Is Hugo's Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Valley Village, CA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 Valley Village, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Hugo's is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
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. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 7
- Address 12851 Riverside Dr, Valley Village, CA 91607
- Website hugosrestaurant.com
- Show map
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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.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 57 of 88 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 6Dahlia Lounge
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Ep 7Ann Sather
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Ep 7Big Al's Diner
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Ep 7BLD
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Ep 7Café 222
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Ep 7Golden West Café
Open -
Ep 7Jacques Torres
Open - Open
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/hugos-studio-city-5
- OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/hugos-studio-city
- hugosrestaurant.com https://www.hugosrestaurant.com/studio-city
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Record btiea-0062 · checked by Cal Marchetti.