101 Coffee Shop

"101 Coffee Shop is one of those places that’s been around since the dawn of time and every time you stumble back into it, you blame yourself for not going more. Technically operating as the ground-floor diner of the Best Western on Franklin (trust us, it’s sexier than it sounds), 101 Coffee Shop has a 1960’s retro vibe going on that actually feels authentic. The food isn’t going to blow your mind, but you have six vodka sodas floating in your stomach, who needs finesse at a time like this? They serve breakfast all day, make some of the best shakes in town, and are open till 3am nightly. Done and done." - Brant Cox

"Zack Hall of Clark Street has preserved all the charm that made the diner a Los Angeles icon, keeping its stone wall straight out of the 70s and camel-colored leather booths. The menu is still made up of all the diner classics but with a Clark Street twist like expertly-made biscuits and gravy, and buttermilk pancakes made with Sonora flour." - Eater Staff

"The city collectively mourned in January when the 101 Coffee Shop announced its permanent closure due to COVID-19." - Mona Holmes

"Celebrated Hollywood diner the 101 Coffee Shop is getting new life, though the name itself isn’t sticking around. Instead, the space — made famous in part for its background role in the film Swingers — will become Clark Street Diner, an offshoot of the Clark Street Bread group that has been slowly expanding across Los Angeles in recent years." - Farley Elliott

"One of LA’s most recognizable diner landmarks, the 101 Coffee Shop space has (in various iterations) played host to movies, music videos, and plenty of late night conversations over the decades." - Matthew Kang