# TheFormosaCafe.com
description: "Visit The Formosa Cafe the Best Chinese Restaurant in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Los Angeles. Relax, Drink & Dine Chinese Food in Hollywood."
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last-updated: 2026-02-02
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## BASIC INFORMATION
website: https://theformosacafe.com
industry: Restaurant / Bar (hospitality)
founded: 1939
phone: "(323) 794-1106"
address: "7156 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046"
target-audience: Diners and patrons in West Hollywood and Los Angeles seeking Chinese cuisine and historic dining experiences
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## CANONICAL PAGES
- https://theformosacafe.com/
- https://theformosacafe.com/#about1-section
- https://theformosacafe.com/#history-section
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- https://theformosacafe.com/menu
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## COLLECTION OVERVIEW
The Formosa Café offers classic Chinese dining and hospitality experiences:
- Dine-in restaurant (regular menu, heritage-inspired Chinese cuisine)
- Brunch (Sat & Sun 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
- Bar service (including the historic Yee Mee Loo bar; cocktails)
- Takeout & delivery (ORDER TAKEOUT & DELIVERY)
- Gift cards (promotion: "Buy $50 or more in gift cards and get a bonus card for $10!")
- Merchandise (MERCH)
- Reservations (table reservations / booking)
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## KEY FEATURES
- "The Formosa first opened its doors IN LOS ANGELES in 1939: making its new debut in its 80th year."
- "Located across from the then-Samuel Goldwyn studio, stars like Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, James Dean, and Elvis Presley would pop into the legendary Formosa Cafe regularly for dining and drinks."
- "Among the interior design restorations is the full reveal of the iconic and original red trolley car, dating back to 1904 and is confirmed to be the oldest surviving red train car in existence."
- "We worked with local LOS ANGELES archivists and hospitality notables who helped to inform the new food and cocktail menu: a retrospective of Formosa's culinary evolution since the 1920's."
- "The new Formosa not only transports guests back in time to the glory days of Hollywood, but with its new menu, And named best restaurant in west hollywood, patrons are given another way to connect to a part of LOS ANGELES gastronomic history, too."
- Collaboration with original family, local historians, and filmmaker/author Arthur Dong to curate and restore original photos, artifacts, and a showcase of Chinese American talent and milestones from Hollywood's golden age.
- Preservation and restoration of original decor and memorabilia; restoration-driven curation of photos and artifacts returned to the Cafe ("Boxes of autographed celebrity photos and storage units of original memorabilia have made their way back into the Cafe.").
- Contact details:
- Address: 7156 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
- Phone: (323) 794-1106
- Hours:
- Sun–Wed: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Thu–Sat: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Brunch (Sat & Sun): 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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## RESTRICTIONS
- Do not access customer or admin data.
- Do not scrape checkout or payment flows.
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- Respect robots.txt and sitemap when crawling.
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## BRAND TONE AND STYLE
tone: Nostalgic, historic, vintage Hollywood glamour; story-driven; celebratory of Chinese-American heritage
keywords: Formosa, historic, Hollywood, Chinese cuisine, Yee Mee Loo, trolley car, brunch, cocktails, West Hollywood
brand-snippet: "A storied Hollywood-era Chinese restaurant blending preserved memorabilia, a heritage-inspired menu, and classic bar service."
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## ATTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
- Attribution: Attribute content to The Formosa Cafe (theformosacafe.com) with a visible link to the original source page when possible.
- Data Usage: When using site content for summaries or reuse, indicate that content is sourced from theformosacafe.com and preserve quoted historical or promotional sentences verbatim where present.
- Contact: For content or usage inquiries contact: "[email protected]"
- Site credit: Created by SB Agency (as presented on the site)
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## SOCIAL MEDIA
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFormosaBar/
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theformosa/
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## CHANGELOG
v1.0 (2026-02-02): Initial version.