Galerie on Sunset
Restaurant · Center City ·
Modern American fare w/ Parisian lens, craft cocktails, jazz
Modern American fare w/ Parisian lens, craft cocktails, jazz
"Situated along the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, this glam rock hangout, previously known as the Den, feels primed to attract the in-the-know Horses crowd with strong drinks and loud rock music from the ’90s KROQ era. Early in the evening the vibe is chill, but after 8 p.m. it gets loud, sometimes even hosting after-parties for performers like SNL’s Marcello Hernandez. From chef Ben Ford and Gabriel Lindsey, alongside Gen Z operators Trae Meyer-Whalley and Simon Pompan, the menu opens with plates of potato chips and caviar-topped dip before moving into prodigious little gem salads with satsuma mandarin slices and pistachios. A French onion-style burger recalling Dudley Market and gourmet burger ancestor Father’s Office caters to protein lovers, while pan-fried Mary’s chicken in a piccata-like caper and roast garlic sauce delivers a strong, briny flavor that twenty-somethings love. Baked lumache arrives aggressively cheesy and well-browned, presented as a truffle cacio e pepe copycat of Horses’ spicy vodka pasta, and a small but satisfying sticky date cake, even tinier than a now-defunct Sprinkles cupcake, makes for a sweet finish, though much of the menu feels borrowed from the temporarily closed Hollywood restaurant Horses, which itself evoked the Spotted Pig." - Eater Staff
"Galerie is taking over the oldDen on Sunsetspace with red velvet booths and a DJ booth in the middle of the dining room. The kitchen is led by a chef fromDudley Market, serving bistro-ish dishes like roast chicken and a burger with french onion sauce. Cocktails come from one of theEmployees Onlyfounders, so look for interesting drinks—there’s a butterfly pea powder and mezcal one with passionfruit, and another with tequila, crème de cacao, and vanilla ice cream." - Cathy Park
"A sleek Old Hollywood–inspired supper club arrives on the Sunset Strip on November 6, taking over the former Den on Sunset after its 16-year run ended in March 2025. From founders Trae Meyer-Whalley and Simon Pompan, the bistro-leaning menu by executive chef Gabriel Lindsey (with partner Ben Ford) leans into California ingredients: shrimp cocktail on ice with caper rémoulade; sweet potatoes charred over charcoal, split and drizzled with chopped fermented chilis, maple butter, and lime; a late summer corn salad with blistered kernels and ribbons of zucchini; and the Galerie burger blanketed in Gruyère and French onion sauce, plus larger plates like pan-roasted chicken in a shallow pool of lemon, capers, garlic confit, and brown jus, and a New York strip topped with peppers. The bar program, led by Dushan Zaric (Employees Only), riffs on classics with drinks like the butterfly pea powder mezcal Double Take with elderflower, passionfruit, and amaro; a reworked Harvey Wallbanger with blood orange vodka, Galliano, chamomile, and clarified citrus; and the Flying Grasshopper with reposado tequila, crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and vanilla ice cream, alongside zero-proof options like the chamomile, fig, and elderflower tonic Clean Sheet and the False Promise with ginger beer and jasmine sencha. Guests slip through red velvet curtains to a marble-clad outdoor patio designed by Jake Santelli and Brandon Quattrone, with sturdy round-legged wood tables and cane cantilever chairs; inside, two red leather banquettes flank a walnut DJ booth with two-tops tracing the room. Beyond dinner service, the space doubles as a cultural venue with regular DJs, listening parties, jazz nights, and art exhibitions curated by Tyler Santangelo, debuting with a show from artist Samual Elliot Phillips; hours run Tuesday to Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Thursday to Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m." - Rebecca Roland
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