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STARS AND STELLAR SHOPPING AND DINING HAPPENING IN CULVER CITY AND CENTURY CITY It’s only 5 square miles, but Beverly Hills looms large in pop culture. The posh locale is home to some of the priciest properties in L.A. County and boasts the country’s most recognizable ZIP code. Rodeo Drive, perhaps the world’s most famous shopping street, offers virtually every luxury fashion brand. Nearby Century City and Culver City boast on-trend shopping and dining and entertainment industry heavy hitters.
Beverly Hills Hotel ushered in a frenzy of movie-star mansionbuilding in the hills north of Sunset Boulevard. The triumvirate of Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills and Bel-Air still attracts famous and fabulously wealthy residents. Hop on the Beverly Hills Trolley Tour or book with Starline Tours to see notable homes in the area and other local landmarks.
THE MANSIONS
RODEO DRIVE + GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Beverly Hills’ glamorous reputation dates back to the early 20th century, when the opening of the
Find Louis Vuitton, Gearys, and other highend designer boutiques in the Golden Triangle.
THE INDUSTRY + THE ARTS Beverly Hills isn’t all shopping and gated estates: Talent agencies William Morris Endeavor and United Talent Agency are just two of its entertainment businesses; rub shoulders with the power-lunchers at Wolfgang Puck’s legendary Spago. Enjoy cultural offerings at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts which transformed the Beverly Hills Post Office into an entertainment venue.
CENTURY CITY West on Santa Monica Boulevard is modern acropolis Century City, home to ICM Partners, Creative Artists Agency and Fox Studios. Past Avenue of the Stars is Westfield Century City, an upscale open-air center with more than 175 stores including Tiffany & Co., Nordstrom, and Rodd & Gunn for men as well as an AMC multiplex, Din Tai Fung restaurant and Italian marketplace Eataly. Nearby on Constellation Boulevard, epicures are also drawn to Hinoki & the Bird, Tom Colicchio’s Craft, and Lumiere at Fairmont Century Plaza. Across the street, Clementine serves artisanal salads, sandwiches, and freshly-baked pastries —perfect for a casual lunch date.
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Beverly Hills
Rodeo Drive is the crown jewel of the shopping district bounded by Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards and Canon Drive. Ascend a cobblestone street to parfumerie Henry Jacques and fine-art Galerie Michael at Two Rodeo.
