Tesla Diner | |
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![]() The Tesla Diner in 2025 | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | July 21, 2025 |
Chef | Eric Greenspan |
Food type | American |
Street address | 7001 Santa Monica Blvd |
City | Los Angeles |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 34°05′27″N118°20′30″W / 34.0909°N 118.3418°W |
Seating capacity | 250+ |
Website | tesla |
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]
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]
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]