Cole's Original French Dip

Cole’s, Los Angeles’ oldest public house, evokes the spirit of saloons that dotted the west in the early 1900’s. Original glass lighting, penny tile floors, historic photos, and the welcoming 40-foot mahogany Red Car Bar were preserved in the recent restoration of the cherished landmark recipient of the Los Angeles Conservancy’s coveted Preservation Award recognizing outstanding achievement in...

There are two schools of thought about where the French dip originated: One is that it was at Philippe the Original; the other is here at what used to be called Cole's P.E. Buffet. To add flame to the debate, Cedd Moses, the nightlife impresario who spent $2 million to renovate the restaurant and bar, added "originators of the French dip" to the name when he reopened it in 2008. Once touted as...

Cole's - Originators of the French Dip

* Daily Saloon Specials

* Take Out menu available

* Classic Cocktails

Los Angeles' history echoes at Cole's, originator of the French Dip Sandwich. Home to LA's oldest public house, Cole's evokes the spirit of saloons that dotted the west in the early 1900's. Original glass lighting, penny tile floors, historic photos, and the welcoming 40 foot...

LOS ANGELES’ HISTORY ECHOES AT COLE’S, ORIGINATOR OF THE FRENCH DIP SANDWICH, housed since 1908 in the hollow of the Pacific... Electric building, once the nucleus of the Pacific Electric railway network. At its peak, 100,000 Angelinos passed through the downtown hub daily, many of them stopping to sample the restaurant’s famed French Dips and cold pints. Cole’s, Los Angeles’ oldest public...