La Dolce Vita
Italian restaurant · Golden Triangle ·
Classic Italian-American dishes, martinis, and Old Hollywood glamour
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Classic Italian-American dishes, martinis, and Old Hollywood glamour
"The reopened La Dolce Vita is a maximalist Old Hollywood fever dream set in a tiny, windowless room that feels like a winners-only Oscars’ afterparty. Studio execs crowd the gold-tinted bar sipping tequila gimlets and the best-made martinis our livers have ever processed. Other people with disposable incomes crowd into big leather booths surrounded by tableside caesars and plates of juicy bone-in veal parm. There’s leopard print carpet, illuminated horse busts, and lilac-hued brick walls that are straight out of 1966—the year this classic spot first opened. If you’re looking for a glamorous dinner in Beverly Hills filled with old-school red-sauce escapism, this is the place to be." - sylvio martins, arden shore, brant cox, jess basser sanders
"This Beverly Hills Italian restaurant just refreshed its cocktail menu, introducing new drinks alongside classics like the LDV Gibson and the signature martini. New cocktails include All Day and a Night with Cynar, gin, and grapefruit soda; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with dill-infused vodka; and Pine Barrens with mandarin liqueur." - Rebecca Roland
"Unlike many Old Hollywood restaurants in LA, a great meal at La Dolce Vita—which originally opened in 1966 with Frank Sinatra as an investor—doesn’t hinge on cutesy nostalgia. Instead, this revitalized Beverly Hills landmark offers excellent Italian American classics, elite service, and legit Hollywood history, all in a moody dining room that feels completely of the moment. We particularly love the juicy bone-in veal parm and spicy shrimp diavola appetizer, but you should also throw in for a creamy tableside caesar and one of the smoothest martinis in the world." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore
"A Beverly Hills restaurant launching a Sunday-only dinner menu beginning June 8 that will include dishes such as fennel risotto, arancini, linguine ai frutti di mare with mussels, lasagna, and cheesecake; reservations are available via Resy." - Rebecca Roland
"Thanks to a recent renovation, the La Dolce Vita you’ll see today is practically a new restaurant. But that doesn’t mean its history—and Old Hollywood cred— were thrown into the dumpster. With retro cheetah print carpet and lilac-hued brick walls, this tiny, windowless room in Beverly Hills looks like someone decided to serve perfectly stirred vespers and veal parmesan the size of pizza pans inside Liz Minelli’s private dining parlor. You’ll have to fight with every studio exec in town for a table, but we like heading to the gold-tinted bar instead. The whole menu is available and the plush green stools do wonders for lumbar support." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder