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Is Hugo's Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Valley Village, CA)

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As of September 2026, Hugo's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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OpenTable ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's Hugo's Studio City page, updated September 2026, and an OpenTable listing updated in 2026 both show the restaurant currently taking reservations and reviews at 12851 Riverside Dr.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Hugo's, a California-style restaurant known for organic breakfast and brunch dishes, in a 'Wake Up Call' segment on morning fare. Hugo's operates as a sit-down restaurant at 12851 Riverside Dr in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, built around organic, California-sourced ingredients, according to hugosrestaurant.com. Yelp's Hugo's Studio City page, updated in September 2026, listed the restaurant with more than 1,600 reviews and current information. An OpenTable listing for the same address, updated in 2026, showed the restaurant accepting reservations. Both listings placed the restaurant's hours between roughly 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., varying by day of the week.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Wake Up Call
What was featured
its California-style organic breakfast and brunch dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Hugo's

Frequently asked questions

Is Hugo's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Hugo's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to Hugo's after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Hugo's, a California-style restaurant known for organic breakfast and brunch dishes, in a 'Wake Up Call' segment on morning fare. As of September 2026, Hugo's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is Hugo's located?

12851 Riverside Dr, Valley Village, CA 91607. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Hugo's?

Season 1, Episode 7 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Wake Up Call”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Yelp's Hugo's Studio City page, updated in September 2026, listed the restaurant with more than 1,600 reviews and current information. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
12851 Riverside Dr, Valley Village, CA 91607
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
hugosrestaurant.com

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