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STARS, 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 making it easy to rub shoulders with power-lunchers and their famous clients dining at nearby Spago, Wolfgang Puck’s legendary restaurant. Enjoy cultural offerings at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, an entertainment venue in the Beverly Hills Post Office.
CENTURY CITY West on Santa Monica Boulevard is modern acropolis Century City, home to talent agencies ICM and Creative Artists Agency as well as 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 the newly renovated Fairmont Century Plaza. Across the street, Clementine serves farm fresh salads and sandwiches—perfect for a lunch date or picnic.
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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 at Two Rodeo.
