Tesla Diner

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Tesla Diner
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The Tesla Diner in 2025
Tesla Diner
Restaurant information
EstablishedJuly 21, 2025 (2025-07-21)
ChefEric Greenspan
Food type American
Street address7001 Santa Monica Blvd
CityLos Angeles
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 34°05′27″N118°20′30″W / 34.0909°N 118.3418°W / 34.0909; -118.3418
Seating capacity250+
Website tesla.com/tesla-diner

The Tesla Diner is a restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles operated by Tesla, Inc. It includes a drive-in theater and 75 V4 Supercharger stalls. [1] It opened on July 21, 2025. [2]

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History

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The Tesla Diner under construction in 2024

Elon Musk first announced the concept for the diner in 2018, [3] and in 2023 confirmed Tesla would build a diner in Los Angeles which he described as being "Grease meets Jetsons with Supercharging." [4] Tesla initially applied for a building permit at a lot located at 1401 Santa Monica Boulevard on the corner of 14th Street in Santa Monica. [5] In 2022, it was announced it would be located at the site of a former Shakey's Pizza in Hollywood. [6] The location is on the historic Route 66. [7]

The building was designed by the architecture firm Stantec. The silver two story building has a space age design in the shape of a flying saucer. [8] It features a restaurant, two movie screens, and charging stations for electric vehicles. [5] In March 2025, longtime Los Angeles chef Eric Greenspan was announced as the restaurant's head chef. [1] [9]

Two weeks after opening, the restaurant reduced its menu to a smaller selection of items, and limited its 24-hour service only to those charging Tesla vehicles between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. [10]

Reception

Jennifer A. Kingson, writing in Axios , said the restaurant may serve as a national blueprint, starting a new retail category of charge-and-dine restaurants. [11] Gab Chabran, writing in LAist , said that Musk was looking to capitalize on the distinctive West Coast diner culture rooted in classic cars and cruising. [12] Matt Novak, writing in Gizmodo , said that "I hate that I love it. And I really wish anyone else but Musk was building it right now." [13]

In July 2025, the diner attracted protestors opposing Musk's political views and involvement in the second Trump administration. [14] The attention brought to the diner has raised concerns among residents [15] .

References

  1. 1 2 "L.A. chef picked to run Tesla diner in Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  2. ↑ X (2025-07-21). "Tesla fans line up to get into the long-awaited Tesla Diner in Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  3. ↑ Elliott, Farley (January 8, 2018). "Elon Musk wants to build a retro carhop restaurant with Tesla charging stations". Eater LA. Archived from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Wells, Pete (2025-03-21). "Elon Musk Gets Ready to Enter the Restaurant Business". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  5. 1 2 Holmes, Mona (March 24, 2025). "Everything You Need to Know About Elon Musk's Tesla Restaurant in Hollywood". Eater LA. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Rozier, Alex (July 14, 2022). "Recharge and Eat Up: Tesla Diner and Charging Station to Replace Shakey's Pizza in Hollywood". Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ Batey, Eve (2025-03-29). "Elon Musk Will Subject His Notoriously Thin Skin To Restaurant Critics". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  8. ↑ Palmer, Karen. "Elon Musk left the Trump admin. Next up: Making burgers in LA". Archived from the original on 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  9. ↑ Wells, Pete (2025-03-27). "Tesla Finds a Chef for Its Retro-Futuristic Diner in Los Angeles". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  10. ↑ Kang, Matthew. "Just Two Weeks In, Tesla Diner Already Axed Most of Its Menu". Eater.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Kingson, Jennifer A. (2023-11-13). "Tesla's drive-in restaurant is finally taking shape". Axios. Archived from the original on 2025-04-05. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  12. ↑ "The Tesla diner may be coming, but our homegrown SoCal diners still rule". LAist. May 21, 2025. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ Novak, Matt (October 25, 2024). "I Hate the Tesla Drive-In Because It Looks So Damn Cool". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on February 9, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ Beckett, Lois (2025-07-30). "'We got a lot of honks in solidarity': anti-Musk protests ripple at LA's Tesla Diner". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  15. ↑ "New Tesla Diner in Hollywood draws protest, upsets residents". ABC7 Los Angeles. 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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