Somni
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| Somni | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | Aitor Zabala |
| Head chef | Aitor Zabala |
| Chef | Ismael Parra |
| Food type | Contemporary Spanish |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide) |
| Street address | 9045 Nemo Street |
| City | West Hollywood |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°4′57″N 118°23′20″W / 34.08250°N 118.38889°W |
| Website | somnirestaurant |
Somni is a restaurant in West Hollywood, California. It initially opened Beverly Hills, California[1][2][3][4] in 2018, then closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2024, it reopened in West Hollywood, and, in June 2025, it became the first restaurant along with Provdence in Greater Los Angeles to win three Michelin stars.[5][6]
History
[edit]Aitor Zabala and José Andrés founded the first Somni ('dream' in Catalan) at the SLS Beverly Hills hotel in 2018. The restaurant earned two Michelin stars, and Aitor was named the eighth best chef in the world in 2020 by The Best Chef Awards.[7] In August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel and restaurant closed.
For the next five years, Zabala worked on reopening Somni with new investment partners, with the intention of opening it in 2023.[8] However, it wasn't until November 24, 2024, that it was reopened. On June 25, 2025, at the presentation gala for the US edition of the 2025 Michelin Guide in Sacramento, it was announced that the Somni restaurant had received three stars just seven months after its reopening. Somni and Providence in Hollywood were simultaneously the first restaurants in Greater Los Angeles to be awarded three Michelin stars.[9]
See also
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- List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States
- List of Michelin-starred restaurants in California
References
[edit]- ^ Addison, Bill (November 27, 2019). "Review: 20-plus courses. 10 seats. Insanity. At Somni, it's all a dream". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Holmes, Mona (December 2, 2019). "LA Times critic says Somni's $280 tasting menu is a 'dream'". Eater LA. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Kang, Matthew (August 4, 2020). "José Andrés Restaurants the Bazaar and Somni Will Close Inside SLS Hotel Due to Contract Termination". Eater LA. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, Garrett (August 4, 2020). "José Andrés' Somni and the Bazaar to close permanently after SLS Hotel owners terminate contract". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Roland, Rebecca (June 26, 2025). "Somni Just Became Los Angeles's First Three-Michelin-Starred Restaurant". Eater LA.
- ^ "These two L.A. restaurants are the city's first-ever to receive three Michelin stars". Los Angeles Times. June 26, 2025.
- ^ "The Best Chef Award Top 100 2020". The Best Chef. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ Breijo, Stephanie (November 29, 2022). "Aitor Zabala's Michelin-starred restaurant, Somni, sets reopening date". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ Roland, Rebecca (June 26, 2025). "Somni Just Became Los Angeles's First Three-Michelin-Starred Restaurant". Eater. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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