Chilli dogs in a railway carriage, since 1975 · $
A Union Pacific railway carriage parked on the Strip in 1975, serving burgers, hot dogs and house-made chilli from booths inside the carriage. Order the Carney's Dog, with chilli, mustard, tomato and onion, at about $8, or a chilli cheeseburger at about $8.50, and share the Train Wreck Fries. It is the cheapest meal on this list and the quickest, and it is open from 11am to 11pm, until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Walk in8351 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Breakfast burritos and coffee · $$
The counter inside The Sun Rose hotel, a couple of minutes west along Sunset, brought over by a West Hollywood café that has been a neighbourhood fixture for nearly two decades. Go for a breakfast burrito, a wrap or a coffee, matcha or smoothie to take back to your room. It is open every day from 6:30am to 9pm, which makes it the early option for a proper breakfast and the late one for a snack when the Strip is still going.
Walk in8430 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Twelve-seat omakase counter on a rooftop · $$$$
An omakase counter on the roof of The Sun Rose, which opened in August 2026, with twelve seats and 17 courses, each piece of nigiri chosen daily from the market and presented by hand at the counter over a multi-hour evening, with the sunset in front of you. Seatings are booked only through Resy, with a new month released at the start of each month, so reserve as soon as your dates are fixed. It is a dinner in its own right, and a different evening from the Tower Bar.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out8430 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Rooftop restaurant with Coastal Pacific cooking · $$$
The roof's other restaurant, beside the pool, with a bar and views along Sunset Boulevard to the Los Angeles skyline. The cooking borrows from Peru, Japan, Mexico and Hawaii: oysters with yuzu kosho at lunch, and at dinner bincho-grilled wagyu skewers, wood-fired lobster and plates to share. It is open every day, with lunch from 11:30am to 3pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 10pm; reservations are through Resy only, and the hotel recommends booking well ahead.
Reserve ahead8430 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Hotel restaurant and lobby bar in a 1929 château · $$$
The château-style hotel of 1929 at the east end of the Strip, whose restaurant and lobby bar take non-guests by reservation. Book through Resy as early as your dates allow, sit in the courtyard garden if you can, and treat it as a night out for the building and the company as much as the plate: the menu is hotel-restaurant classics, with mains around $40. It is eight minutes along Sunset, so walk there while it is light and take a car back.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out8221 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Route 66 roadhouse, since 1920 · $$
A roadhouse on old Route 66, opened as a chilli stand in 1920, with licence plates and vintage signs on the walls, a booth for every table and a very long menu. Order the chilli, or the patty melt on toasted rye, with a pint from the 40-odd beers on draught. It is open every day of the year and serves from breakfast until well past midnight, with the bar open until 2am. It takes reservations, and recommends them.
Walk in8447 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Three MICHELIN stars, fourteen-seat chef's counter · $$$$
Chef Aitor Zabala's tasting menu, Spanish at heart with Catalan and Basque roots, served at a 14-seat communal counter on a side street off Santa Monica Boulevard. There is one seating, at 7:30pm from Wednesday to Sunday, and bookings are made through the restaurant's website. Allergies and dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated, so check that it suits everyone at the table before you book. It is four minutes by car.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out9045 Nemo Street, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Italian dinner house, since 1964 · $$$
A little yellow house on Santa Monica Boulevard that has served Italian dinners for more than sixty years. The menu is red-sauce classics: aubergine parmigiana at about $36, spaghetti and meatballs about $36, chicken parmigiana about $49 and a 12 oz steak and peppers about $84, with spaghetti marinara included with the mains. Dinner is 5pm to 10:30pm every day, hours that can vary, and you can book online through its website or by phone, on 310-275-9444, between noon and 4pm. Walking would take more than half an hour.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out9071 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Breakfast is not part of the standard room rate, and the amenity fee covers only coffee and tea in the Terrace Room from 6:30am to 9:30am, so check what your rate includes: some of the hotel's packages add a breakfast credit. The hotel serves it from 7am to 11am every day, in the Tower Bar and Restaurant and on the Terrace beside the pool. Two eggs any style are $22, buttermilk pancakes $21, the smoked salmon bagel $30 and a cappuccino $8, before tax and tip, and room service runs round the clock. The best outside option is Dialog Café at The Sun Rose, two minutes along Sunset, from 6:30am, for a breakfast burrito and a coffee.
