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Best Restaurants Inside Hotels in Beverly Hills (2026)
In-hotel dining rooms · Beverly Hills · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Beverly Hills hides some of its best tables inside its hotels, from the only Michelin-starred dining room in the city to a 1949 soda-fountain counter under banana-leaf wallpaper. These six in-hotel rooms span a $180 tasting menu down to a $20 sandwich, each ranked on the cooking, the value and the reason you would book it rather than the lobby it sits in.
1.CUT by Wolfgang Puck
The only Michelin-starred hotel dining room in Beverly Hills; book it for a celebration steak at the Beverly Wilshire.
CUT by Wolfgang Puck holds the ground floor of the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, at 9500 Wilshire Boulevard on the corner of Rodeo Drive. Wolfgang Puck opened the room in 2006 with executive chef Drew Rosenberg running the day-to-day pass, and it earned a Michelin star in 2019 that it kept when the guide returned to California. The Creekstone Farms filet mignon with Armagnac-green-peppercorn béarnaise is the signature, with wagyu-tallow fries alongside.
For 2026 the room added a three-course The First CUT prix-fixe at $95, with an optional wine pairing $85 more, the most accessible way into a steakhouse where dry-aged cuts otherwise climb well past it. It is the rare in-hotel room here with a star, a marquee chef name and a fixed entry price, which is why it leads. Reserve the dining room Tuesday through Saturday; it is dark Sunday and Monday.
2.Jean-Georges Beverly Hills
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's tasting room inside the Waldorf Astoria; the in-hotel choice for a quiet, formal dinner.
Jean-Georges Beverly Hills is the signature restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, at 9850 Wilshire Boulevard, open since the hotel debuted in 2017. Jean-Georges Vongerichten lends the name and the menu, with executive chef Steve Benjamin, an L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon alumnus, leading the kitchen. The egg caviar and the warm tuna tartare are the through-line dishes carried over from his rooms worldwide.
The format is a tasting menu at $180, with a wine pairing $140 more, served in a hushed, banquette-lined room that suits a deal dinner or an anniversary more than a loud night out. It sits in the Michelin Guide selection without a star. Book ahead and ask for a corner table away from the pass.
3.Gemma
The Waldorf's new twelfth-floor rooftop, opened May 2026; come for wagyu dim sum with a skyline view.
Gemma opened in May 2026 on the twelfth floor of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, the rebuilt rooftop that replaced the hotel's previous JG rooftop concept. Chef Peleg Miron runs a Pan-Asian menu of dim sum, wok dishes and sushi, with the wagyu beef wonton in truffle-black-vinegar at $38 and a whole branzino at $95 among the signatures.
It is the newest room on this list and the one to pick for a view, twelve stories above Wilshire with the Hollywood Hills on the horizon. Service runs lunch through dinner Monday to Friday, from 2pm on weekends, with a weekend brunch. Reserve a terrace table near sunset, and expect a scene rather than a hushed dinner.
4.Culina
The Four Seasons Italian room on Doheny, just over the city line; the in-hotel pick for handmade pasta.
Culina is the signature Italian restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, at 300 South Doheny Drive on the eastern edge of the Golden Triangle. Executive chef Jesús Medina took over the kitchen in 2024, cooking a modern Italian menu of crudo and handmade pasta. The bucatini cacio e pepe with black truffle runs $38 and the Rohan duck breast $52.
A note on geography: the Four Seasons is branded “at Beverly Hills” but its Doheny address sits just over the city line, so we include it as the Beverly Hills-adjacent choice. The room and the garden patio suit a long lunch or an unhurried dinner more than a power play. Reserve the patio in warm months.
5.The Polo Lounge
The 1941 power-breakfast room at the Beverly Hills Hotel; book it for the McCarthy Salad and the history.
The Polo Lounge has anchored the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Dorchester Collection's pink landmark at 9641 Sunset Boulevard, since 1941. There is no fronted celebrity chef; the room runs under longtime director Pepe de Anda, and the institution itself is the draw. The McCarthy Salad, chopped with grilled chicken, beets and applewood bacon, is the dish to order, at $44.
This is a power-breakfast and garden-patio room rather than a tasting-menu destination, which is why it places mid-list, but no other hotel dining room in Beverly Hills carries this much history. Come for breakfast on the patio or a weekend brunch under the pink-and-green umbrellas. Reserve well ahead; the patio books out for weeks.
6.The Fountain Coffee Room
The hotel's 1949 soda-fountain counter; the in-hotel pick for a solo lunch at the curved bar, not a dinner out.
The Fountain Coffee Room sits one level below the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel, a 1949 soda fountain with nineteen restored stools around a curved counter under the hotel's banana-leaf wallpaper. There is no chef's table here; it is a counter diner serving salads, sandwiches and house ice cream. The BLT runs $20, and the root beer floats and milkshakes are why regulars sit down.
It earns a place on an in-hotel list precisely because it is the opposite of the rooms above: a casual, single-counter lunch spot for one, open daily 7am to 4pm. Come solo or with one other; the counter seats nineteen and takes no reservations. For a quick, charming hotel lunch it has no equal in 90210.
Inside a hotel, but not for every night
Grand on paper, narrow in practice
The Belvedere. The Peninsula Beverly Hills dining room at 9882 South Santa Monica Boulevard, under executive chef Luis Cuadra, has rebranded to a European brasserie and now serves dinner only Tuesday through Saturday, dark Sunday and Monday. It posts no à-la-carte prices online, and despite the “Michelin-starred chef” billing it holds no Michelin star of its own. It is a strong free-flow-Champagne brunch, but the wrong pick for a spontaneous Sunday dinner or a guaranteed star meal.
Spago and Funke. Both are Golden Triangle favorites and both come up when people search Beverly Hills hotel dining, but each is a free-standing restaurant, not a room inside a hotel, so they fall outside this list. Book them on their own merits, not as hotel tables.
How to choose a Beverly Hills hotel table
The in-hotel rooms cluster on two streets. CUT, Jean-Georges and Gemma all sit on Wilshire Boulevard within a few blocks of Rodeo Drive, while the Polo Lounge and the Fountain Coffee Room share the Beverly Hills Hotel up on Sunset, and Culina anchors the Four Seasons on Doheny at the eastern edge. Valet is the norm at every one, so park once and you are settled for the night.
Match the room to the occasion. For a milestone with a star on the table, CUT is the only address that delivers one. For a formal, quiet tasting, Jean-Georges; for a view and a scene, Gemma; for handmade pasta and a patio, Culina. The two Beverly Hills Hotel rooms split by mood: the Polo Lounge for a power breakfast steeped in history, the Fountain Coffee Room for a solo lunch at the counter. Reserve the dining rooms ahead, and remember the Fountain takes walk-ins only.
Frequently asked
What is the best restaurant inside a hotel in Beverly Hills?
CUT by Wolfgang Puck at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, is the top in-hotel room, and the only one in Beverly Hills with a Michelin star, earned in 2019. Its 2026 The First CUT prix-fixe at $95 is the most accessible way into a steakhouse where dry-aged cuts otherwise run much higher.
Which Beverly Hills hotel restaurant has a Michelin star?
Only CUT by Wolfgang Puck, inside the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, holds a Michelin star among Beverly Hills hotel restaurants; it was awarded in 2019 and retained when the guide returned to California. Jean-Georges at the Waldorf Astoria sits in the guide selection without a star, and The Belvedere at the Peninsula is not starred.
Is Jean-Georges inside a Beverly Hills hotel?
Yes. Jean-Georges Beverly Hills is the signature restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills at 9850 Wilshire Boulevard, open since the hotel debuted in 2017. Jean-Georges Vongerichten lends the name, with executive chef Steve Benjamin in the kitchen, serving a tasting menu at $180 in a hushed, banquette-lined dining room.
Where can I eat inside the Beverly Hills Hotel?
The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard has two in-house rooms: the Polo Lounge, a power-breakfast and garden-patio institution serving since 1941 where the McCarthy Salad runs $44, and one level below it the Fountain Coffee Room, a 1949 soda-fountain counter with nineteen stools serving sandwiches, salads and house ice cream.
Are Beverly Hills hotel restaurants open to non-guests?
Yes. Every restaurant on this list, including CUT, Jean-Georges, Gemma, Culina, the Polo Lounge and the Fountain Coffee Room, serves the public, not only hotel guests. Reservations are recommended for the dining rooms, while the Fountain Coffee Room counter is walk-in only and the Polo Lounge patio books out well ahead.
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