Cafe Entourage: Hollywood’s New 24-Hour Gourmet Diner

Among the plethora of new bars and restaurants opening at the Hollywood and Vine intersection, the latest to pop up is Café Entourage.

The eatery, bar and lounge opened its doors on Friday. Located at 1600 Vine Street, the 24-hour gourmet-dining destination is a lively addition to the incessantly evolving area adjacent to the W Hotel.

The restaurant and lounge spans more than 7,000-square-feet with sleek purple and white-trimmed décor. The main dining room, which seats 150, contains a full service bar, modern tables and chairs, a projection screen and plush loungers.

The second level houses a lounge area, outfitted with a 2,000-square-foot outdoor patio, which overlooks the W Hotel. Glass fire pits, heat lamps, a GBL sound system, photo installation by Los Angeles photographer Tigran Tovmasyan and a 24-foot lighting fixture, courtesy of architects, Steve Heath and Hilla Gottlieb transform the contemporary diner into a Hollywood "scene."

The business is a venture of the A.N.D.M. partners who have teamed up with Executive Chef Michael Ben of B&B Las Vegas and Sunset’s Aroma Café to bring a menu of upscale American diner fare and handcrafted cocktails to Hollywood.

Café Entourage’s menu features an assortment of appetizers ($11-$16), paninis ($10-$13), pizzas ($13), pasta ($11-24), salads ($10-$17), entrees ($16-$30) and desserts ($9). In addition, the restaurant offers breakfast all day ($7-$15). For those looking to add some flair to their meal, eclectic dishes such as lobster spaghetti ($24 –cold water lobster tail cooked in tomato sauce and lobster stock), swordfish sandwich ($17 – grilled swordfish and arugula salad, tomato, and thousand island dressing), steak and eggs ($15 – New York strip steak, scrambled eggs, avocado salad, mixed roasted peppers, tortilla, cream cheese), tuna tower tartare ($16 – finely chopped Ahi tuna, tossed in spicy sauce and layered in flash fried tortillas) and seared duck breast ($22 – seasoned duck breast, filled on a bed of sweet potatoes, green beans, and a lemon yogurt) are options on the menu.

The full bar menu features beer, wine, spirits, and a specialty menu of creative cocktails like: Entourage Fizz ($11 – fresh muddled blue and black berries, Plymouth gin, a touch of house made simple syrup topped off with a bubbly splash of Champagne), Vegas Crush ($12 – ginger infused vodka with a touch of house made simple syrup and lemon juice), and the Dirty Devil ($12 – fresh lemon juice, homemade simple syrup and Eristoff vodka topped with a float of red wine).

Hours of operation: Sunday – Wednesday 8 a.m. – 4 a.m.; Thursday – Saturday open 24 hours.