole, fajita mix, jalapenos, tortilla slices, and two kinds of cheese. Round off your meal with an ice-cold Yoo-Hoo or Orange Crush.

Famous Restaurants in Los Angeles from Films

Pann's

Walking into Pann's is like walking into the sort of 1950s diner with booth seats so big and plush they look like they belong in Cadillacs and lots of chrome accents everywhere. It's a greasy spoon with lots of hearty menu dishes, like omelets, burgers, pies, and coffee. Pann's is one of the most famous restaurants in Los Angeles because the retro site has been used in a few films, like Pulp Fiction, Bewitched, and Next.

Randy's Donuts

Randy's Donuts, the donut stand near LAX with the giant donut on the roof, is one of the most filmed places to eat in Los Angeles. The bakery has been featured in at least a dozen movies as well as Randy Newman's "I Love LA" music video. People don't just go nuts over the joint just because it has a giant donut on top, but because the place serves some genuinely awesome donuts. Be sure to snap a few shots of yourself in front of this LA icon to show everyone back home.

Formosa Café

The Formosa Café will probably look like a typical Asian eatery to you because it's been used in so many films - Heat, Swingers, L.A. Confidential, and The Majestic to name a few. The menu selection at the Formosa Café is comprehensive with Asian dish favorites, specialty martinis, desserts, and cocktails.

If the glitz and glam is too much for you, check out some of the less famous but equally as delicious restaurants in Los Angeles.