Little changed by time, Musso & Frank Grill keeps Old Hollywood alive as Tinseltown’s longest-standing restaurant, serving the silver screen elite since 1919. The legendary martinis have fueled the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway — William Faulkner used to mix his own mint juleps here — while the dark mahogany tables and red leather banquettes once served as Orson Welles’ workspace. Old-school through and through, the classic grill room’s menu offers Welsh rarebit and veal scaloppini, just as in Humphrey Bogart’s day, while locals have been stopping in for a helping of the trademark flannel cakes since Raymond Chandler was a regular.
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner Tue–Sat. Closed Sun–Mon.
Zagat 2011: 20 food rating (very good to excellent)
LA Weekly: Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants, 2010
“The oldest restaurant in Hollywood remains a dark, imposing landmark serving flannel cakes in the morning, short ribs at night, and the martini against which all others must be judged. The waiters are gruff, experienced, and perfect. Pure Raymond Chandler.”
— Los Angeles magazine
Little changed by time, Musso & Frank Grill keeps Old Hollywood alive as Tinseltown’s longest-standing restaurant, serving the silver screen elite since 1919. The legendary martinis have fueled the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway — William Faulkner used to mix his own mint juleps here — while the dark mahogany tables and red leather banquettes once served as Orson Welles’ workspace. Old-school through and through, the classic grill room’s menu offers Welsh rarebit and veal scaloppini, just as in Humphrey Bogart’s day, while locals have been stopping in for a helping of the trademark flannel cakes since Raymond Chandler was a regular.
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner Tue–Sat. Closed Sun–Mon.
Zagat 2011: 20 food rating (very good to excellent)
LA Weekly: Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants, 2010
“The oldest restaurant in Hollywood remains a dark, imposing landmark serving flannel cakes in the morning, short ribs at night, and the martini against which all others must be judged. The waiters are gruff, experienced, and perfect. Pure Raymond Chandler.”
— Los Angeles magazine