It was a typical Thursday night outside Cipriani Beverly Hills. A thirtysomething woman wearing diamonds and a fur coat grabbed her date’s arm as she carefully exited a black Range Rover. The date, who wore a well-tailored suit, looked straight out of a Brunello Cucinelli ad. A few feet away, a paparazzo waited for Leonardo DiCaprio to make another appearance at Cipriani, a place he is known to frequent.
The restaurant, which opened in January, is already a staple for Los Angelenos. Located just two blocks west of Rodeo Drive, Cipriani seamlessly hosts young influencers and L.A.’s older, Establishment crowd. Here, the typical Southern California uniform of sweats and sneakers is not the norm. Servers constantly refresh white linens on the table before serving dishes like baked tagliolini with ham, calf’s liver alla Veneziana, and vanilla meringue cake.
