Carmen Miceli opened this restaurant in 1949 — a decorated WWII veteran from Chicago, making Italian food in Hollywood at a time when Hollywood was the center of the world.
Sicilian-American Carmen Miceli — a Chicago native, WWII veteran with 4 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star — opens Miceli's Italian Restaurant on Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood. LA's first pizzeria.
Carmen introduces the tradition of singing waitstaff — Broadway performers and professional singers who entertain between taking orders. The tradition has never stopped.
The era when Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and JFK become regulars. The booths — sourced from the legendary Pig 'n Whistle (est. 1927) — hold the memories of every meal.
90% of the restaurant's decor remains as it was in 1962. The choice is deliberate — there are places in this world where change would be a mistake.
James Cameron films the iconic pay phone scene from The Terminator at Miceli's. The pay phone remains in the restaurant to this day.
75+ years, the same recipes, the same booths, the same singing waiters. A few things change in Hollywood. This isn't one of them.
Daily
11:30 AM – 9:30 PM
1646 N Las Palmas Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
Corner of Hollywood Blvd