LOS ANGELES HISTORY - EXTINCT LOS ANGELES RESTAURANTS & CAFES - AL LEVY'S to FRED HARVEY'S -   (A-F)

 

 

331 Club 3361 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, California (opened 1938)
Abel Restaurant 7001 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
Ace Cain’s Restaurant 1369 N. Western, Los Angeles, California
Air Port Inn 212 North San Fernando Rd. Glendale, California

Al Levy's Tavern

 

 

Generously donated by Bronwen B.

 

1627 N. Vine St., also 617 So. Spring St. Los Angeles, California.  A biography of Al Levy's life and his restaurants history
Alpine Haus (Bavarian Restaurant) 2040 First St. San Fernando, California
Algemac's  Restaurant

3673 San Fernando Blvd., Glendale, California (opened 1937). Still standing and available for filming. Near the Tam O'Shanter and the Roost
Anderson's Restaurant 9430 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills , California
Anderson’s Beverly Cafe 400 N. Beverly Dr., then 466 N. Beverly
Andre's of Beverly Hills 8635 Wilshire
Angelino's Restaurant

Collection of Sandra Z.
 

219 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA and 916 S. Long Beach Blvd. Compton, California

Angelo's Finer Foods Restaurant

Collection of J. Shirey
114-116 W. 6th st. Los Angeles, California
Anteos Café Diable Restaurant 6728 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
Armstrong & Schroder Restaurant 9766 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, California
(the) Arcady Restaurant 2619 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles , California
Asbury Dining Room Restaurant 2505 W. 6th. Los Angeles, California

Assembly Tea Room

 

644 So. Flower, Los Angeles, CA
 Balalaika Restaurant 5259 Melrose
Bali Hai Restaurant 13222 W. Washington,

Bal-Tabarin

 

15513 S. Western (nightclub with Afro-American performers)
Bamba Club 626 N. Spring, Los Angeles , California (Hispanic music and dancing)
Band Box 123 N. Fairfax, Hollywood, California
Bantam Cock Restaurant

643 N. La Cienega (or 543) Beverly Hills, California

 
 

Bar of Music Restaurant (The Hollywood)

 

 

From the collection of Bronwen B.

 

7351 Beverly Blvd., Hollywood, California (two pianos). Second branch in Miami Beach, Florida
Barristers' Inn (The) 2324 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, California
Beefeater Inn 170 N. La Cienega
Bel Paese Restaurant 5460 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Bella Napoli Restaurant Vermont at Melrose, Los Angeles, California
Belmont Cafe 5th & Main cerca 1897
Ben Blue's Supper Club 22nd & Wilshire, Santa Monica, California
Ben Frank's Restaurant


8585 Sunset.  A great Googie restaurant and famous as a hang for Frank Zappa and a multitude of other musicians, it was one of the few 24 hour places in the 60s. Now Mel's Drive In.
Bennett's Restaurant

Collection of Daniel Sullivan
323 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra, California

Bernie's Palm Garden

Collection of Daniel Sullivan
6622 So. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, California
Bernstein’s Fish Grotto 424 W. 6th, Los Angeles, Calfiornia
Beverly Barbecue
9389 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Steak House 3675 Beverly Blvd.
B/C Foods Restaurant    1730 N. Cahuenga

 

Bob Dalton's Restaurant 1056 S. La Cienega 
Steakhouse Billy Berg's Nightclub 1356 N. Vine - Jazz venue
Biltmore Bowl 515 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, California. Club inside the Biltmore Hotel with big band and dancing.
Bit of Sweden restaurant

9051 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles and 560 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 

First owned by Sten & Frida Kuylenstierna-Kuylen and then Fred Glow. See "Fred Glow" on the Restaurateur page for a full history of this great restaurant and restaurateur. Famous for it's smorgasbord with more than 75 items.

 

Click here for a great pamphlet on Bit of Sweden in Los Angeles and San Francisco .
Bosphorous (The) Restaurant 653 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, California  (Armenian)
Blair's Restaurant 718 S. Grand, Los Angeles, California Bill Tessner, owner (est. 1924)
Blount’s Café 136 ½ N. Brand Blvd. Glendale, California
Blue Bird Chop Suey restaurant 6365 Sunset, Los Angeles, California
Blue Boar Restaurant 848 N. La Cienega, Los Angeles, California
Blue Danube Restaurant 1904 S. Robertson Blvd.
Blue Fox Restaurant

Collection of Daniel Sullivan
 431 W. Pacific Coast Hwy. Long Beach, CA
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

   
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